Official Cup

Estadio ⲨⲀⲚⲀ
Spectators: 162 (Terracing: 122, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Don Cabezon started the match with the kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Don Cabezon in the 6th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Geronimo Abeijon saved ⲨⲀⲚⲀ from getting behind. 7 minutes into the game, Don Cabezon cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Geronimo Abeijon was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 10 minutes into the match, Don Cabezon had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Geronimo Abeijon. ⲨⲀⲚⲀ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Don Cabezon was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. 14 minutes into the game, AL TAQWA VILLAGE FC's Don Cabezon nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Geronimo Abeijon made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. If Ardy Pakubuwono had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Don Cabezon came up free with the goalie in the 20th minute, the AL TAQWA VILLAGE FC 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 Don Cabezon couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Don Cabezon in the 22nd minute of play forced ⲨⲀⲚⲀ's goalkeeper Geronimo Abeijon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 23rd minute, Don Cabezon made a precise shot to the right of Geronimo Abeijon. ⲨⲀⲚⲀ's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. ⲨⲀⲚⲀ's Geronimo Abeijon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Don Cabezon in the 26th minute of play. Dacian Nițescu was out of position in the 27 minute of play, and Felipe Kauldi capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Felipe Kauldi really showed his touch with that goal: 1-4. Don Cabezon might have been able to make a better finish in the 32nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Geronimo Abeijon. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Don Cabezon ran back to his position shaking his head. After some careless play in the ⲨⲀⲚⲀ defense, Don Cabezon kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Geronimo Abeijon. The ⲨⲀⲚⲀ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Geronimo Abeijon should have stopped the shot. Freddy Sazon's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Geronimo Abeijon read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 39th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Don Cabezon's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Geronimo Abeijon was relentless in the 41st minute of the game. Ardy Pakubuwono's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Geronimo Abeijon read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 43rd minute of play. After the first half AL TAQWA VILLAGE FC were leading 1-5. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

ⲨⲀⲚⲀ's Geronimo Abeijon proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 51st minute of the match, managed to save ⲨⲀⲚⲀ from getting a goal against them. 54 minutes into the match, ⲨⲀⲚⲀ's goal looked a bit too open when Don Cabezon came free, but Geronimo Abeijon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When AL TAQWA VILLAGE FC's Don Cabezon in the 56th minute got a chance for a shot 56th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ⲨⲀⲚⲀ's goalie prevented a goal. In the 57th minute of the match AL TAQWA VILLAGE FC got a corner. ⲨⲀⲚⲀ's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ardy Pakubuwono ran over to the corner to take the kick. A collision led to ⲨⲀⲚⲀ getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Severino Manilan hit a great ball. Geronimo Abeijon was a little too slow when Don Cabezon got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 59th minute. The score was now 1-6. When AL TAQWA VILLAGE FC's Don Cabezon in the 62nd minute got a chance for a shot 62nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ⲨⲀⲚⲀ's goalie prevented a goal. Geronimo Abeijon stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Don Cabezon's shot from short distance in the 64th minute. When the match clock showed 66 minutes, the score became 1-7 when Don Cabezon sped through ⲨⲀⲚⲀ's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Geronimo Abeijon. 69 minutes into the match, Don Cabezon had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Geronimo Abeijon. ⲨⲀⲚⲀ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Don Cabezon was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-8. AL TAQWA VILLAGE FC made a substitution. Jajat Mustari replaced Ardy Pakubuwono. ⲨⲀⲚⲀ's Marco Roldan was substituted for Gustavo Berenguer. In the 78thth minute of the game Dewa Warauw who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ⲨⲀⲚⲀ's Geronimo Abeijon was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 81st minute, Dewa Warauw made a precise shot to the right of Geronimo Abeijon. ⲨⲀⲚⲀ's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-9. 84 minutes into the match, ⲨⲀⲚⲀ's goal looked a bit too open when Dewa Warauw came free, but Geronimo Abeijon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dacian Nițescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eulalio Abilio in the 85th minute of the match. Dewa Warauw hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. Geronimo Abeijon came out of the goal in the 90th minute to try and stop a shot by AL TAQWA VILLAGE FC's Dewa Warauw. But to his dismay, Dewa Warauw quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-10. When the match was over AL TAQWA VILLAGE FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than ⲨⲀⲚⲀ throughout the match.