Official Cup

Christmas Island
Spectators: 155 (Terracing: 117, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Lu Yin Zheng made the kick off and thus started the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Baran Gayret in the 5th minute of play forced ≮王者归来≯NEWS AT 11's goalkeeper Ernani Oliveira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 5 minutes, Luiz Eduardo de Salles mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ≮王者归来≯NEWS AT 11 and the Alianza FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Volodymyr Zelenskiy during the 6th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Alianza FC booed when ≮王者归来≯NEWS AT 11 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Volodymyr Zelenskiy didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 8 played minutes ≮王者归来≯NEWS AT 11 got a freekick which was hit by Luiz Eduardo de Salles. In the 14th minute Jan Žabka shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nofre Estany saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alfredo Simão hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. Ernani Oliveira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marin Ciprian in the 18th minute of play. In the 20th match minute, ≮王者归来≯NEWS AT 11 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gabriel Pires to maneuver through the defense. When Paulinho Vander fell near the penalty area in the 23rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ≮王者归来≯NEWS AT 11's protests and gave Paulinho Vander a yellow card for diving instead. Paulinho Vander kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. Sorin Hreapcă scored 0-2 in the 27th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ernani Oliveira, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Ernani Oliveira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Baran Gayret in the 33rd minute of play. In the 35th minute, Baran Gayret ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ernani Oliveira was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Eurico de Lara kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. In the 48th minute Baran Gayret shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ernani Oliveira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Marin Ciprian to strike the kick off in the second half. Yiyo Cianca's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ernani Oliveira read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 60th minute of play. 64 minutes into the match, ≮王者归来≯NEWS AT 11's goal looked a bit too open when Yiyo Cianca came free, but Ernani Oliveira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Baran Gayret could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 65th minute of the match, but Ernani Oliveira made a huge save. Alianza FC's Cordara Herbon was substituted for Yiyo Cianca. Alianza FC made a substitution. César Domingues replaced Marin Ciprian. After a rather tough play, ≮王者归来≯NEWS AT 11's Alfredo Simão got a free kick in the 72nd minute. In the 72nd minute, César Domingues fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. ≮王者归来≯NEWS AT 11's Volodymyr Zelenskiy got his second yellow card of the match in the 80th minute. The referee ordered Volodymyr Zelenskiy off the ground. After 81 played minutes ≮王者归来≯NEWS AT 11 got a freekick which was hit by Volodymyr Zelenskiy. In the 81st minute of the match Reno Chavarria shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ernani Oliveira showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Anselmo Greña kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. Cordara Herbon took the ball and in the 87 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ernani Oliveira. Ernani Oliveira dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. Ernani Oliveira made a fantastic save in the 90th minute, when César Domingues sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of Alianza FC booed when ≮王者归来≯NEWS AT 11 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jan Žabka didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 96 played minutes Cordara Herbon shot from long distance. At first the shot seemed to be simple for ≮王者归来≯NEWS AT 11's Ernani Oliveira to catch but Cordara Herbon was lucky. It became 0-5 after the goalkeeper had been careless and dropped the ball into goal. The ≮王者归来≯NEWS AT 11 fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Alianza FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.