Official Cup

Estadio Manzanares
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Dimitris Maropoulos got the match started through his kick off. Rafael Fix showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luo Ying Liang in the 3rd minute of the match. In the 4th minute Arnaldo Naldo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rafael Fix saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rafael Fix didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Arnaldo Naldo went, in the 4th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. When the match clock showed 11 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Staffan Nyberg sped through Pan Queso y Leberbush FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Rafael Fix. Rafael Fix took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luo Ying Liang, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Enrico Longo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dimitris Maropoulos, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Pan Queso y Leberbush FC's Dimitris Maropoulos slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Enrico Longo. That made the score 1-2 after 19 minutes of play. When Rafinha Barral came up free with the goalie in the 22nd minute, the AFA 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 Rafinha Barral couldn't finish the play. Rafael Fix showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Staffan Nyberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Jonathan Cordarrol struck a weak shot in the 27th minute. Enrico Longo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Pan Queso y Leberbush FC. 30 minutes into the match, Pan Queso y Leberbush FC's goal looked a bit too open when Staffan Nyberg came free, but Rafael Fix reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rafinha Barral in the 31st minute of play forced Pan Queso y Leberbush FC's goalkeeper Rafael Fix to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Benjamin Valentine fell near the penalty area in the 33rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Pan Queso y Leberbush FC's protests and gave Benjamin Valentine a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Pan Queso y Leberbush FC's Benjamin Valentine got a free kick in the 33rd minute. In the 35th minute, Marquinhos Nogueira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 37thth minute of the game Jonathan Cordarrol who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but AFA Club's Enrico Longo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to Pan Queso y Leberbush FC getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Ioseba Llorente hit a great ball. In the 42nd minute, Staffan Nyberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Pan Queso y Leberbush FC's Dimitris Maropoulos in the 46th minute got a chance for a shot 46th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye AFA Club's goalie prevented a goal. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Luo Ying Liang to make the kick off. In the 53rd minute of the match Pan Queso y Leberbush FC got a corner. AFA Club's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Alex Palleschi ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 54th minute, Dimitris Maropoulos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 56th match minute, Pan Queso y Leberbush FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Americo Montrel to maneuver through the defense. AFA Club made a substitution. Mariusz Chazen replaced Arnaldo Naldo. AFA Club made a substitution. Reynaldo Paraibano replaced Marquinhos Nogueira. Americo Montrel kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. Rafinha Barral could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 58th minute of the match, but Rafael Fix made a huge save. With a little luck, Pan Queso y Leberbush FC's Rafael Fix got control of the ball when Rafinha Barral tried to sneak it across the goal line. 64 minutes had been played when some careless play by AFA Club's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Alex Palleschi was slow to take the kick. During this time Pan Queso y Leberbush FC's players had a chance to rest. The corner went over the outstretched arms of AFA Club's goalie and right to Jonathan Cordarrol. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. AFA Club's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Enrico Longo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cornelio Cesaro went, in the 68th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. Enrico Longo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dimitris Maropoulos in the 72nd minute of play. In the 73rd match minute, Pan Queso y Leberbush FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jonathan Cordarrol to maneuver through the defense. In the 75th minute Luo Ying Liang shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rafael Fix saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dimitris Maropoulos might have been able to make a better finish in the 77th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Enrico Longo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Dimitris Maropoulos ran back to his position shaking his head. Pan Queso y Leberbush FC's Rafael Fix played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luo Ying Liang in the 85th minute of play. In the 88th minute, Staffan Nyberg 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 91st minute, AFA Club's Fiori Tasso dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-3. Luo Ying Liang received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Rafael Fix came out and tried to block the shot, but Luo Ying Liang slotted it home off the left post making it 2-4 in the 93rd minute. Chants of AFA Club echoed around the stadium as the match drew to a close. Supporters and players were both delighted with the win, as Pan Queso y Leberbush FC had held the ball for most of the match.