Official Cup

Mavericks Stadium
Spectators: 170 (Terracing: 128, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Thorvald Mansel made the kick off which started today's match. The supporters of Sport Club Mavericks booed when FC Dalin was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dalmacio Jakes didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 10th minute Nguyễn Chuong shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcelo Gröhe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vítor Perez hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. In the 21st match minute, Sport Club Mavericks was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marcos Almeida to maneuver through the defense. Dalmacio Jakes made in the 23rd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Sport Club Mavericks's İslam Tunçbilek. 24 minutes into the game, Sport Club Mavericks's Dre Schipmans nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Hoàng Tran made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. When Thorvald Mansel came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the FC Dalin 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 Thorvald Mansel couldn't finish the play. In the 34th minute, Vítor Perez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 37 minutes into the match, Sport Club Mavericks's goal looked a bit too open when Nguyễn Chuong came free, but Marcelo Gröhe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marcelo Gröhe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nghiêm Tong in the 39th minute of the match. Marcelo Gröhe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Trần Ritchell, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thorvald Mansel in the 47th minute of play forced Sport Club Mavericks's goalkeeper Marcelo Gröhe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Dre Schipmans to strike the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, Dre Schipmans notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of FC Dalin's Hoàng Tran. Hoàng Tran was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Sport Club Mavericks's Marcelo Gröhe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Trần Ritchell in the 60th minute of play. Sport Club Mavericks's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Sílvio Luiz de Godoi in the 69th minute. Zhuo Yin Hong received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Hoàng Tran tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 75 minutes into the match, Sport Club Mavericks's goal looked a bit too open when Nghiêm Tong came free, but Marcelo Gröhe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 77th minute FC Dalin were awarded a corner. Kyriakos Paltoudakis went to the cornerflag to take it. Nguyễn Chuong was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Hoàng Tran showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zhuo Yin Hong in the 79th minute of the match. The corner went over the outstretched arms of FC Dalin's goalie and right to Marcos Almeida. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. FC Dalin's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Fernando Lucas lost his temper 84 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 83rd minute of the game. One of Sport Club Mavericks:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of FC Dalin:s goal. Marcelo Gröhe had in the 86thth minute some difficulties stopping Kyriakos Paltoudakis's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his right side, but he still managed to hold the ball 2-1 came in the 86th minute when Kyriakos Paltoudakis all by himself managed to get straight through the defense and place the ball into the net to the right of Marcelo Gröhe. If Zhuo Yin Hong had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When FC Dalin's Trần Ritchell in the 98th minute got a chance for a shot 98th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Sport Club Mavericks's goalie prevented a goal. FC Dalin's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.