Official Cup

Frédson Mendes
Spectators: 170 (Terracing: 128, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Lucas Navarro took the kick off in the first half of the match. Arkadiusz Piatek's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Shaki Conn read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 5th minute of play. In the 9th minute the ball was on its way in behind ForestFire's goalkeeper Shaki Conn, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 11 minutes had been played when some careless play by ForestFire's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Fermin Martinez was slow to take the kick. During this time Utopía Muerta FC's players had a chance to rest. Fermin Martinez made a great header on Utopía Muerta FC's corner, it was just that ForestFire's Shaki Conn managed to reach the ball for a save. Utopía Muerta FC's Mano Hume played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tracy Shah in the 16th minute of play. Shaki Conn came out of the goal in the 19th minute to try and stop a shot by Utopía Muerta FC's Arkadiusz Piatek. But to his dismay, Arkadiusz Piatek quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. After 22 minutes of play, Utopía Muerta FC's Arkadiusz Piatek made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Shaki Conn was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience was convinced that Arkadiusz Piatek's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Shaki Conn was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. ForestFire's Shaki Conn proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 34th minute of the match, managed to save ForestFire from getting a goal against them. In the 36th minute, Arkadiusz Piatek ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Shaki Conn was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. 39 minutes into the match, ForestFire's goal looked a bit too open when Arkadiusz Piatek came free, but Shaki Conn reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arkadiusz Piatek might have been able to make a better finish in the 41st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Shaki Conn. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Arkadiusz Piatek ran back to his position shaking his head. 41 minutes into the match, ForestFire's goalkeeper Shaki Conn had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Arkadiusz Piatek. A collision led to ForestFire getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Joseph Reeder hit a great ball.

In the 52ndth minute of the game Arkadiusz Piatek who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ForestFire's Shaki Conn was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 56th minute the ball was on its way in behind ForestFire's goalkeeper Shaki Conn, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Utopía Muerta FC's Severo Bermudo was substituted for Arkadiusz Piatek. In the 59th minute Utopía Muerta FC were awarded a corner. Fermin Martinez went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Uriel Santiago almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but ForestFire's Shaki Conn did a great save. The supporters of ForestFire booed when Utopía Muerta FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Radoslaw Klocko didn't get a good kick on the ball. Severo Bermudo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Shaki Conn read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 68th minute of play. ForestFire's Shaki Conn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fermin Martinez in the 70th minute of play. In the 70th minute, Fermin Martinez made a precise shot to the right of Shaki Conn. ForestFire's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. ForestFire's Todd Mayes was substituted for Danial Dunbar. When Utopía Muerta FC's Severo Bermudo in the 75th minute got a chance for a shot 75th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ForestFire's goalie prevented a goal. Mano Hume made a fantastic save in the 81st minute, when Lucas Navarro sent off a good shot on target. 82 minutes into the game, Utopía Muerta FC's Severo Bermudo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Shaki Conn made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-0. In the 85thth minute of the game Severo Bermudo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ForestFire's Shaki Conn was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Jose Hoyt kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Severo Bermudo in the 88th minute of play forced ForestFire's goalkeeper Shaki Conn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 91st minute, Cristo Leoncio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alp Kaya's late challenge caught a ForestFire's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alp Kaya helped the player get up and apologised. After 95 played minutes Utopía Muerta FC got a freekick which was hit by Alp Kaya. For all the effort they put into the match, the ForestFire players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Utopía Muerta FC.