Official Cup

Colossus Popolizio
Spectators: 184 (Terracing: 139, Seating: 42, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Bartolo Basualdo took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Torbjørn Trondsen in the 4th minute of play forced ManagerZone Academy's goalkeeper Paolo Pereyra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Bartolo Basualdo in the 6th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Paolo Pereyra saved ManagerZone Academy from getting behind. Paolo Pereyra was a little too slow when Bartolo Basualdo got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 8th minute. The score was now 1-0. 12 minutes into the match, Deportivo Popolizio FBC's goal looked a bit too open when Gabino Silva came free, but Hermann Hesse reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, ManagerZone Academy's Feliciano Mitxel got a free kick in the 13th minute. The long shot by Cris Ronaldo in the 14th minute really tested Paolo Pereyra's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Kaan 董卓 made in the 18th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Eloy Alvarez immediately put the ball in play. In the 21st minute Torbjørn Trondsen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paolo Pereyra saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Paolo Pereyra made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Torbjørn Trondsen in the 24th minute of play. 27 minutes into the match, ManagerZone Academy's goalkeeper Paolo Pereyra had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bartolo Basualdo. With a little luck, ManagerZone Academy's Paolo Pereyra got control of the ball when Bartolo Basualdo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Hermann Hesse showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Steve Hyuga, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Paolo Pereyra made a fantastic save in the 35th minute, when Bartolo Basualdo sent off a good shot on target. In the 36th minute of the match Deportivo Popolizio FBC got a corner. ManagerZone Academy's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Cris Ronaldo ran over to the corner to take the kick. ManagerZone Academy's Paolo Pereyra proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 41st minute of the match, managed to save ManagerZone Academy from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bartolo Basualdo got free with Paolo Pereyra in the 43rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

55 minutes into the game, one of ManagerZone Academy:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. An unexpectedly hard shot by Steve Hyuga in the 64th minute of play forced Deportivo Popolizio FBC's goalkeeper Hermann Hesse to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Paolo Pereyra showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bartolo Basualdo in the 66th minute of the match. Paolo Pereyra made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bartolo Basualdo in the 70th minute of play. Deportivo Popolizio FBC's Tibor Nyilasi was substituted for Bartolo Basualdo. In the 74th minute Deportivo Popolizio FBC were awarded a corner. Cris Ronaldo went to the cornerflag to take it. Cris Ronaldo made a great header on Deportivo Popolizio FBC's corner, it was just that ManagerZone Academy's Paolo Pereyra managed to reach the ball for a save. Paolo Pereyra came out of the goal in the 75th minute to try and stop a shot by Deportivo Popolizio FBC's Olly Morgan. But to his dismay, Olly Morgan quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. Paolo Pereyra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Olly Morgan, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Olly Morgan in the 78th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Paolo Pereyra saved ManagerZone Academy from getting behind. Paolo Pereyra showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Olly Morgan in the 83rd minute of the match. When Steve Hyuga fell near the penalty area in the 86th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ManagerZone Academy's protests and gave Steve Hyuga a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Deportivo Popolizio FBC getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Olly Morgan hit a great ball. 90 minutes into the match, Deportivo Popolizio FBC's Tibor Nyilasi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Paolo Pereyra narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Paolo Pereyra made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tibor Nyilasi in the 94th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Deportivo Popolizio FBC's Geir Søfteland got a free kick in the 95th minute. ManagerZone Academy's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.