Official Cup

Lucas E. Abalos
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Cecilio Tristan made the kick off and thus started the match. Rodrigo Beliran showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vânderson Barbosa in the 5th minute of the match. Edmund Sobczak kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. Edmund Sobczak blasted a shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Hugo Orlando Gatti having to make a save. In the 12thth minute of the game Cecilio Tristan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣'s Rodrigo Beliran was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Edmund Sobczak received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Hugo Orlando Gatti tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hugo Orlando Gatti showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yao Yong Yuan, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Hugo Orlando Gatti stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Edmund Sobczak's shot from short distance in the 22nd minute. Edmund Sobczak struck a weak shot in the 24th minute. Hugo Orlando Gatti didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣. Edmund Sobczak sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Hugo Orlando Gatti showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edmund Sobczak, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. 28 minutes into the game, one of Abuba Akotonon FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cecilio Tristan got free with Rodrigo Beliran in the 35th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Edmund Sobczak had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Genaro Elivareo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rodrigo Beliran read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 45th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Edmund Sobczak made a kick off. Hugo Orlando Gatti made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edmund Sobczak in the 54th minute. Rodrigo Beliran took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vânderson Barbosa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Genaro Elivareo in the 65th minute of play forced ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣'s goalkeeper Rodrigo Beliran to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣'s Rodrigo Beliran played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cecilio Tristan in the 66th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edmund Sobczak in the 73rd minute of play forced Abuba Akotonon FC's goalkeeper Hugo Orlando Gatti to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rodrigo Beliran showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cecilio Tristan in the 77th minute of the match. Emanuel Aurre got a throw-in 89 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Genaro Elivareo. Hugo Orlando Gatti made an important save on a dangerous shot by Agah Özver in the 92nd minute. Hugo Orlando Gatti came out of the goal in the 95th minute to try and stop a shot by ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣'s Agah Özver. But to his dismay, Agah Özver quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣ walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.