Official Cup

El Cementerio
Spectators: 163 (Terracing: 123, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) 5 minutes into the match, La Parca FC's goal looked a bit too open when Mo Salah came free, but Ezequiel Candela reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ezequiel Candela took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mo Salah, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 8 played minutes La Parca FC got a freekick which was hit by Primitivo Niguel. If Neville Byrnes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 11thth minute of the game Dawid Cizeski who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Manly FC's Ray Clemence was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A sloppy throw-in by Alexander Arnold in the 17th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by La Parca FC's Cosme Hodei. 20 minutes into the match, La Parca FC's goal looked a bit too open when Mo Salah came free, but Ezequiel Candela reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ray Clemence showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lorenzo Ur, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Ezequiel Candela made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mo Salah in the 25th minute of play. 26 minutes had been played when some careless play by La Parca FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Neville Byrnes was slow to take the kick. During this time Manly FC's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Manly FC's corner Mo Salah fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Ezequiel Candela quite easily take care of the ball. La Parca FC's Ezequiel Candela played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mo Salah in the 29th minute of play. In the 29th minute, Mo Salah ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ezequiel Candela was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. After 36 minutes, Dawid Cizeski mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the La Parca FC and the Manly FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 36th match minute, La Parca FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dawid Cizeski to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to La Parca FC getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Aaron Isidor hit a great ball. Neville Byrnes's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ezequiel Candela read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 40th minute of play. Ezequiel Candela took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mo Salah, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 45 minutes into the match, Manly FC's goal looked a bit too open when Lorenzo Ur came free, but Ray Clemence reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cosme Hodei kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. Mo Salah's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ezequiel Candela read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 47th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Dawid Cizeski to strike the kick off in the second half. Ezequiel Candela made a fantastic save in the 60th minute, when Mo Salah sent off a good shot on target. Ray Clemence made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lorenzo Ur in the 62nd minute of play. La Parca FC's Kamilo Nero was substituted for Dawid Cizeski. The throw-in from Irving Bonnison in the 67th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by La Parca FC's Norberto Celipe. In the 68th minute, Kamilo Nero hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 69th match minute, Manly FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fleming Wal to maneuver through the defense. Ray Clemence showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kamilo Nero in the 70th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 78th minute, Kamilo Nero managed to get in a good position for a shot. La Parca FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Kamilo Nero was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ray Clemence breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Aaron Isidor's late challenge caught a Manly FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Aaron Isidor helped the player get up and apologised. John Aldridge's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Ezequiel Candela firmly grabbed it by the left post. Ray Clemence stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kamilo Nero's shot from short distance in the 88th minute. With his leg Ezequiel Candela managed to avoid a goal in the 89thth minute, when Manly FC's John Aldridge fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. When La Parca FC's Yao Peng in the 94th minute got a chance for a shot 94th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Manly FC's goalie prevented a goal. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Manly FC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.