Official Cup

REPUBLICA DE LIBERIA
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 111, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Malcolm Skark kicked off to start the match. Santiago Tancredo hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Perrando Martínez Lamas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Markus Albäck, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 19th minute, Giovani Sena made a precise shot to the right of Ciriaco Hernando. Vänge IF's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. In the 27th minute the ball was on its way in behind LiBeRiA F.C.'s goalkeeper Perrando Martínez Lamas, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 31st minute Malcolm Skark shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Perrando Martínez Lamas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alejo Berart in the 32nd minute of play forced Vänge IF's goalkeeper Ciriaco Hernando to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alvaro Iaki hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. A collision led to Vänge IF getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Malcolm Skark hit a great ball. In the 41st minute Markus Albäck shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Perrando Martínez Lamas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Vänge IF getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Vincent Sjöö hit a great ball. 46 minutes into the match, Vänge IF's goal looked a bit too open when Alvaro Iaki came free, but Ciriaco Hernando reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Alejo Berart had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mei Zhi Jian to make the kick off. LiBeRiA F.C.'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Alvaro Iaki in the 57th minute. A nice corner shot did that Alvaro Iaki got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Ciriaco Hernando quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Vergil Stoymirov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Ciriaco Hernando tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Perrando Martínez Lamas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bruno Giordani in the 59th minute of the match. If Alejo Berart had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. LiBeRiA F.C.'s Perrando Martínez Lamas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bruno Giordani in the 74th minute of play. Markus Albäck could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 76th minute of the match, but Perrando Martínez Lamas made a huge save. In the 78th minute the ball was on its way in behind LiBeRiA F.C.'s goalkeeper Perrando Martínez Lamas, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Bruno Giordani hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Bruno Giordani in the 86th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Perrando Martínez Lamas saved LiBeRiA F.C. from getting behind. The Vänge IF fans' excitement grew in the 86th match minute when Vänge IF's Bruno Giordani 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 3-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Genaro Gutxi hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. Perrando Martínez Lamas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Markus Albäck in the 92nd minute. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The LiBeRiA F.C. fans cheered their team off the field, for while Vänge IF had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.