Official Cup

L Abarset Park
Spectators: 187 (Terracing: 141, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) Zhang Hong Xun made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Claudio-Paul Caniggia in the 4th minute of play. 8 minutes into the match, Julio Tolino had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Zhang Hong Xun. FC Shakhtar Donetsk's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Julio Tolino was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. After 10 minutes of play, Deportivo Pucho's Claudio-Paul Caniggia made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Zhang Hong Xun was left in no man's land by his defense there! Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Claudio-Paul Caniggia in the 19th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Zhang Hong Xun prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Józef Mlynarczyk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ethan Stiles, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Julio Tolino in the 24th minute of play forced FC Shakhtar Donetsk's goalkeeper Zhang Hong Xun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 27 played minutes Deportivo Pucho got a freekick which was hit by Archie Litchfield. After 31 minutes, Julio Tolino mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Deportivo Pucho and the FC Shakhtar Donetsk players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 31 played minutes Deportivo Pucho got a freekick which was hit by Julio Tolino. Zhang Hong Xun showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Julio Tolino, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Paulo Milio got a throw-in 37 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Arnulfo Marko. Zhang Hong Xun showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Östen Stor in the 38th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Julio Tolino in the 39th minute of play forced FC Shakhtar Donetsk's goalkeeper Zhang Hong Xun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Julio Tolino in the 43rd minute of play forced FC Shakhtar Donetsk's goalkeeper Zhang Hong Xun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 45th minute the ball was on its way in behind Deportivo Pucho's goalkeeper Józef Mlynarczyk, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 47 minutes Deportivo Pucho's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Damien Blake who took care of the corner kick. The corner led FC Shakhtar Donetsk's Xove Pintor to fire away a dangerous shot which Józef Mlynarczyk despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. The FC Shakhtar Donetsk players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Deportivo Pucho were winning 0-2.

Deportivo Pucho made a substitution. Ahmet Nasir Nesefi replaced Claudio-Paul Caniggia. Zhang Hong Xun showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Östen Stor, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Józef Mlynarczyk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ethan Stiles, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Deportivo Pucho's Józef Mlynarczyk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ethan Stiles in the 59th minute of play. FC Shakhtar Donetsk's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Damien Blake in the 60th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ahmet Erdem Zekai in the 61st minute of play forced Deportivo Pucho's goalkeeper Józef Mlynarczyk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. FC Shakhtar Donetsk's Zhang Hong Xun played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ahmet Nasir Nesefi in the 62nd minute of play. Józef Mlynarczyk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ethan Stiles, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Östen Stor got free with Zhang Hong Xun in the 66th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 67 minutes into the match, Ethan Stiles had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Józef Mlynarczyk. Deportivo Pucho's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ethan Stiles was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. 73 minutes into the game, Deportivo Pucho's Ahmet Nasir Nesefi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Zhang Hong Xun made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-4. The audience was convinced that Ahmet Nasir Nesefi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zhang Hong Xun was relentless in the 76th minute of the game. Zhang Hong Xun made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Timoteo Eneko in the 78th minute of play. Józef Mlynarczyk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Damien Blake in the 84th minute of play. After 86 minutes, Damien Blake made it 2-4 with a short kick to the right side. Deportivo Pucho's Józef Mlynarczyk tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 89th match minute, FC Shakhtar Donetsk was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Virgílio Passos to maneuver through the defense. Zhang Hong Xun was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 89th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Archie Litchfield. In the 92nd minute Ethan Stiles shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Józef Mlynarczyk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Józef Mlynarczyk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ethan Stiles in the 96th minute of play. When the match was over Deportivo Pucho could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than FC Shakhtar Donetsk throughout the match.