Official Cup

Ionut Andrei
Spectators: 158 (Terracing: 119, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Remigio Vigil took the kick off in the first half of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Xiao Fan Jing got free with Betinho Arantes in the 2nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, BK Nerysminne's Betinho Arantes got control of the ball when Xiao Fan Jing tried to sneak it across the goal line. 7 minutes into the match, White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s goal looked a bit too open when Bror Hanmark came free, but Vitan Nikolchev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Betinho Arantes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xiao Fan Jing, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. Betinho Arantes was out of position in the 11 minute of play, and Remigio Vigil capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Remigio Vigil really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Xiao Fan Jing's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Betinho Arantes read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 15th minute of play. 17 minutes into the game, Maxim Gogea cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Vitan Nikolchev was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Maxim Gogea took the ball and in the 20 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Vitan Nikolchev. Vitan Nikolchev dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. In the 29th minute of the match, Remigio Vigil tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Betinho Arantes saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 33 minutes into the match, BK Nerysminne's goal looked a bit too open when Cheng Zhan Sheng came free, but Betinho Arantes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Maxim Gogea sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 41st minute, Hector Levi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Remigio Vigil hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Bror Hanmark stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Remigio Vigil's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Betinho Arantes read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 50th minute of play. Eric Skog kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. In the 61st match minute, White&Blue Lions-Stiinta- was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zhang Hong Ke to maneuver through the defense. Maxim Gogea sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Betinho Arantes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cheng Zhan Sheng in the 64th minute of play. Betinho Arantes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xiao Fan Jing in the 65th minute of play. 67 minutes into the match, White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s goalkeeper Vitan Nikolchev had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bror Hanmark. Betinho Arantes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cheng Zhan Sheng in the 69th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Magne Wenerdahl in the 73rd minute of play forced BK Nerysminne's goalkeeper Betinho Arantes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Betinho Arantes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cheng Zhan Sheng in the 75th minute of the match. In the 77th minute of the match White&Blue Lions-Stiinta- got a corner. BK Nerysminne's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Cheng Zhan Sheng ran over to the corner to take the kick. Bror Hanmark hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in White&Blue Lions-Stiinta- fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 88th minute. Penalty! Betinho Arantes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cheng Zhan Sheng in the 91st minute of play. A nice corner shot did that Cheng Zhan Sheng got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Betinho Arantes quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. A collision led to BK Nerysminne getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Bratan Shebov hit a great ball. Remigio Vigil sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Despite being the better team, White&Blue Lions-Stiinta- failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.