Official Cup

Ashbourne Stadium
Spectators: 187 (Terracing: 141, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Muhannad Ajram took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Borhan Ruwaid had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 9th minute, Líbano's Salim Haddad seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Salim Haddad the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Líbano protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Salim Haddad had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. A collision led to Líbano getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Salim Haddad hit a great ball. 16 minutes into the game, Marciano Gaufred cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Fatih Adas was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Kareem Dajaj received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Jeremías Ledesma tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 26th minute, Delmiro Fernanco ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Fatih Adas was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. In the 29th minute, Marciano Gaufred made a precise shot to the right of Fatih Adas. Líbano's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dani Tajid in the 31st minute of play forced COSQUIN SFC's goalkeeper Jeremías Ledesma to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Líbano were awarded a corner in the 33th minute after COSQUIN SFC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Dani Tajid took the corner. Fatih Adas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jeronimo Gil, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Jeremías Ledesma showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kadar Aban in the 40th minute of the match. When Marciano Gaufred came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the COSQUIN SFC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Marciano Gaufred couldn't finish the play.

The wind increased when Marciano Gaufred made the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Maxi Meza hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to COSQUIN SFC getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Baldomero Salvatore hit a great ball. Borhan Ruwaid sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The supporters of Líbano booed when COSQUIN SFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ricardo Benet didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Kareem Dajaj had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 82nd minute Kareem Dajaj shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jeremías Ledesma saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. COSQUIN SFC's Jeremías Ledesma played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kareem Dajaj in the 84th minute of play. In the 88th match minute, COSQUIN SFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cecilio Charro to maneuver through the defense. COSQUIN SFC played a much better game than Líbano and deserved their victory. The Líbano players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.