Official Cup

José Dellagiovanna
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Wang Rong Jing took the kick off in the first half of the match. Thomas Ravelli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Miguel Rojelio in the 2nd minute of the match. In the 4th minute Justo Lore shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thomas Ravelli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r's Yavuz Bülent İlkim got a free kick in the 6th minute. 7 minutes into the game, one of S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Thomas Ravelli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gwyn Lawson in the 14th minute of the match. 15 minutes into the match, S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r's goal looked a bit too open when Justo Lore came free, but Thomas Ravelli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 16th minute Gwyn Lawson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thomas Ravelli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r's zone, Justo Lore stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Thomas Ravelli came out of the goal and Justo Lore tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yavuz Bülent İlkim in the 22nd minute of play forced Tigre's goalkeeper Desiderio Lauaxeta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 26th minute, Ömer Rıza Belge left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Justo Lore in the 30th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Thomas Ravelli prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ömer Rıza Belge hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. 35 minutes into the match, S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r's goalkeeper Thomas Ravelli had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Justo Lore. The supporters of Tigre booed when S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eduardo Camavinga didn't get a good kick on the ball. 39 minutes into the match, Tigre's goal looked a bit too open when Ömer Rıza Belge came free, but Desiderio Lauaxeta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Desiderio Lauaxeta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wang Rong Jing in the 42nd minute of play. 47 minutes into the match, Tigre's goal looked a bit too open when Wang Rong Jing came free, but Desiderio Lauaxeta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Gwyn Lawson stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute Justo Lore shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thomas Ravelli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r's Abidin Taşkın got a free kick in the 54th minute. After having played for 55 minutes, Gwyn Lawson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tigre's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gwyn Lawson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Masao Koriotto in the 79th minute of play forced S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r's goalkeeper Thomas Ravelli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tigre's defense didn't have a chance, in the 82nd minute, when Yavuz Bülent İlkim scored to the left of an out of position Desiderio Lauaxeta, making the score, 1-2. After a rather tough play, S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r's Ömer Rıza Belge got a free kick in the 86th minute. In the 91st minute Pedro Aparecido shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thomas Ravelli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.