Official Cup

Miyoy Arena
Spectators: 167 (Terracing: 126, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Isaac Derwin kicked off to start the match. After a rather tough play, La Gallardeta's Jan-Olof Eliasson got a free kick in the 2nd minute. Fryderyk Witwicki could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 3rd minute of the match, but Belchior Saldanha made a huge save. 6 minutes into the match, La Gallardeta's goalkeeper Belchior Saldanha had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Oliver Rogiers. Abdessalem Abdessalam came out of the goal in the 8th minute to try and stop a shot by La Gallardeta's Jan-Olof Eliasson. But to his dismay, Jan-Olof Eliasson quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. La Gallardeta's Belchior Saldanha proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 12th minute of the match, managed to save La Gallardeta from getting a goal against them. Belchior Saldanha made a fantastic save in the 15th minute, when Oliver Rogiers sent off a good shot on target. Florin Imperatore charged in rather forcefully in the 17th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Florin Imperatore the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Abdessalem Abdessalam showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fulgencio Gartzi in the 18th minute of the match. Fulgencio Gartzi's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Abdessalem Abdessalam read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 20th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fulgencio Gartzi in the 22nd minute of play forced Adab FC's goalkeeper Abdessalem Abdessalam to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jan-Olof Eliasson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Abdessalem Abdessalam tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 29 minutes into the match, Adab FC's goal looked a bit too open when Fulgencio Gartzi came free, but Abdessalem Abdessalam reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Florin Imperatore kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. In the 32nd minute, Fulgencio Gartzi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The La Gallardeta fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. In the 39th minute, Jan-Olof Eliasson 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. 40 minutes into the game, La Gallardeta's Fulgencio Gartzi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Abdessalem Abdessalam made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. In the 46th minute, Fryderyk Witwicki fired a really elegant long shot, but Belchior Saldanha threw himself and managed to get hold of the ball just in front of the right post. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Fulgencio Gartzi to strike the kick off in the second half. A collision led to La Gallardeta getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Clemente Anaya hit a great ball. Belchior Saldanha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Oliver Rogiers, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fulgencio Gartzi in the 53rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Abdessalem Abdessalam prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Fulgencio Gartzi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Fulgencio Gartzi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 70 minutes into the match, Fulgencio Gartzi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Abdessalem Abdessalam. Adab FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fulgencio Gartzi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. Jan-Olof Eliasson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abdessalem Abdessalam having to interfere. Abdessalem Abdessalam took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fulgencio Gartzi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 79 minutes into the game, Fulgencio Gartzi lined in a short shot 0-6 behind a frustrated Abdessalem Abdessalam. 83 minutes into the match, La Gallardeta's goal looked a bit too open when Fryderyk Witwicki came free, but Belchior Saldanha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Abdessalem Abdessalam made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Enzo Nuñez in the 84th minute of play. Belchior Saldanha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Isaac Derwin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Adab FC made a substitution. Cheb Sadmi replaced Bouzid Bentifour. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. La Gallardeta had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.