Official Cup

Theatre of Dionysus
Spectators: 205 (Terracing: 154, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Hiram Compton got the match started through his kick off. Through an outstanding action, after 3 minutes, Kristofer Prater successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Norris Fuentes's late challenge caught a Chop Chop F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Norris Fuentes helped the player get up and apologised. 7 minutes into the game, one of Azzurri FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. If Abdelmalek Abdelghani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mamaar Chedda received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Kristofer Prater tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Emmitt Archambault's late challenge caught a Chop Chop F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Emmitt Archambault helped the player get up and apologised. Emmitt Archambault hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Azzurri FC's zone, Madjid Raï stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kristofer Prater came out of the goal and Madjid Raï tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Azzurri FC's Kristofer Prater played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abdelaziz Ben Khalidi in the 34th minute of play. Azzurri FC's Kristofer Prater proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 37th minute of the match, managed to save Azzurri FC from getting a goal against them. After 41 played minutes Chop Chop F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Lakhdar Souakri. After 43 played minutes Chop Chop F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Lakhdar Souakri. Demetrius Cho took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 44th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Mehdi Souakri. Chop Chop F.C.'s goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Madjid Raï was the one to do the kick off. Emmitt Archambault sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kristofer Prater showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abdelaziz Ben Khalidi in the 53rd minute of the match. Lakhdar Souakri fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kristofer Prater having to interfere. Madjid Raï took the ball and in the 61 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Kristofer Prater. Kristofer Prater dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Madjid Raï in the 64th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Kristofer Prater prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 66 minutes into the game, Cristoforo Colombo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Azzurri FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Chop Chop F.C. the free kick. In the 66th match minute, Azzurri FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristoforo Colombo to maneuver through the defense. Chop Chop F.C.'s José Bandeira was substituted for Walid Hamid Brahima. Chop Chop F.C. made a substitution. Rafik El-Ouafi replaced Abdelaziz Ben Khalidi. After a rather tough play, Azzurri FC's Cristoforo Colombo got a free kick in the 68th minute. 72 minutes into the match, Rafik El-Ouafi notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Azzurri FC's Kristofer Prater. Kristofer Prater was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 78 minutes into the match, Azzurri FC's goal looked a bit too open when Abdelmalek Abdelghani came free, but Kristofer Prater reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 81st minute, Rafik El-Ouafi made a precise shot to the right of Kristofer Prater. Azzurri FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. Kristofer Prater made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Madjid Raï in the 84th minute of play. Madjid Raï might have been able to make a better finish in the 87th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Kristofer Prater. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Madjid Raï ran back to his position shaking his head. 88 minutes in the game, Rafik El-Ouafi dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. In the 91st minute, Madjid Raï 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. In the 92nd minute, Emmitt Archambault hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. For all the effort they put into the match, the Azzurri FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Chop Chop F.C..