Official Cup

STARRY HOUSE
Spectators: 170 (Terracing: 128, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) Kesoku FC's Paulino Remicio started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Jorge Curcio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Han Chao Sang in the 4th minute of the match. If Han Chao Sang had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Astor Nel's late challenge caught a CSKA-LULIN's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Astor Nel helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Kesoku FC's Astor Nel got a free kick in the 14th minute. In the 16th minute Leopoldo Jacinto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jorge Curcio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Leopoldo Jacinto blasted a shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jorge Curcio having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Severo Danel in the 18th minute of play forced Kesoku FC's goalkeeper Jorge Curcio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 20 minutes into the match, Kesoku FC's goal looked a bit too open when Leopoldo Jacinto came free, but Jorge Curcio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Severo Danel in the 22nd minute of play forced Kesoku FC's goalkeeper Jorge Curcio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 22nd minute Severo Danel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jorge Curcio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Leopoldo Jacinto took the ball and in the 24 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jorge Curcio. Jorge Curcio dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Severo Danel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Jorge Curcio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Leopoldo Jacinto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Leopoldo Jacinto scored 0-2 in the 31st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jorge Curcio, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 34thth minute of the game Leopoldo Jacinto who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Kesoku FC's Jorge Curcio was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Jorge Curcio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leopoldo Jacinto, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Leopoldo Jacinto in the 39th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jorge Curcio saved Kesoku FC from getting behind. A collision led to CSKA-LULIN getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Ding Maldini hit a great ball. Jorge Curcio stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Leopoldo Jacinto's shot from short distance in the 46th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Leopoldo Jacinto to make the kick off. In the 51st minute Venancio Gombal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vitomir Starokin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Severo Danel came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the CSKA-LULIN 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 Severo Danel couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leopoldo Jacinto in the 57th minute of play forced Kesoku FC's goalkeeper Jorge Curcio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jorge Curcio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Niklas Örnberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 59th minute of the match, Severo Danel got a very nice opportunity to score, but Jorge Curcio was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 64thth minute of the game Leopoldo Jacinto who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Kesoku FC's Jorge Curcio was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, CSKA-LULIN's Han Chao Sang got a free kick in the 64th minute. CSKA-LULIN made a substitution. Leandro Mundo replaced Kang Zheng Yu. Kesoku FC's Jorge Curcio proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to save Kesoku FC from getting a goal against them. A collision led to Kesoku FC getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Saul Indar hit a great ball. CSKA-LULIN's Mito Kulov was substituted for Han Chao Sang. Saul Indar hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. Leopoldo Jacinto's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jorge Curcio read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 73rd minute of play. Severo Danel could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 74th minute of the match, but Jorge Curcio made a huge save. Jorge Curcio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leopoldo Jacinto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 76th minute of the match Niklas Örnberg shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jorge Curcio showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Jorge Curcio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leopoldo Jacinto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. CSKA-LULIN's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Niklas Örnberg in the 85th minute. A nice corner shot did that Niklas Örnberg got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Jorge Curcio quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 94th minute, Mito Kulov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. CSKA-LULIN's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.