Official Cup

Abri Mais Uma
Spectators: 158 (Terracing: 119, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ronaldo Fenomeno started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the match, Miau Stars's goalkeeper Abdulkadir Eraslan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Geovanni Baptista. João Paulo Silva took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ronaldo Fenomeno, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. João Paulo Silva didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ronaldo Fenomeno went, in the 7th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Geovanni Baptista could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but Abdulkadir Eraslan made a huge save. 17 minutes into the match, Natalio Centenales had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Abdulkadir Eraslan. Miau Stars's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Natalio Centenales was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Abdulkadir Eraslan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Natalio Centenales, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 24 minutes of play, Família Ressaca MZ's Natalio Centenales made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Abdulkadir Eraslan was left in no man's land by his defense there! 32 minutes into the match, Miau Stars's goalkeeper Abdulkadir Eraslan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Geovanni Baptista. With a little luck, Miau Stars's Abdulkadir Eraslan got control of the ball when Geovanni Baptista tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 37th minute of the game Xavier Laureys made a throw-in which Feng Yang played forward. In the 38th minute Natalio Centenales shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abdulkadir Eraslan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. João Paulo Silva came out of the goal in the 40th minute to try and stop a shot by Miau Stars's Ronaldo Fenomeno. But to his dismay, Ronaldo Fenomeno quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. Abdulkadir Eraslan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Geovanni Baptista in the 46th minute of play.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Geovanni Baptista made a kick off. With a little luck, Família Ressaca MZ's João Paulo Silva got control of the ball when Ronaldo Fenomeno tried to sneak it across the goal line. Abdulkadir Eraslan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Natalio Centenales, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. 57 minutes into the match, Miau Stars's goal looked a bit too open when Natalio Centenales came free, but Abdulkadir Eraslan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Geovanni Baptista's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Abdulkadir Eraslan was relentless in the 57th minute of the game. When Ronaldo Fenomeno came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the Miau Stars 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 Ronaldo Fenomeno couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Família Ressaca MZ getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Xavier Laureys hit a great ball. Ronaldo Fenomeno struck a weak shot in the 63rd minute. João Paulo Silva didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Miau Stars. Abdulkadir Eraslan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Geovanni Baptista in the 72nd minute of play. In the 75th minute the ball was on its way in behind Miau Stars's goalkeeper Abdulkadir Eraslan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ronaldo Fenomeno got free with João Paulo Silva in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Vasco Arruabarrena hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. Família Ressaca MZ's João Paulo Silva proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 86th minute of the match, managed to save Família Ressaca MZ from getting a goal against them. Abdulkadir Eraslan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Randy Doty, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Família Ressaca MZ were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Miau Stars for a fine match.