Official Cup

El Templo Tiki
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Defensores del Tiki Tiki's Sergey Nikiforenko started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 3rd minute Justino Kaxen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but André Courtois saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 10th minute, Márk Kovács left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Templars FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Justino Kaxen in the 13th minute of play forced Templars FC's goalkeeper André Courtois to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Justino Kaxen could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 15th minute of the match, but André Courtois made a huge save. André Courtois showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Osvaldo Cantero in the 20th minute of the match. A collision led to Templars FC getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Staffan Apelqvist hit a great ball. 22 minutes into the match, Templars FC's goalkeeper André Courtois had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sergey Nikiforenko. When Templars FC's Márk Kovács in the 26th minute got a chance for a shot 26th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Defensores del Tiki Tiki's goalie prevented a goal. 28 minutes into the match, Templars FC's Márk Kovács sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gianluigi Buffon narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Templars FC's André Courtois proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 29th minute of the match, managed to save Templars FC from getting a goal against them. In the 34th minute of the match, Justino Kaxen tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but André Courtois saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. When Defensores del Tiki Tiki's Osvaldo Cantero in the 36th minute got a chance for a shot 36th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Templars FC's goalie prevented a goal. Gianluigi Buffon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Márk Kovács in the 41st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sergey Nikiforenko in the 43rd minute of play forced Templars FC's goalkeeper André Courtois to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sergey Nikiforenko could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 46th minute of the match, but André Courtois made a huge save. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Márk Kovács stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. André Courtois showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sergey Nikiforenko in the 55th minute of the match. In the 57th minute, Justino Kaxen made a precise shot to the right of André Courtois. Templars FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. André Courtois made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Justino Kaxen in the 63rd minute of play. Templars FC made a substitution. Jonathan Sammut replaced Márk Kovács. Templars FC's Benedict Cumberbatch was substituted for Osvaldo Alvarenga. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 69th minute of the game. One of Templars FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Defensores del Tiki Tiki:s goal. Templars FC:s André Courtois showed great skill when he stopped Justino Kaxen:s penalty. André Courtois showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Osvaldo Cantero, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. André Courtois showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Justino Kaxen, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. 82 minutes had been played when some careless play by Templars FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Justino Kaxen was slow to take the kick. During this time Defensores del Tiki Tiki's players had a chance to rest. After a defensive mix-up in Defensores del Tiki Tiki's zone, Jonathan Sammut stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gianluigi Buffon came out of the goal and Jonathan Sammut tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Templars FC succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Defensores del Tiki Tiki had controlled the match.