Official Cup

Norman Lee
Spectators: 143 (Terracing: 108, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Horacio Cedro got the match started through his kick off. Şanver Başaran showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alejo Berart in the 3rd minute of the match. Mei Zhi Jian scored 0-1 in the 6th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Şanver Başaran, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Alonzo Bihar scored 0-3 in the 20th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Şanver Başaran, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 23 minutes into the game, Leonel Cefero was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. A.D.Berazategui's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave LiBeRiA F.C. the free kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alejo Berart in the 24th minute of play forced A.D.Berazategui's goalkeeper Şanver Başaran to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Mei Zhi Jian's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Şanver Başaran was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. Şanver Başaran showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Giovani Sena, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Guido Hartz hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. In the 29th minute of the match Mei Zhi Jian sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Şanver Başaran skillfully saved the ball. In the 32nd minute, Mei Zhi Jian got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Giovani Sena in the 33rd minute of play forced A.D.Berazategui's goalkeeper Şanver Başaran to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 35 minutes into the match, Mei Zhi Jian notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of A.D.Berazategui's Şanver Başaran. Şanver Başaran was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alejo Berart in the 38th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Şanver Başaran prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Şanver Başaran showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mei Zhi Jian, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. 39 minutes into the game, LiBeRiA F.C.'s Mei Zhi Jian nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Şanver Başaran made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-5. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-5 lead.

The wind increased when Mei Zhi Jian made the kick off in the second half. Şanver Başaran made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mei Zhi Jian in the 51st minute of play. With an all-out effort, LiBeRiA F.C.'s Şanver Başaran threw himself towards the right post 53 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Alejo Berart, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Mei Zhi Jian could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 55th minute of the match, but Şanver Başaran made a huge save. A.D.Berazategui's Şanver Başaran played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mei Zhi Jian in the 57th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 60 minutes, Giovani Sena took a quick shot and it went in 0-6 without a chance for Şanver Başaran to make any attempt to save it. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mei Zhi Jian in the 63rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Şanver Başaran saved A.D.Berazategui from getting behind. Mei Zhi Jian received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Şanver Başaran came out and tried to block the shot, but Mei Zhi Jian slotted it home off the left post making it 0-7 in the 64th minute. A.D.Berazategui's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Leonel Cefero in the 72nd minute. A.D.Berazategui's Leonel Cefero was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Perrando Martínez Lamas in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. When the match clock showed 74 minutes, the score became 0-8 when Mei Zhi Jian sped through A.D.Berazategui's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Şanver Başaran. The audience was convinced that Giovani Sena's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Şanver Başaran was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. When the match clock showed 82 minutes, the score became 0-9 when Giovani Sena sped through A.D.Berazategui's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Şanver Başaran. 86 minutes had been played when some careless play by A.D.Berazategui's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Mei Zhi Jian was slow to take the kick. During this time LiBeRiA F.C.'s players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on LiBeRiA F.C.'s corner Genaro Gutxi fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Şanver Başaran quite easily take care of the ball. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched LiBeRiA F.C. eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.