Official Cup

ESTADIO LIBERTADORES
Spectators: 5607 (Terracing: 4206, Seating: 1290, VIP seats: 111) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Kazimierz Traczewski got the match started through his kick off. DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO's Baykan Erincer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Qiu Yuan Jun in the 3rd minute of play. 3 minutes into the match, Qiu Yuan Jun had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Baykan Erincer. DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Qiu Yuan Jun was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. After a rather tough play, Knight Of Dawn's Qiu Yuan Jun got a free kick in the 12th minute. Knight Of Dawn's Denis Urtats played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Garth Burrell in the 16th minute of play. Qiu Yuan Jun took the ball and in the 18 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Baykan Erincer. Baykan Erincer dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. After 20 minutes of play, Knight Of Dawn's Gregorio Caton made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Baykan Erincer was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 24th minute, Gregorio Caton got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 25th minute Qiu Yuan Jun shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Baykan Erincer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 33 minutes into the game, Qiu Yuan Jun cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Baykan Erincer was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 38 minutes into the match, Knight Of Dawn's goalkeeper Denis Urtats had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kazimierz Traczewski. Knight Of Dawn's Denis Urtats proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 39th minute of the match, managed to save Knight Of Dawn from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Garth Burrell in the 43rd minute of play forced Knight Of Dawn's goalkeeper Denis Urtats to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Baykan Erincer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Qiu Yuan Jun in the 45th minute of the match.

The supporters of DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO booed when Knight Of Dawn was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Porfírio Quirino didn't get a good kick on the ball. Denis Urtats showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kazimierz Traczewski, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Garth Burrell in the 66th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Denis Urtats prevented the ball from getting in the gole. DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO's Evan McMahon was substituted for Alf Skarkman. After 69 minutes Knight Of Dawn's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Akakios Kountouratzis who took care of the corner kick. It was a well-played corner which Erik Huang managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. With a little luck, DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO's Baykan Erincer got control of the ball when Danilo Matro tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 76 minutes of play, Knight Of Dawn's Qiu Yuan Jun made it 0-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Baykan Erincer was left in no man's land by his defense there! Denis Urtats showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Akakios Kountouratzis, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Denis Urtats showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wilbur Bain, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Denis Urtats showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Akakios Kountouratzis in the 86th minute of the match. Baykan Erincer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Qiu Yuan Jun, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. 89 minutes into the match, DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO's goal looked a bit too open when Qiu Yuan Jun came free, but Baykan Erincer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Denis Urtats took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kazimierz Traczewski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 93rd minute, Paulo Renato Correia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

Knight Of Dawn's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.