Official Cup

The wings of success
Spectators: 165 (Terracing: 124, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Conny Gudmundsson took the kick off in the first half of the match. When Nippur de Lagash 2's Casimiro Cordarell in the 4th minute got a chance for a shot 4th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye SPARROWS's goalie prevented a goal. Nippur de Lagash 2's Tito Chayo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Conny Gudmundsson in the 7th minute of play. Conny Gudmundsson's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tito Chayo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 9th minute of play. Casimiro Cordarell took the ball and in the 15 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Vitko Hadzhiiliev. Vitko Hadzhiiliev dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Casimiro Cordarell in the 22nd minute of play forced SPARROWS's goalkeeper Vitko Hadzhiiliev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tito Chayo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aan 周瑜, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. A nice corner shot did that Pavlin Pintev got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Tito Chayo quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Tito Chayo was out of position in the 33 minute of play, and Lionel Haaland capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Lionel Haaland really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. SPARROWS made a substitution. Chen Yi Ran replaced Aan 周瑜. Conny Gudmundsson succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-1 in the 38th playminute. In the 42nd minute, Casimiro Cordarell made a precise shot to the right of Vitko Hadzhiiliev. SPARROWS's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Hernan Lehen made the kick off in the second half. Bartolo De Mitri hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. Tito Chayo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mincho Strahinov in the 59th minute of the match. Vitko Hadzhiiliev made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hernan Lehen in the 62nd minute. Vitko Hadzhiiliev made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hernan Lehen in the 65th minute. 67 minutes into the match, SPARROWS's goalkeeper Vitko Hadzhiiliev had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Casimiro Cordarell. When the match had gone on for 68 minutes, Lionel Haaland put it in 4-2 from a short distance just to the right of Tito Chayo. After a defensive mix-up in Nippur de Lagash 2's zone, Chen Yi Ran stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tito Chayo came out of the goal and Chen Yi Ran tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Nippur de Lagash 2's Tobias Uxio was substituted for Sixto Ariando. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Casimiro Cordarell in the 76th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Vitko Hadzhiiliev prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Vitko Hadzhiiliev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Casimiro Cordarell in the 81st minute of the match. Nippur de Lagash 2's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Israel Oliviero in the 82nd minute. When SPARROWS's Chen Yi Ran, in the 88th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for SPARROWS. In the 89th match minute, SPARROWS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Simeon Paspalev to maneuver through the defense. Tobias Uxio kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. After 96 minutes SPARROWS's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Israel Oliviero who took care of the corner kick. In the 97th minute of the match Nippur de Lagash 2 got a corner. SPARROWS's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Israel Oliviero ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Nippur de Lagash 2's Israel Oliviero to fire away a dangerous shot which Vitko Hadzhiiliev despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. SPARROWS's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.