Official Cup

Barrilete Cósmico
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 111, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Marco Crouch made the kick off which started today's match. In the 4th minute Panayot Kanevchev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aurelio Nafarroa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 8 minutes of play, Magicos's Oséas Neiva made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Aurelio Nafarroa was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 11th minute the ball was on its way in behind Magicos's goalkeeper Elias Maraman, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Elias Maraman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marco Crouch in the 18th minute of the match. 20 minutes into the match, ✴ ᑭᕮᒪᑌᑕᕼᕮ ✴'s Marco Crouch sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Elias Maraman narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in ✴ ᑭᕮᒪᑌᑕᕼᕮ ✴'s zone, Panayot Kanevchev stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aurelio Nafarroa came out of the goal and Panayot Kanevchev tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Elias Maraman made a fantastic save in the 31st minute, when Marco Crouch sent off a good shot on target. Elias Maraman was a little too slow when Marco Crouch got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 37th minute. The score was now 2-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Saturnino Jon during the 40th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Saturnino Jon kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. Marco Crouch received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Elias Maraman came out and tried to block the shot, but Marco Crouch slotted it home off the left post making it 4-1 in the 46th minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Panayot Kanevchev to make the kick off. Aurelio Nafarroa was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Oséas Neiva showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 4-2 in the 52 minute of play. In the 54th match minute, Magicos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Saturnino Jon to maneuver through the defense. In the 57th match minute, ✴ ᑭᕮᒪᑌᑕᕼᕮ ✴ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marco Crouch to maneuver through the defense. In the 62nd minute, Marco Crouch made a precise shot to the right of Elias Maraman. Magicos's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-2. In the 65th minute Marco Crouch shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elias Maraman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 67th minute Marco Crouch shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elias Maraman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. ✴ ᑭᕮᒪᑌᑕᕼᕮ ✴ were awarded a corner in the 68th minute after Magicos's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Yuan Hong Chen took the corner. Magicos's Elias Maraman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marco Crouch in the 71st minute of play. 73 minutes into the game, ✴ ᑭᕮᒪᑌᑕᕼᕮ ✴'s Marco Crouch nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Elias Maraman made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 6-2. Elias Maraman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yuan Hong Chen in the 76th minute of play. If Marco Crouch had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 87th minute, Oséas Neiva hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Marco Crouch blasted a shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Elias Maraman having to make a save. Magicos's Elias Maraman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marco Crouch in the 88th minute of play. Marco Crouch might have been able to make a better finish in the 90th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Elias Maraman. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Marco Crouch ran back to his position shaking his head. 90 minutes into the match, Magicos's goal looked a bit too open when Marco Crouch came free, but Elias Maraman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marco Crouch recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 92nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 95 played minutes ✴ ᑭᕮᒪᑌᑕᕼᕮ ✴ got a freekick which was hit by Yuan Hong Chen. ✴ ᑭᕮᒪᑌᑕᕼᕮ ✴ were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Magicos for a fine match.