Official Cup

Marcelo Gallardo
Spectators: 149 (Terracing: 112, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Bob Geldof took the kick off in the first half of the match. Herminio Otsando took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Justino Eusko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cridas FC's Herminio Otsando played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Oğuzer Saye in the 7th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rick Shaw in the 8th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Herminio Otsando prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 9 minutes into the match, Cridas FC's goal looked a bit too open when Rick Shaw came free, but Herminio Otsando reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Herminio Otsando showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bob Geldof in the 13th minute of the match. 16 minutes into the game, Oğuzer Saye cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Herminio Otsando was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Rick Shaw scored 0-2 in the 30th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Herminio Otsando, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Fleetwood Town's Cristian Mateo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 39th minute of the match, managed to save Fleetwood Town from getting a goal against them. The crowd rose to their feet as Cridas FC's Cristian Sánchez slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Cristian Mateo. That made the score 1-2 after 43 minutes of play. The Cridas FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Fleetwood Town were winning 1-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Lucio Hori to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the game, Fleetwood Town's Oğuzer Saye nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Herminio Otsando made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. Lucio Hori scored 3-4 in the 65th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Cristian Mateo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Bob Geldof scored 3-5 in the 69th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Herminio Otsando, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 74 minutes into the match, Cridas FC's goal looked a bit too open when Oğuzer Saye came free, but Herminio Otsando reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lucio Hori took the ball and in the 81 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Cristian Mateo. Cristian Mateo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-5. If Rick Shaw had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 95 minutes into the game, Nanak Liders was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Fleetwood Town's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Cridas FC the free kick. In the 95th match minute, Fleetwood Town was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nanak Liders to maneuver through the defense. The Cridas FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Fleetwood Town's performance. The match ended with a win for Fleetwood Town.