Official Cup

Giuseppe Meazza
Spectators: 157 (Terracing: 118, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Gomez Grandoso kicked off to start the match. Xzavier Besteiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dominic Van de Loock in the 3rd minute of the match. In the 3rdth minute of the game Dominic Van de Loock who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Azulgranas's Xzavier Besteiro was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Anders Ahlqvist had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Xzavier Besteiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dominic Van de Loock, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Anders Ahlqvist in the 14th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Xzavier Besteiro saved Azulgranas from getting behind. Gomez Grandoso could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 15th minute of the match, but Iwan Zjawin made a huge save. After 19 played minutes Sköll F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Flor Cardona. 20 minutes into the match, Sköll F.C.'s goalkeeper Iwan Zjawin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gomez Grandoso. Xzavier Besteiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dominic Van de Loock in the 23rd minute of play. Antonio Melendez kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. When Anders Ahlqvist came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the Sköll F.C. 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 Anders Ahlqvist couldn't finish the play. Anders Ahlqvist sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Xzavier Besteiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dominic Van de Loock in the 34th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Noel Van Deyck in the 37th minute of play forced Azulgranas's goalkeeper Xzavier Besteiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Anders Ahlqvist fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Xzavier Besteiro having to interfere. In the 41st minute, Gabriel Tejeyra hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 43 minutes into the game, Dominic Van de Loock cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Xzavier Besteiro was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Dominic Van de Loock blasted a shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Xzavier Besteiro having to make a save. In the 47th minute Ademar da Costa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Xzavier Besteiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Dominic Van de Loock made a kick off. When Azulgranas's Gomez Grandoso in the 53rd minute got a chance for a shot 53rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Sköll F.C.'s goalie prevented a goal. In the 55th minute, Gomez Grandoso made a precise shot to the right of Iwan Zjawin. Sköll F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Gomez Grandoso might have been able to make a better finish in the 63rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Iwan Zjawin. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gomez Grandoso ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 63rd minute Gomez Grandoso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iwan Zjawin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Anders Ahlqvist came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the Sköll F.C. 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 Anders Ahlqvist couldn't finish the play. Efthimis Sardinis kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. Anastasio Caicedo kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. In the 69th minute the ball was on its way in behind Azulgranas's goalkeeper Xzavier Besteiro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 72 minutes into the game, Dominic Van de Loock recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Xzavier Besteiro. Dominic Van de Loock showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-2. Azulgranas's attentive Jama Valverde managed to snatch the ball when Flor Cardona made a throw-in in the 76th minute of the game. Azulgranas's Xzavier Besteiro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 88th minute of the match, managed to save Azulgranas from getting a goal against them. The corner ended in Anders Ahlqvist almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Azulgranas's Xzavier Besteiro did a great save. After a rather tough play, Azulgranas's Gomez Grandoso got a free kick in the 91st minute. In the 96th minute Azulgranas were awarded a corner. Xayvion Preciado went to the cornerflag to take it. Uriel Ygnacio thought of kicking away a contribution in front of goal but messed it up so badly that the ball went to the right of an astonished Iwan Zjawin, a very annoying self made goal in the 97th minute which led to 2-2. Despite being the better team, Sköll F.C. failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.