Official Cup

Catatumbo Park
Spectators: 186 (Terracing: 140, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Hamir Nair made the kick off which started today's match. Ipar Estebanes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hamir Nair, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Ipar Estebanes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hamir Nair in the 5th minute of play. Firdauz Pieng showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Munio Azaceta, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Hamir Nair took the ball and in the 9 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ipar Estebanes. Ipar Estebanes dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Mark Low hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Firdauz Pieng was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 12th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Hondo Bailey. After 17 played minutes Imperio Catatumbo de Lara got a freekick which was hit by Montae Artealde. After 18 minutes of play, 【Red Empire】-Man Utd's Alam Hongyi made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ipar Estebanes was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some careless play in the Imperio Catatumbo de Lara defense, Gabriel Namasivayam kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ipar Estebanes. The Imperio Catatumbo de Lara fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ipar Estebanes should have stopped the shot. Everardo Bellogin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Firdauz Pieng tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ipar Estebanes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wei Xuan Chong in the 30th minute of the match. Ipar Estebanes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hamir Nair in the 33rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hamir Nair in the 33rd minute of play forced Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's goalkeeper Ipar Estebanes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Wei Xuan Chong in the 34th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ipar Estebanes saved Imperio Catatumbo de Lara from getting behind. In the 35th minute, Wei Xuan Chong hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 44 minutes into the match, Hamir Nair notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's Ipar Estebanes. Ipar Estebanes was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Rubio Pando stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, 【Red Empire】-Man Utd's goal looked a bit too open when Rubio Pando came free, but Firdauz Pieng reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ipar Estebanes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Wei Xuan Chong's shot from short distance in the 54th minute. 56 minutes into the match, Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's goalkeeper Ipar Estebanes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alam Hongyi. Alam Hongyis short, quick shot in the 61stth minute got Ipar Estebanes to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 62nd match minute, Imperio Catatumbo de Lara was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hondo Bailey to maneuver through the defense. Ipar Estebanes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wei Xuan Chong, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's Ipar Estebanes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wei Xuan Chong in the 66th minute of play. 【Red Empire】-Man Utd were awarded a corner in the 67th minute after Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Hamir Nair took the corner. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rubio Pando during the 72nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of 【Red Empire】-Man Utd booed when Imperio Catatumbo de Lara was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rubio Pando didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 75th minute Raulo Orodea shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Firdauz Pieng saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of 【Red Empire】-Man Utd booed when Imperio Catatumbo de Lara was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Javier Monagray didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 81 minutes, Wei Xuan Chong made it 0-6 with a short kick to the right side. Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's Ipar Estebanes tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 86 minutes into the game, Famih Chai was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. 【Red Empire】-Man Utd's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Imperio Catatumbo de Lara the free kick. After 86 played minutes 【Red Empire】-Man Utd got a freekick which was hit by Famih Chai. In the 87th minute, Everardo Bellogin made a precise shot to the right of Firdauz Pieng. 【Red Empire】-Man Utd's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-6. If Rubio Pando had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alam Paine hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. Ipar Estebanes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gabriel Namasivayam in the 93rd minute. With an all-out effort, 【Red Empire】-Man Utd's Ipar Estebanes threw himself towards the right post 97 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Gabriel Namasivayam, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. 【Red Empire】-Man Utd had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.