Official Cup

☆ Minas Tirith ☆
Spectators: 197 (Terracing: 149, Seating: 45, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Elfráður Legolas started the match with the kick off. Rafa Nadal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carabalí Mareide in the 3rd minute of play. 4 minutes into the game, Zhang Bin Hai cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Aguirre Almarza was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Zhang Bin Hai in the 7th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Aguirre Almarza saved YerBaTerOs from getting behind. After 9 minutes YerBaTerOs's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Emin Peraica who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Gondor FC™'s corner Emin Peraica fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Aguirre Almarza quite easily take care of the ball. 10 minutes into the match, YerBaTerOs's goalkeeper Aguirre Almarza had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Aragorn Ranger. After a rather tough play, YerBaTerOs's Marin Reneros got a free kick in the 11th minute. In the 12th minute, Aragorn Ranger made a precise shot to the right of Aguirre Almarza. YerBaTerOs's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. After a rather tough play, Gondor FC™'s Avdo Seslija got a free kick in the 14th minute. 19 minutes into the match, YerBaTerOs's goal looked a bit too open when Zhang Bin Hai came free, but Aguirre Almarza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 24th minute, Elfráður Legolas left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Gondor FC™ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. YerBaTerOs's Aguirre Almarza proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 26th minute of the match, managed to save YerBaTerOs from getting a goal against them. In the 29thth minute of the game Zenon Santin who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Gondor FC™'s Rafa Nadal was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Rafa Nadal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carabalí Mareide, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 35th minute of the match YerBaTerOs got a corner. Gondor FC™'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Tercero Toria ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Tercero Toria almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Gondor FC™'s Rafa Nadal did a great save. YerBaTerOs's Aguirre Almarza proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 36th minute of the match, managed to save YerBaTerOs from getting a goal against them. Aguirre Almarza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zhang Bin Hai, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Elfráður Legolas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Aguirre Almarza tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rafa Nadal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zenon Santin, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elfráður Legolas in the 44th minute of play forced YerBaTerOs's goalkeeper Aguirre Almarza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Zhang Bin Hai kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Aguirre Almarza. That made the score 5-0 in the 45 minute of play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Zenon Santin made a kick off. Aguirre Almarza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zhang Bin Hai in the 52nd minute of the match. After some careless play in the YerBaTerOs defense, Zhang Bin Hai kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Aguirre Almarza. The YerBaTerOs fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Aguirre Almarza should have stopped the shot. The supporters of Gondor FC™ booed when YerBaTerOs was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pascual Irabien didn't get a good kick on the ball. Aragorn Ranger charged in rather forcefully in the 60th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Aragorn Ranger the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zenon Santin in the 61st minute of play forced Gondor FC™'s goalkeeper Rafa Nadal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. YerBaTerOs's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Tercero Toria in the 64th minute. After taking down the ball on YerBaTerOs's corner Tercero Toria fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Rafa Nadal quite easily take care of the ball. Aguirre Almarza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zhang Bin Hai, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. YerBaTerOs's Aguirre Almarza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elfráður Legolas in the 73rd minute of play. Despot Pajić blasted a shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Aguirre Almarza having to make a save. YerBaTerOs's Aguirre Almarza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Despot Pajić in the 74th minute of play. Aguirre Almarza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elfráður Legolas, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. 93 minutes into the match, Gondor FC™'s goal looked a bit too open when Zenon Santin came free, but Rafa Nadal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Aguirre Almarza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zhang Bin Hai, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gondor FC™'s supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.