Official Cup

Markowy Stadion
Spectators: 156 (Terracing: 117, 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. Miguel Ángel Benito started the match with the kick off. Cascadia United's Conrado Ugaitz managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Ernesto Cirelli in the 8 minute of the game. If Miguel Ángel Benito had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Artur Boruc showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Miguel Ángel Benito, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Cascadia United's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Rene Pueblo in the 14th minute. In the 24th minute, Miguel Ángel Benito 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. When Wang Di Yi came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the Cascadia United 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 Wang Di Yi couldn't finish the play. 31 minutes into the game, Markowy Team's Zula Misiewicz nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Leonel Rocco made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Mai Jian Xi kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. 38 minutes into the match, Markowy Team's goal looked a bit too open when Wang Di Yi came free, but Artur Boruc reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 41 minutes into the match, Cascadia United's goalkeeper Leonel Rocco had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mai Jian Xi. Miguel Ángel Benito blasted a shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Artur Boruc having to make a save. Artur Boruc took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Miguel Ángel Benito, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 47th match minute, Cascadia United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abel Neron to maneuver through the defense. Cascadia United made a substitution. Constantino Neto replaced Abel Neron. After a rather tough play, Cascadia United's Abel Neron got a free kick in the 48th minute.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Mai Jian Xi made a kick off. 60 minutes into the match, Cascadia United's goal looked a bit too open when Carlos Alcaraz came free, but Leonel Rocco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 62nd minute Markowy Team were awarded a corner. Yu Yong Mo went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Yu Yong Mo almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Cascadia United's Leonel Rocco did a great save. The audience was convinced that Mai Jian Xi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Leonel Rocco was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. 65 minutes into the match, Markowy Team's goal looked a bit too open when Miguel Ángel Benito came free, but Artur Boruc reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With his leg Artur Boruc managed to avoid a goal in the 72ndth minute, when Cascadia United's Miguel Ángel Benito fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Markowy Team's Artur Boruc proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 83rd minute of the match, managed to save Markowy Team from getting a goal against them. Leonel Rocco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zula Misiewicz, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Artur Boruc made an important save on a dangerous shot by Miguel Ángel Benito in the 85th minute. 87 minutes into the match, Cascadia United's goal looked a bit too open when Carlos Alcaraz came free, but Leonel Rocco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mai Jian Xi in the 90th minute of play forced Cascadia United's goalkeeper Leonel Rocco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 93rd minute of the match Yu Yong Mo sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Leonel Rocco skillfully saved the ball. Leonel Rocco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomasz Wietrzychowski in the 97th minute of play.