Official Cup

Signal Iduna Park
Spectators: 144 (Terracing: 109, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Valério Ortiz took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 7th minute Bob Marley shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lara Guadalupi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 8th minute of the match La Pantera Azulgrana got a corner. MAGNIFICOS.FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Mati Suárez ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 15th minute MAGNIFICOS.FC were awarded a corner. Elano Salgado went to the cornerflag to take it. Valério Ortiz made a great header on MAGNIFICOS.FC's corner, it was just that La Pantera Azulgrana's Dibag Martinez managed to reach the ball for a save. Dibag Martinez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valério Ortiz in the 19th minute of the match. If Valério Ortiz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valério Ortiz in the 22nd minute of play forced La Pantera Azulgrana's goalkeeper Dibag Martinez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. La Pantera Azulgrana's Bob Marley got a good chance for a goal in the 24th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 27 minutes into the game, MAGNIFICOS.FC's Valério Ortiz nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dibag Martinez made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. A hard shot 29 in the game by Valério Ortiz from a close distance when the talented Dibag Martinez managed to make a qualified save. La Pantera Azulgrana's players were relieved. Lara Guadalupi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bob Marley, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valério Ortiz in the 39th minute of play forced La Pantera Azulgrana's goalkeeper Dibag Martinez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In a very dangerous position, a player in MAGNIFICOS.FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 41st minute. Penalty! In the 42nd minute there was a penalty for La Pantera Azulgrana. Mati Suárez stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Lara Guadalupi. 1-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Bob Marley stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Lara Guadalupi made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Bob Marley sent off a good shot on target. 63 minutes into the match, MAGNIFICOS.FC's goalkeeper Lara Guadalupi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bob Marley. 66 minutes into the game, Valério Ortiz cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Dibag Martinez was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. MAGNIFICOS.FC's Toninho Vander was substituted for Elano Salgado. La Pantera Azulgrana's Nicolas Jaen was substituted for Orlando Bloom. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jeremias Macedo in the 73rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dibag Martinez saved La Pantera Azulgrana from getting behind. In the 75th minute the ball was on its way in behind La Pantera Azulgrana's goalkeeper Dibag Martinez, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet as Bob Marley kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Lara Guadalupi. That made the score 2-2 in the 76 minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bob Marley in the 81st minute of play forced MAGNIFICOS.FC's goalkeeper Lara Guadalupi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 84th minute, Bob Marley ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lara Guadalupi was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-3. A sloppy throw-in by Manoel Cunha in the 89th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by La Pantera Azulgrana's Niceto Burni. Michel Griezmann hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. Niceto Burni recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 91st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 92 played minutes La Pantera Azulgrana got a freekick which was hit by Niceto Burni. If Bob Marley had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The La Pantera Azulgrana supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing La Pantera Azulgrana would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.