Official Cup

Arena Rafah
Spectators: 185 (Terracing: 140, Seating: 42, VIP seats: 3) 25 de Abril Futbol Club's Slawomir Turak started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 4th minute Slawomir Turak shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Silviu Lung saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 8 minutes in the game Feliciano Formerio did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Kadri Şerafeddin. The audience was convinced that Slawomir Turak's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Silviu Lung was relentless in the 10th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zeferino Matos in the 11th minute of play forced 25 de Abril Futbol Club's goalkeeper Elpidio Beat to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Silviu Lung showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Slawomir Turak, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Slawomir Turak struck a weak shot in the 14th minute. Silviu Lung didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for 25 de Abril Futbol Club. Slawomir Turak scored 0-1 in the 19th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Silviu Lung, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 23 minutes, Pedro Venceslao mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the 25 de Abril Futbol Club and the Shabab Rafah players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 23rd minute, Pedro Venceslao hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Israel Reno made in the 24th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Slawomir Turak immediately put the ball in play. In the 26th minute, Israel Reno hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Zeledon Sendoa hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. Silviu Lung showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Slawomir Turak in the 30th minute of the match. Slawomir Turak's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Silviu Lung read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 31st minute of play. Miguel Urtungo hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. After 34 minutes, Harvey Pinder mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Shabab Rafah and the 25 de Abril Futbol Club players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 34th match minute, Shabab Rafah was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Harvey Pinder to maneuver through the defense. Silviu Lung took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Slawomir Turak, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 37 minutes into the match, Shabab Rafah's Kadri Şerafeddin sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Elpidio Beat narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Slawomir Turak in the 39th minute of play forced Shabab Rafah's goalkeeper Silviu Lung to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Slawomir Turak came up free with the goalie in the 44th minute, the 25 de Abril Futbol Club 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 Slawomir Turak couldn't finish the play. 46 minutes into the match, 25 de Abril Futbol Club's goalkeeper Elpidio Beat had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Christopher Lofthouse. Kadri Şerafeddin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Elpidio Beat having to interfere. The Shabab Rafah players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. 25 de Abril Futbol Club were winning 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Christopher Lofthouse made a kick off. After a rather tough play, Shabab Rafah's Wesley Walker got a free kick in the 51st minute. In the 55th minute, Slawomir Turak 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 58th minute, Kadri Şerafeddin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Elpidio Beat was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. After a rather tough play, Shabab Rafah's Feliciano Formerio got a free kick in the 61st minute. 63 minutes into the match, 25 de Abril Futbol Club's Slawomir Turak sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Silviu Lung narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 64th minute, Slawomir Turak ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Silviu Lung was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Elpidio Beat showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christopher Lofthouse, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. 25 de Abril Futbol Club's Moises Tello was substituted for Slawomir Turak. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Moises Tello during the 78th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, 25 de Abril Futbol Club's Moises Tello got a free kick in the 78th minute. In the 81st match minute, 25 de Abril Futbol Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zeledon Sendoa to maneuver through the defense. Shabab Rafah's Jaime Quintan was substituted for Zeferino Matos. After a rather tough play, 25 de Abril Futbol Club's Zeledon Sendoa got a free kick in the 82nd minute. 25 de Abril Futbol Club's attentive Orlando Restu managed to snatch the ball when Feliciano Formerio made a throw-in in the 85th minute of the game. The supporters of Shabab Rafah booed when 25 de Abril Futbol Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hermes Jesus didn't get a good kick on the ball. Elpidio Beat took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christopher Lofthouse, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 89 minutes in the game Harvey Pinder did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Diogo Resende. Diogo Resende struck a weak shot in the 92nd minute. Elpidio Beat didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Shabab Rafah. Elpidio Beat showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christopher Lofthouse in the 93rd minute of the match.