Official Cup

Bebbanburg Arena
Spectators: 444 (Terracing: 334, Seating: 102, VIP seats: 8) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ramon Ignatius took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 4 minutes El ultimo's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Conrad Airpoel who took care of the corner kick. Ke Xiang received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Pastor Frantzes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Sajones F.C. getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Fidel Macerio hit a great ball. After 7 played minutes, El ultimo's Celestino Nisio shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Pastor Frantzes came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in El ultimo reached it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isaias Sazon in the 9th minute of play forced El ultimo's goalkeeper Tao Cheng Zhi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sajones F.C.'s Pastor Frantzes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vasile Pisculescu in the 10th minute of play. 11 minutes into the match, El ultimo's goal looked a bit too open when Isaias Sazon came free, but Tao Cheng Zhi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 13th minute Sajones F.C. were awarded a corner. Conrad Airpoel went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 16th minute, Vasile Pisculescu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Pastor Frantzes was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Isaias Sazon got free with Tao Cheng Zhi in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Pastor Frantzes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ramon Ignatius in the 21st minute of play. Vasile Pisculescu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Tao Cheng Zhi didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Isaias Sazon went, in the 28th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. 36 minutes into the match, Sajones F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Ramon Ignatius came free, but Pastor Frantzes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 40th minute, Vasile Pisculescu made a precise shot to the right of Pastor Frantzes. Sajones F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Isaias Sazon made a kick off. 56 minutes into the match, El ultimo's goal looked a bit too open when Conrad Airpoel came free, but Tao Cheng Zhi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tao Cheng Zhi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Isaias Sazon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tao Cheng Zhi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Isaias Sazon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 62 minutes into the match, Sajones F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Vasile Pisculescu came free, but Pastor Frantzes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 63 minutes into the match, Sajones F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Ramon Ignatius came free, but Pastor Frantzes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 66th minute, Ramon Ignatius reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Pastor Frantzes. The goal made the score 1-3. Sajones F.C. made a substitution. Hugo Raitin replaced Isaias Sazon. El ultimo's Felipe Venceslas was substituted for Serafino Ignazio. 70 minutes into the match, El ultimo's goal looked a bit too open when Hugo Raitin came free, but Tao Cheng Zhi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tao Cheng Zhi came out of the goal in the 80th minute to try and stop a shot by Sajones F.C.'s Hugo Raitin. But to his dismay, Hugo Raitin quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-3. El ultimo's Tao Cheng Zhi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hugo Raitin in the 83rd minute of play. 85 minutes into the game, Mo Feng Xiang was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sajones F.C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave El ultimo the free kick. In the 85th match minute, Sajones F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mo Feng Xiang to maneuver through the defense. Pastor Frantzes was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 87th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Celestino Nisio. In the 91st minute, Hugo Raitin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sajones F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-3. Hugo Raitin recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 95th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Neither team could find the winning goal during normal time. The second half finished 3-3. Extra-time would have to be played.

Sajones F.C.'s Pastor Frantzes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bernabe Lucero in the 101st minute of play. Hugo Raitin might have been able to make a better finish in the 103rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tao Cheng Zhi. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Hugo Raitin ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 103rd minute Hugo Raitin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tao Cheng Zhi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tao Cheng Zhi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hugo Raitin in the 106th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ramon Ignatius in the 108th minute of play forced Sajones F.C.'s goalkeeper Pastor Frantzes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pastor Frantzes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ramon Ignatius's shot from short distance in the 114th minute.

When it was time for second half in the overtime, the players were a bit slow, but they soon became more alert when it was time for Hugo Raitin to make the kick off. 118 minutes into the game, Celestino Nisio threw the ball into play from the sideline. Sajones F.C.'s Fidel Macerio quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. A hard shot 121 in the game by Vasile Pisculescu from a close distance when the talented Pastor Frantzes managed to make a qualified save. Sajones F.C.'s players were relieved. In the 121st minute, Teo Cordero had to leave the field with a concussion. Conrad Airpoel charged in rather forcefully in the 121st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Conrad Airpoel the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Sajones F.C.'s Conrad Airpoel got a free kick in the 122nd minute. With an all-out effort, El ultimo's Pastor Frantzes threw himself towards the right post 123 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Ramon Ignatius, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Tao Cheng Zhi didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Hugo Raitin went, in the 128th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-3 was the resulting score. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Sajones F.C. fans cheered their team off the field, for while El ultimo had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.