Official Cup

Estádio Douradão
Spectators: 169 (Terracing: 127, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Marciano Hendrickx got the match started through his kick off. The throw-in from Luiz Fábio Borges in the 4th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Beek City's Rueben Rashleigh. 8 minutes into the match, Jan Bykowski had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Arian Beqaj. Beek City's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jan Bykowski was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Fausto da Rocha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marciano Hendrickx, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fausto da Rocha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marciano Hendrickx, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marciano Hendrickx might have been able to make a better finish in the 13th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Fausto da Rocha. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Marciano Hendrickx ran back to his position shaking his head. Fausto da Rocha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marciano Hendrickx, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arian Beqaj showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zhang Yin Si in the 15th minute of the match. Beek City's Arian Beqaj played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by August Wahlnäs in the 18th minute of play. Fausto da Rocha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marciano Hendrickx in the 28th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Marciano Hendrickx in the 31st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Fausto da Rocha prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience thought a goal was coming when Matouš Carda got free with Arian Beqaj in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The crowd rose to their feet as Jan Bykowski kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Arian Beqaj. That made the score 2-1 in the 33 minute of play. When Marciano Hendrickx came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the Beek City 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 Marciano Hendrickx couldn't finish the play. Fausto da Rocha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marciano Hendrickx, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. After 40 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for AFC - Curitiba! Benny Stolle placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! With a couple of smart ball manuevers Marciano Hendrickx in the 45th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Fausto da Rocha saved AFC - Curitiba from getting behind. After 48 minutes of play, AFC - Curitiba's Zhang Yin Si made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Arian Beqaj was left in no man's land by his defense there!

The wind increased when Jan Bykowski made the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, AFC - Curitiba's Fausto da Rocha got control of the ball when Marciano Hendrickx tried to sneak it across the goal line. 57 minutes into the match, AFC - Curitiba's goalkeeper Fausto da Rocha had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marciano Hendrickx. Arian Beqaj took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Matouš Carda, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 59th minute, Matouš Carda hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Arian Beqaj made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jan Bykowski in the 61st minute of play. Fausto da Rocha was a little too slow when Marciano Hendrickx got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 64th minute. The score was now 3-2. In the 66th minute the ball was on its way in behind AFC - Curitiba's goalkeeper Fausto da Rocha, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 68 minutes had been played when some careless play by AFC - Curitiba's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Benny Stolle was slow to take the kick. During this time Beek City's players had a chance to rest. When Gustav Siöman fell near the penalty area in the 70th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Beek City's protests and gave Gustav Siöman a yellow card for diving instead. After 70 played minutes Beek City got a freekick which was hit by Gustav Siöman. In the 71st minute, Gustav Siöman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Arian Beqaj took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jan Bykowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luiz Fábio Borges made in the 77th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Lucjan Setara immediately put the ball in play. Arian Beqaj made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from August Wahlnäs in the 88th minute of play. In the 90th minute Romário Ortiz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arian Beqaj saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Marciano Hendrickx had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 97th minute, Romário Ortiz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AFC - Curitiba fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-2. The supporters of AFC - Curitiba booed when Beek City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 99 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yin Mo Shu didn't get a good kick on the ball. August Wahlnäs fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 100th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arian Beqaj having to interfere.