Official Cup

GELORA JEMBer UTara
Spectators: 189 (Terracing: 143, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) Enzo Del Pizzo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Patrick Vieira, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Martin Eriksson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lionel-Andrés Messi in the 6th minute of play. In the 13thth minute of the game Lionel-Andrés Messi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Kroton F.C.'s Martin Eriksson was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Severino Messias in the 16th minute of play forced JEMBer UTara's goalkeeper Enzo Del Pizzo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 18 minutes into the match, Kroton F.C.'s goalkeeper Martin Eriksson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lionel-Andrés Messi. Enzo Del Pizzo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Johannes Støle in the 19th minute of play. 21 minutes into the match, JEMBer UTara's goal looked a bit too open when Severino Messias came free, but Enzo Del Pizzo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 30 minutes into the game, Lionel-Andrés Messi recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Martin Eriksson. Lionel-Andrés Messi showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-1. Lionel-Andrés Messi's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Martin Eriksson read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 32nd minute of play. 35 minutes into the match, Kroton F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Lionel-Andrés Messi came free, but Martin Eriksson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Severino Messias in the 38th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Enzo Del Pizzo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Martin Eriksson was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Lionel-Andrés Messi showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-1 in the 42 minute of play. After 45 played minutes JEMBer UTara got a freekick which was hit by Lionel-Andrés Messi. Enzo Del Pizzo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Saul Sanduru in the 46th minute of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Severino Messias made the kick off in the second half. Enzo Del Pizzo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Johannes Støle, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 54 minutes had been played when some careless play by JEMBer UTara's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Patrick Vieira was slow to take the kick. During this time Kroton F.C.'s players had a chance to rest. Lionel-Andrés Messi kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. 60 minutes into the match, Kroton F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Lionel-Andrés Messi came free, but Martin Eriksson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Lionel-Andrés Messi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Martin Eriksson was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. A collision led to Kroton F.C. getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Edgar Ieberink hit a great ball. Lionel-Andrés Messi might have been able to make a better finish in the 70th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Martin Eriksson. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lionel-Andrés Messi ran back to his position shaking his head. Martin Eriksson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lionel-Andrés Messi, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. In the 72nd minute Lionel-Andrés Messi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Martin Eriksson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 73 minutes, Lionel-Andrés Messi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. JEMBer UTara's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lionel-Andrés Messi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. JEMBer UTara's Enzo Del Pizzo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Severino Messias in the 75th minute of play. JEMBer UTara's Enzo Del Pizzo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 76th minute of the match, managed to save JEMBer UTara from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lionel-Andrés Messi in the 78th minute of play forced Kroton F.C.'s goalkeeper Martin Eriksson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 80 minutes into the match, Kroton F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Lionel-Andrés Messi came free, but Martin Eriksson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lionel-Andrés Messi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Martin Eriksson having to interfere. Enzo Del Pizzo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Severino Messias, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Enzo Del Pizzo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Severino Messias in the 85th minute of play. Patrick Vieira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Enzo Del Pizzo having to interfere. Enzo Del Pizzo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Severino Messias, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Enzo Del Pizzo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Severino Messias in the 90th minute of play. Enzo Del Pizzo made a fantastic save in the 93rd minute, when Johannes Støle sent off a good shot on target. JEMBer UTara's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.