Official Cup

Fara Park
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Fang Hao Jing started the match with the kick off. Farafulla FC's Angelo Boni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fang Hao Jing in the 6th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fang Hao Jing in the 14th minute of play forced Farafulla FC's goalkeeper Angelo Boni to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fang Hao Jing spun around in front of the goal 14 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of Farafulla FC's goal. With an all-out effort, Farafulla FC's Diogo de Souza threw himself towards the right post 24 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Ryan Portanares, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Angelo Boni showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fang Hao Jing in the 25th minute of the match. The Glorious FC's Fang Hao Jing got a good chance for a goal in the 27th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a little luck, The Glorious FC's Diogo de Souza got control of the ball when Andriy Shevchenko tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 41st minute Behçet Alp shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Diogo de Souza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Behçet Alp in the 42nd minute of play forced The Glorious FC's goalkeeper Diogo de Souza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Behçet Alp hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. Angelo Boni made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fang Hao Jing in the 47th minute of play. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Andriy Shevchenko to make the kick off. In the 53rd minute Behçet Alp shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Diogo de Souza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Diogo de Souza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ryan Portanares in the 54th minute of play. Diogo de Souza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ryan Portanares, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. In the 56th minute, Pauli Pogba reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Angelo Boni. The goal made the score 0-1. In the 59th minute Andriy Shevchenko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Diogo de Souza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 72nd minute Behçet Alp shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Diogo de Souza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Vivaldo Carioca got free with Angelo Boni in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 79th minute Behçet Alp shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Diogo de Souza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Andriy Shevchenko had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of The Glorious FC booed when Farafulla FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ciccio Senatore didn't get a good kick on the ball. Diogo de Souza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Behçet Alp in the 94th minute of play.