Official Cup

TONY STARK ARENA
Spectators: 592 (Terracing: 445, Seating: 136, VIP seats: 11) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Concetto Trasatti started the match with the kick off. Marcos Ranolfo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sebastian Larsson in the 2nd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Concetto Trasatti got free with Radowit Trzaskoma in the 7th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 8th minute Mathias Jonasson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcos Ranolfo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Radowit Trzaskoma showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Concetto Trasatti in the 12th minute of the match. Benoit Van Bettenrode blasted a shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marcos Ranolfo having to make a save. 15 minutes into the match, FA Sandtown's goal looked a bit too open when Concetto Trasatti came free, but Radowit Trzaskoma reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Estudiantes de América's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Maximo Dei in the 17th minute. A nice corner shot did that Maximo Dei got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Radowit Trzaskoma quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Marcos Ranolfo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mathias Jonasson, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. A collision led to Estudiantes de América getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Kert Roolaid hit a great ball. In the 20thth minute of the game Benoit Van Bettenrode who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Estudiantes de América's Marcos Ranolfo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Traian Blăniță could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 21st minute of the match, but Radowit Trzaskoma made a huge save. A hard shot 22 in the game by Concetto Trasatti from a close distance when the talented Radowit Trzaskoma managed to make a qualified save. FA Sandtown's players were relieved. Estudiantes de América's Marcos Ranolfo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mathias Jonasson in the 23rd minute of play. Marcos Ranolfo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benoit Van Bettenrode, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. With an all-out effort, Estudiantes de América's Radowit Trzaskoma threw himself towards the right post 29 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Joel Cordarrel, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Radowit Trzaskoma took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Cordarrel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benoit Van Bettenrode in the 33rd minute of play forced Estudiantes de América's goalkeeper Marcos Ranolfo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Radowit Trzaskoma made a fantastic save in the 34th minute, when Traian Blăniță sent off a good shot on target. The crowd rose to their feet as Estudiantes de América's Traian Blăniță slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Radowit Trzaskoma. That made the score 1-0 after 34 minutes of play. Mathias Jonasson recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 43rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 47th minute Joel Cordarrel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Radowit Trzaskoma saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Benoit Van Bettenrode to strike the kick off in the second half. Radowit Trzaskoma showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Cordarrel in the 52nd minute of the match. Marcos Ranolfo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Benoit Van Bettenrode in the 55th minute. Radowit Trzaskoma showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Concetto Trasatti in the 58th minute of the match. Marcos Ranolfo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mathias Jonasson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Cordarrel in the 65th minute of play forced FA Sandtown's goalkeeper Radowit Trzaskoma to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ludomir Tarka kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. FA Sandtown's Aleksander Kissel was substituted for Mathias Jonasson. Estudiantes de América made a substitution. Kraig Fred replaced Concetto Trasatti. Estudiantes de América made a substitution. Cornelio Ruisko replaced Traian Blăniță. Kraig Fred sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 74 minutes into the match, FA Sandtown's goal looked a bit too open when Kraig Fred came free, but Radowit Trzaskoma reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 83 minutes into the game, Estudiantes de América's Kraig Fred nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Radowit Trzaskoma made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. In the 91st minute, Cornelio Ruisko 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aleksander Kissel in the 93rd minute of play forced Estudiantes de América's goalkeeper Marcos Ranolfo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Benoit Van Bettenrode's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Marcos Ranolfo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 94th minute of play. Marcos Ranolfo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aleksander Kissel in the 95th minute of play.

For all the effort they put into the match, the FA Sandtown players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Estudiantes de América.