Official Cup

Old Trafford
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Wen Yu kicked off to start the match. In the 4th minute, Wen Yu got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The audience was convinced that Yasin Saleh's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Johannes Axelsson was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. Johannes Axelsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yasin Saleh in the 15th minute of play. Wen Yu took the ball and in the 17 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Johannes Axelsson. Johannes Axelsson 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. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Yasin Saleh in the 20th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Johannes Axelsson saved Here Comes the Hammer from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yasin Saleh in the 23rd minute of play forced Here Comes the Hammer's goalkeeper Johannes Axelsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Plaza Babys CF fans' excitement grew in the 26th match minute when Plaza Babys CF's Yasin Saleh looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 29 minutes into the match, Yasin Saleh had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Johannes Axelsson. Here Comes the Hammer's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Yasin Saleh was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Abelardo Macías showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zlatan Nickerson, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. 38 minutes into the match, Here Comes the Hammer's goal looked a bit too open when Yasin Saleh came free, but Johannes Axelsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Carlinhos Félix was the one to do the kick off. Johannes Axelsson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Wen Yu in the 53rd minute. Abelardo Macías took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zlatan Nickerson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Wen Yu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 58th minute Yasin Saleh shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Johannes Axelsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 60th minute Plaza Babys CF were awarded a corner. Matia De Silva went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Matia De Silva almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Here Comes the Hammer's Johannes Axelsson did a great save. If Yasin Saleh had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Yasin Saleh recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 65th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Plaza Babys CF made a substitution. Roi Morales replaced Bernardino Aguilo. After 67 minutes of play, Plaza Babys CF's Matia De Silva made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Johannes Axelsson was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 72 minutes of play, Here Comes the Hammer's Zlatan Nickerson made it 1-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Abelardo Macías was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Yasin Saleh in the 75th minute of play forced Here Comes the Hammer's goalkeeper Johannes Axelsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Wen Yu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Johannes Axelsson made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zlatan Nickerson in the 83rd minute of play forced Plaza Babys CF's goalkeeper Abelardo Macías to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matia De Silva in the 84th minute of play forced Here Comes the Hammer's goalkeeper Johannes Axelsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Johannes Axelsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yasin Saleh, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 91st minute, Wen Yu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Wen Yu might have been able to make a better finish in the 95th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Johannes Axelsson. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Wen Yu ran back to his position shaking his head. 95 minutes into the match, Here Comes the Hammer's goalkeeper Johannes Axelsson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Wen Yu. When the match was over Plaza Babys CF could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Here Comes the Hammer throughout the match.