Official Cup

BofA Stadium
Spectators: 165 (Terracing: 124, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. José Maria Pena started the match with the kick off. In the 11th minute, Charlotte FC's Don Malbec ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Valeri Zabelin. Valeri Zabelin yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0. Valeri Zabelin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Don Malbec, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 15th minute, Alexander Smith hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Charlotte FC's Don Malbec in the 18th minute got a chance for a shot 18th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye A.D. Imperial's goalie prevented a goal. 20 minutes into the game, Don Malbec cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Valeri Zabelin was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpected shot in the 28th minute by Bogdan Matela got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Don Malbec blasted a shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Valeri Zabelin having to make a save. 31 minutes into the match, A.D. Imperial's goal looked a bit too open when Don Malbec came free, but Valeri Zabelin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Don Malbec had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Valeri Zabelin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Don Malbec, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Don Malbec blasted a shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Valeri Zabelin having to make a save. A.D. Imperial's Valeri Zabelin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 38th minute of the match, managed to save A.D. Imperial from getting a goal against them. Valeri Zabelin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Don Malbec in the 43rd minute. After 44 minutes A.D. Imperial's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Kaja Jamak who took care of the corner kick. Kaja Jamak made a great header on Charlotte FC's corner, it was just that A.D. Imperial's Valeri Zabelin managed to reach the ball for a save. Valeri Zabelin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Don Malbec in the 45th minute of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Don Malbec to make the kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Don Malbec in the 54th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Valeri Zabelin saved A.D. Imperial from getting behind. Valeri Zabelin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Don Malbec, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 57th minute, Don Malbec managed to get in a good position for a shot. Charlotte FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Don Malbec was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Valeri Zabelin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A.D. Imperial's Dadá Maravilha was substituted for José Maria Pena. A.D. Imperial made a substitution. Durvalino Trevisan replaced Róbson Mattos. In the 64th minute of the match Charlotte FC got a corner. A.D. Imperial's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Kaja Jamak ran over to the corner to take the kick. A.D. Imperial's Valeri Zabelin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Parker English in the 65th minute of play. 67 minutes had been played when some careless play by A.D. Imperial's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Kaja Jamak was slow to take the kick. During this time Charlotte FC's players had a chance to rest. A collision led to A.D. Imperial getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Clemente Massa hit a great ball. In the 70th minute Don Malbec shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Valeri Zabelin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 71st minute of the match Charlotte FC got a corner. A.D. Imperial's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Kaja Jamak ran over to the corner to take the kick. Francesco Keller was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Valeri Zabelin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Don Malbec went, in the 76th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. Charlotte FC made a substitution. Vicente Rafferty replaced Don Malbec. Valeri Zabelin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kaja Jamak in the 81st minute of the match. Charlotte FC's Bryant Miles proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 82nd minute of the match, managed to save Charlotte FC from getting a goal against them. In the 85th minute, Vicente Rafferty 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. A.D. Imperial's Alex Corrêa was substituted for Antônio Ramalho. Bryant Miles made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dadá Maravilha in the 94th minute of play.