Official Cup

Militari Arena
Spectators: 158 (Terracing: 119, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mauro Bezerra got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mauro Bezerra in the 4th minute of play forced Flacara Militari's goalkeeper Šair Lihovac to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mauro Bezerra in the 6th minute of play forced Flacara Militari's goalkeeper Šair Lihovac to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Mauro Bezerra had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Šair Lihovac took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mauro Bezerra, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Filippo Passerini during the 8th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Šair Lihovac showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Musko Cuevas in the 10th minute of the match. Dave Coletti hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. The supporters of Flacara Militari booed when Schuster was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Filiberto Paternina didn't get a good kick on the ball. Šair Lihovac stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mauro Bezerra's shot from short distance in the 17th minute. After 18 played minutes Flacara Militari got a freekick which was hit by Avram Lucan. Mauro Bezerra struck a weak shot in the 19th minute. Šair Lihovac didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Schuster. In the 22ndth minute of the game Mauro Bezerra who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Flacara Militari's Šair Lihovac was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 27 minutes into the match, Mauro Bezerra notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Flacara Militari's Šair Lihovac. Šair Lihovac was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Šair Lihovac showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mauro Bezerra in the 33rd minute of the match. Mauro Bezerra might have been able to make a better finish in the 34th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Šair Lihovac. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mauro Bezerra ran back to his position shaking his head. Šair Lihovac took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mauro Bezerra, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mauro Bezerra in the 36th minute of play forced Flacara Militari's goalkeeper Šair Lihovac to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mauro Bezerra sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mauro Bezerra in the 38th minute of play forced Flacara Militari's goalkeeper Šair Lihovac to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 39 minutes into the match, Mauro Bezerra had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Šair Lihovac. Flacara Militari's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mauro Bezerra was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Šair Lihovac made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mauro Bezerra in the 42nd minute of play. 44 minutes into the game, Schuster's Mauro Bezerra nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Šair Lihovac made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-3 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Franco Ranieri was the one to do the kick off. If Franco Ranieri had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mauro Bezerra sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mauro Bezerra got free with Šair Lihovac in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 54th minute, Schuster's Mauro Bezerra dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-4. The audience was convinced that Musko Cuevas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Šair Lihovac was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. After 59 minutes Flacara Militari's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Saul Piarres who took care of the corner kick. The corner led Schuster's Saul Piarres to fire away a dangerous shot which Šair Lihovac despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 61st minute, Mauro Bezerra made a precise shot to the right of Šair Lihovac. Flacara Militari's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-5. Šair Lihovac made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mauro Bezerra in the 64th minute of play. Flacara Militari's Šair Lihovac played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Musko Cuevas in the 67th minute of play. Flacara Militari's Šair Lihovac played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Musko Cuevas in the 68th minute of play. Filippo Passerini got his second yellow card in the match during the 68th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. The supporters of Schuster booed when Flacara Militari was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Filippo Passerini didn't get a good kick on the ball. Donato Ali took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Franco Ranieri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 76th minute, Franco Ranieri left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Flacara Militari fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-6. After a rather tough play, Flacara Militari's Filip Coșeriu got a free kick in the 82nd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 87th minute, Mauro Bezerra managed to get in a good position for a shot. Schuster's supporters rose to their feet, but Mauro Bezerra was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Šair Lihovac breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 90th minute, Schuster's Musko Cuevas dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-9.