Official Cup

Anfield Road
Spectators: 158 (Terracing: 119, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Adolfo Vogel made the kick off which started today's match. 8 minutes into the match, Zeng Ting Xing had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sten Andreasson. The Reds's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Zeng Ting Xing was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. The Reds's Sten Andreasson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Santiago Meruendano in the 12th minute of play. 12 minutes in the game, Santiago Meruendano dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. The supporters of The Reds booed when Union Y Progreso F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Carlos Sueiro didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 28th minute Fabio Cordarell shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sten Andreasson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zeng Ting Xing in the 29th minute of play forced The Reds's goalkeeper Sten Andreasson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sten Andreasson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zeng Ting Xing, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. In the 34th minute Zeng Ting Xing shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sten Andreasson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlos Sueiro in the 35th minute of play forced The Reds's goalkeeper Sten Andreasson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sten Andreasson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Costante Segarra, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 41 minutes into the match, The Reds's goal looked a bit too open when Santiago Meruendano came free, but Sten Andreasson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sten Andreasson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Santiago Meruendano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Adolfo Vogel fell near the penalty area in the 46th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored The Reds's protests and gave Adolfo Vogel a yellow card for diving instead. In the 46th minute, Adolfo Vogel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sten Andreasson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Santiago Meruendano, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Zeng Ting Xing stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Richard Frykberg hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. Sten Andreasson came out of the goal in the 53rd minute to try and stop a shot by Union Y Progreso F.C.'s Santiago Meruendano. But to his dismay, Santiago Meruendano quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. In the 57th match minute, The Reds was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yerko Entrena to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zeng Ting Xing got free with Sten Andreasson in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 58 minutes, Aron Apelquist mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the The Reds and the Union Y Progreso F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Union Y Progreso F.C. booed when The Reds was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aron Apelquist didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the match had gone on for 59 minutes, Santiago Meruendano took a quick shot and it went in 0-3 without a chance for Sten Andreasson to make any attempt to save it. Sten Andreasson made a fantastic save in the 67th minute, when Santiago Meruendano sent off a good shot on target. When Zeng Ting Xing came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the Union Y Progreso F.C. 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 Zeng Ting Xing couldn't finish the play. Sten Andreasson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Santiago Meruendano in the 75th minute of the match. Gaudencio Quinto hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. A collision led to Union Y Progreso F.C. getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Olle Melander hit a great ball. Union Y Progreso F.C.'s Ali Vedat Çelikyay played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fred Isaksson in the 84th minute of play. The throw-in from Johnny Lange in the 85th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Union Y Progreso F.C.'s Ambrossi Gigante. With a little luck, The Reds's Sten Andreasson got control of the ball when Zeng Ting Xing tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Zeng Ting Xing came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the Union Y Progreso F.C. 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 Zeng Ting Xing couldn't finish the play. Sten Andreasson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Santiago Meruendano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 94 minutes The Reds's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Fabio Cordarell who took care of the corner kick. Fabio Cordarell made a great header on Union Y Progreso F.C.'s corner, it was just that The Reds's Sten Andreasson managed to reach the ball for a save. When the match was over Union Y Progreso F.C. could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than The Reds throughout the match.