Official Cup

Colosseum
Spectators: 186 (Terracing: 140, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ladislao Harriet started the match with the kick off. After 4 minutes, Fabian Penczkowski mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Purple Shadows and the Empire of Soccer players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Purple Shadows's Fabian Penczkowski got a free kick in the 4th minute. Dobromir Keep was out of position in the 5 minute of play, and Ladislao Harriet capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Ladislao Harriet really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Purple Shadows's defense didn't have a chance, in the 8th minute, when Ladislao Harriet scored to the left of an out of position Dobromir Keep, making the score, 2-0. With an all-out effort, Empire of Soccer's Dobromir Keep threw himself towards the right post 11 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Xanthos Fikias, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 18 minutes into the match, Purple Shadows's goalkeeper Dobromir Keep had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ladislao Harriet. Dobromir Keep was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Ladislao Harriet showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 4-0 in the 18 minute of play. Jakob Alberg's late challenge caught a Empire of Soccer's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jakob Alberg helped the player get up and apologised. In the 24th minute, Ladislao Harriet left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Empire of Soccer fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-0. 32 minutes into the match, Purple Shadows's Jakob Alberg sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Uriel Malvin narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Konrad Wojton during the 37th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 38 played minutes Purple Shadows got a freekick which was hit by Konrad Wojton. Uriel Malvin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ulryk Milan in the 42nd minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 6-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gorom Kanø to make the kick off. Dobromir Keep showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Xanthos Fikias in the 51st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ladislao Harriet in the 55th minute of play forced Purple Shadows's goalkeeper Dobromir Keep to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 57 minutes had been played when some careless play by Purple Shadows's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Furo Bolas was slow to take the kick. During this time Empire of Soccer's players had a chance to rest. 64 minutes into the match, Empire of Soccer's Ladislao Harriet sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dobromir Keep narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With an all-out effort, Purple Shadows's Uriel Malvin threw himself towards the right post 65 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Gorom Kanø, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Ladislao Harriet succeeded in the game's 67th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 8-0. In the 74th minute the ball was on its way in behind Purple Shadows's goalkeeper Dobromir Keep, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ladislao Harriet in the 75th minute of play forced Purple Shadows's goalkeeper Dobromir Keep to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 76 minutes into the game, Xanthos Fikias cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 9-0. Dobromir Keep was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A collision led to Purple Shadows getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Fabian Penczkowski hit a great ball. Dobromir Keep showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ladislao Harriet, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. 85 minutes into the match, Purple Shadows's goal looked a bit too open when Ladislao Harriet came free, but Dobromir Keep reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ladislao Harriet blasted a shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Dobromir Keep having to make a save. Purple Shadows's Dobromir Keep played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ladislao Harriet in the 90th minute of play. Gorom Kanø could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 93rd minute of the match, but Uriel Malvin made a huge save. Purple Shadows's Dobromir Keep played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ladislao Harriet in the 95th minute of play. Empire of Soccer's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.