Official Cup

MSL
Spectators: 482 (Terracing: 362, Seating: 111, VIP seats: 9) Falconara Albanese's Dráuzio Pontes started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 4 minutes into the match, Falconara Albanese's goal looked a bit too open when Federico Girotti came free, but Arne Grabner reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 5 minutes Falconara Albanese's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Federico Girotti who took care of the corner kick. Arne Grabner made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vuk Urgovski in the 6th minute of play. Vuk Urgovski's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Arne Grabner read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 8th minute of play. Dráuzio Pontes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 26th minute, Hao Fan Chuan ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Arne Grabner was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Arne Grabner stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Vuk Urgovski's shot from short distance in the 29th minute. With an all-out effort, Falconara Albanese's Jan Fleszar threw himself towards the right post 30 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Esteve Garin, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Hao Fan Chuan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Arne Grabner tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Arne Grabner made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hao Fan Chuan in the 36th minute of play. In the 36th minute Hao Fan Chuan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arne Grabner saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Falconara Albanese's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Esteve Garin in the 39th minute. Desiderio Curcio tried in the game's 39th match minute to clear up in front of his own goal but it went so bad that he put the ball into the goal to the left of an unhappy Jan Fleszar. An annoying self made goal, 1-1. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

MOEBIO's Papi Francisco was substituted for Hao Fan Chuan. The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Mostafa Muhammed stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, Falconara Albanese's Arne Grabner got control of the ball when Mostafa Muhammed tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 56th minute the ball was on its way in behind Falconara Albanese's goalkeeper Arne Grabner, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Dráuzio Pontes's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jan Fleszar read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 57th minute of play. 60 minutes into the match, MOEBIO's goal looked a bit too open when Dráuzio Pontes came free, but Jan Fleszar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. MOEBIO's Jan Fleszar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dráuzio Pontes in the 64th minute of play. Arne Grabner was out of position in the 65 minute of play, and Mostafa Muhammed capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Mostafa Muhammed really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2. Falconara Albanese made a substitution. Martin Goren replaced Dráuzio Pontes. 70 minutes into the match, MOEBIO's goal looked a bit too open when Martin Goren came free, but Jan Fleszar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jan Fleszar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Martin Goren, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 72 minutes into the game, Falconara Albanese's Martin Goren nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jan Fleszar made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. Per-Olof Kaxe hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. In the 76th match minute, MOEBIO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eustacio Ur to maneuver through the defense. Jan Fleszar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kaarlo Menem in the 82nd minute of play. Jan Fleszar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Honorio Firman in the 87th minute of play. Jan Fleszar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wawrzyniec Knopek in the 91st minute of the match. In the 94th minute Martin Goren shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jan Fleszar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jan Fleszar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kaarlo Menem, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to MOEBIO getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Jacinto Tirso hit a great ball. Neither Falconara Albanese or MOEBIO succeeded in finding a winner during the second half. That meant the players faced another 30 minutes of extra-time.

All the players looked a little tired when it was time for the first half of the overtime. It was Falconara Albanese's Martin Goren that got to make the kick off. Kenan Bozdoğan made in the 101st minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Kaarlo Menem however managed to control. If Honorio Firman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 104th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 106 minutes into the match, Mostafa Muhammed had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Arne Grabner. Falconara Albanese's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mostafa Muhammed was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-4. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched MOEBIO eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.