Official Cup

Xandele Arena
Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) Norberto da Silva started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Xanda FC's Ian Melo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cazimir Ogășanu in the 4th minute of play. Diogo Andrade charged in rather forcefully in the 7th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Diogo Andrade the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Diogo Andrade hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. A collision led to Xanda FC getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Umberto Martins hit a great ball. The supporters of SE7EN booed when Xanda FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jânio Baptista didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ian Melo didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when SE7EN's Otto Spets shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-1 in the ordered_time% minute. Ian Melo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Otto Spets, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Otto Spets in the 27th minute of play forced Xanda FC's goalkeeper Ian Melo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Otto Spets in the 30th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ian Melo saved Xanda FC from getting behind. In the 32nd minute, Isto Leppiniemi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SE7EN fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Gwidon Ciupierdo hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. With a little luck, SE7EN's Sven-Erik Fransson got control of the ball when Norberto da Silva tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ian Melo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cazimir Ogășanu, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. In the 40th minute Cazimir Ogășanu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ian Melo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ian Melo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cazimir Ogășanu went, in the 41st minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. After the first half SE7EN were leading 0-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Isto Leppiniemi was the one to do the kick off. In the 54th minute Cazimir Ogășanu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ian Melo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of SE7EN booed when Xanda FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luiz Fernando Arce didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ian Melo made a fantastic save in the 64th minute, when Cazimir Ogășanu sent off a good shot on target. 68 minutes into the match, Xanda FC's goalkeeper Ian Melo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nereo Errapel. Isto Leppiniemi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ian Melo having to interfere. When Umberto Martins fell near the penalty area in the 78th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Xanda FC's protests and gave Umberto Martins a yellow card for diving instead. In the 78th match minute, Xanda FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Umberto Martins to maneuver through the defense. Matías Guedes hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 80th minute, Isto Leppiniemi managed to get in a good position for a shot. SE7EN's supporters rose to their feet, but Isto Leppiniemi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ian Melo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Henrique Ramos fell near the penalty area in the 84th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Xanda FC's protests and gave Henrique Ramos a yellow card for diving instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Isto Leppiniemi got free with Ian Melo in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. SE7EN's Cazimir Ogășanu got a good chance for a goal in the 88th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 90th minute, Cazimir Ogășanu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ian Melo was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-6. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. SE7EN had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.