Official Cup

Arnulfo Iraido
Spectators: 9450 (Terracing: 7089, Seating: 2173, VIP seats: 188) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Svend Betz kicked off to start the match. 4 minutes into the match, Barrialito AFC's Alexandros Peropoulos sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ye Wei narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Slawomir Witkowski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ye Wei was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. In the 8th minute, Alexandros Peropoulos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Barrialito AFC's Felix Frasco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Svend Betz in the 19th minute of play. Felix Frasco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Svend Betz in the 20th minute of play. Gogo Tino hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. Svend Betz blasted a shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Felix Frasco having to make a save. 29 minutes into the match, Barrialito AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Svend Betz came free, but Felix Frasco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 34 minutes into the match, FSX UNITED's goalkeeper Ye Wei had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alexandros Peropoulos. In the 36th minute, Svend Betz made a precise shot to the right of Felix Frasco. Barrialito AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alexandros Peropoulos in the 39th minute of play forced FSX UNITED's goalkeeper Ye Wei to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ye Wei made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alexandros Peropoulos in the 46th minute. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Alexandros Peropoulos made the kick off in the second half. If Karl-Åke Kvist had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. FSX UNITED made a substitution. Marcelo Salas replaced Mircea Popilean. FSX UNITED's Amancio Baesler was substituted for Svend Betz. In the 60th minute Slawomir Witkowski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ye Wei saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedro Salvino in the 63rd minute of play forced FSX UNITED's goalkeeper Ye Wei to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. FSX UNITED's Ye Wei played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Slawomir Witkowski in the 65th minute of play. 71 minutes into the match, Alexandros Peropoulos had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ye Wei. FSX UNITED's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alexandros Peropoulos was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. The supporters of FSX UNITED booed when Barrialito AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cipriano Hustaz didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 78th minute, Slawomir Witkowski ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ye Wei was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Amancio Baesler's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Felix Frasco read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 81st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amancio Baesler in the 82nd minute of play forced Barrialito AFC's goalkeeper Felix Frasco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ye Wei made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Miroslav Klöser in the 84th minute of play. FSX UNITED's Ye Wei played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Miroslav Klöser in the 84th minute of play. Ye Wei took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Miroslav Klöser, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to FSX UNITED getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Disvandis Advis hit a great ball. If Miroslav Klöser had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Flavio Cutberto lost his temper 90 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. Ye Wei had in the 92ndth minute some difficulties stopping Jaime Eleazar's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Thomas Cochrane fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Felix Frasco having to interfere.

FSX UNITED's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.