Official Cup

Zagrebačka livada
Spectators: 177 (Terracing: 133, Seating: 41, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Kaj Låsberg got the match started through his kick off. 5 minutes into the match, AFC Cherries's goal looked a bit too open when Sanjin Skelin came free, but Guto Jacinto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mauro Sabolek charged in rather forcefully in the 9th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mauro Sabolek the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Radek Rokos struck a weak shot in the 11th minute. 黄伟斌 didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for AFC Cherries. 黄伟斌 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luciano Cuenca, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 22 minutes had been played when some careless play by ZG Hakleri's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Luciano Cuenca was slow to take the kick. During this time AFC Cherries's players had a chance to rest. Radek Rokos hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. A hard shot 29 in the game by Arijan Paović from a close distance when the talented Guto Jacinto managed to make a qualified save. AFC Cherries's players were relieved. 30 minutes into the game, AFC Cherries's Kaj Låsberg nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. 黄伟斌 made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Godfredo Barroso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 黄伟斌 having to interfere. Kaj Låsberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 黄伟斌 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Godfredo Barroso, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. ZG Hakleri's 黄伟斌 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luciano Cuenca in the 44th minute of play. 黄伟斌 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Godfredo Barroso in the 45th minute of the match. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Arijan Paović to make the kick off. In the 53rd match minute, AFC Cherries was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Godfredo Barroso to maneuver through the defense. 56 minutes into the match, Kaj Låsberg dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of 黄伟斌, 0-3. 黄伟斌 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luciano Cuenca in the 59th minute of play. AFC Cherries made a substitution. Markus Jordán replaced Václav Buš. After 62 minutes ZG Hakleri's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Luciano Cuenca who took care of the corner kick. In the 68th minute, Arijan Paović ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Guto Jacinto was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. 71 minutes into the match, Sanjin Skelin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Guto Jacinto. AFC Cherries's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sanjin Skelin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3. Leo Krivačić kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. The supporters of AFC Cherries booed when ZG Hakleri was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Damjan Brozović didn't get a good kick on the ball. Luciano Cuenca might have been able to make a better finish in the 75th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over 黄伟斌. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Luciano Cuenca ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 78th minute of the match AFC Cherries got a corner. ZG Hakleri's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Luciano Cuenca ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Luciano Cuenca almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but ZG Hakleri's 黄伟斌 did a great save. In the 83rd minute, Markus Jordán 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. Markus Jordán kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. If Arijan Paović had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When František Jakubec came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the AFC Cherries 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 František Jakubec couldn't finish the play. A collision led to ZG Hakleri getting a freekick after 97 minutes play. Damjan Brozović hit a great ball. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. AFC Cherries walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.