Official Cup

Arnulfo Iraido
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) An unexpectedly hard shot by Slawomir Witkowski in the 3rd minute of play forced FC COSA NOSTRA's goalkeeper Erikas Mikoliūnas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Barrialito AFC's Wang Feng got a free kick in the 3rd minute. In the 11th minute, Alexandros Peropoulos reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Erikas Mikoliūnas. The goal made the score 1-0. 15 minutes into the match, FC COSA NOSTRA's Arturo Brownell sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Felix Frasco narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After some careless play in the Barrialito AFC defense, Arturo Brownell kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Felix Frasco. The Barrialito AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Felix Frasco should have stopped the shot. After a rather tough play, Barrialito AFC's Cecilio Rosio got a free kick in the 27th minute. Felix Frasco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Airūnas Endrulis in the 28th minute of play. With a little luck, FC COSA NOSTRA's Erikas Mikoliūnas got control of the ball when Slawomir Witkowski tried to sneak it across the goal line. 30 minutes into the match, Barrialito AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Artūras Ronaldo came free, but Felix Frasco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 32 played minutes FC COSA NOSTRA got a freekick which was hit by Erlandas Matonis. With a little luck, FC COSA NOSTRA's Erikas Mikoliūnas got control of the ball when Alexandros Peropoulos tried to sneak it across the goal line. Barrialito AFC were awarded a corner in the 34th minute after FC COSA NOSTRA's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Pedro Salvino took the corner. Pedro Salvino made a great header on Barrialito AFC's corner, it was just that FC COSA NOSTRA's Erikas Mikoliūnas managed to reach the ball for a save. 38 minutes into the match, Barrialito AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Airūnas Endrulis came free, but Felix Frasco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of FC COSA NOSTRA booed when Barrialito AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Faustino Lehoi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Barrialito AFC's Felix Frasco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Artūras Ronaldo in the 45th minute of play. The supporters of FC COSA NOSTRA booed when Barrialito AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Slawomir Witkowski didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the Barrialito AFC defense, Airūnas Endrulis kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Felix Frasco. The Barrialito AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Felix Frasco should have stopped the shot. After the first half FC COSA NOSTRA were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Alexandros Peropoulos stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Barrialito AFC's Felix Frasco proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 56th minute of the match, managed to save Barrialito AFC from getting a goal against them. In the 61st minute the ball was on its way in behind FC COSA NOSTRA's goalkeeper Erikas Mikoliūnas, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Slawomir Witkowski in the 64th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Erikas Mikoliūnas saved FC COSA NOSTRA from getting behind. Erlandas Matonis hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alexandros Peropoulos in the 68th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Erikas Mikoliūnas saved FC COSA NOSTRA from getting behind. In the 70th minute, Alexandros Peropoulos made a precise shot to the right of Erikas Mikoliūnas. FC COSA NOSTRA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. Felix Frasco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arturo Brownell in the 81st minute of the match. The Barrialito AFC fans' excitement grew in the 84th match minute when Barrialito AFC's Alexandros Peropoulos 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. FC COSA NOSTRA's Erikas Mikoliūnas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexandros Peropoulos in the 89th minute of play. Erikas Mikoliūnas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Miroslav Klöser, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Alexandros Peropoulos came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the Barrialito AFC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Alexandros Peropoulos couldn't finish the play. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Barrialito AFC had won after a very even match.