Official Cup

Silvano Tomé
Spectators: 165 (Terracing: 124, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Eusebio Eufrasio started the match with the kick off. 5 minutes into the match, Habsburgo's goal looked a bit too open when Ramūnas Budraitis came free, but Teofilo Cordarell reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ramūnas Budraitis hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. Alfredas Malakauskas hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Teofilo Cordarell took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Algirdas Brazauskas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 16th minute, Alfredas Malakauskas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Teofilo Cordarell was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 19 minutes into the game, Algirdas Brazauskas cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Teofilo Cordarell was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After some careless play in the Habsburgo defense, Algirdas Brazauskas kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Teofilo Cordarell. The Habsburgo fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Teofilo Cordarell should have stopped the shot. Eusebio Eufrasio could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 27th minute of the match, but Miglius Beržinis made a huge save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Justo Thomas in the 28th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Miglius Beržinis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 30 minutes into the game, Alfredas Malakauskas cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Teofilo Cordarell was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Habsburgo's Teofilo Cordarell played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ramūnas Budraitis in the 34th minute of play. 35 minutes into the match, Ramūnas Budraitis notched a goal, 0-5, to the right of Habsburgo's Teofilo Cordarell. Teofilo Cordarell was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 38 minutes into the match, Habsburgo's goal looked a bit too open when Algirdas Brazauskas came free, but Teofilo Cordarell reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 39 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Habsburgo! The referee gave FC COSA NOSTRA a penalty, 42 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Alfredas Malakauskas, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Habsburgo's Teofilo Cordarell. 0-6. In the 45th minute, Habsburgo's Basilio Ruisko seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Basilio Ruisko the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Habsburgo protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Basilio Ruisko had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In a very dangerous position, a player in Habsburgo fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 45th minute. Penalty! In the 48th minute there was a penalty for FC COSA NOSTRA. Alfredas Malakauskas stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Teofilo Cordarell. 0-7. The Habsburgo players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. FC COSA NOSTRA were winning 0-7.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Algirdas Brazauskas to strike the kick off in the second half. Teofilo Cordarell showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Algirdas Brazauskas in the 53rd minute of the match. Teofilo Cordarell didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Alfredas Malakauskas went, in the 65th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-8 was the resulting score. 73 minutes into the game, Justo Thomas cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-8. Miglius Beržinis was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a rather tough play, Habsburgo's Justo Thomas got a free kick in the 75th minute. When Erikas Rakauskas fell near the penalty area in the 77th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC COSA NOSTRA's protests and gave Erikas Rakauskas a yellow card for diving instead. After 77 played minutes FC COSA NOSTRA got a freekick which was hit by Erikas Rakauskas. Habsburgo's Teofilo Cordarell played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alfredas Malakauskas in the 82nd minute of play. Miglius Beržinis came out of the goal in the 85th minute to try and stop a shot by Habsburgo's Justo Thomas. But to his dismay, Justo Thomas quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-8. Teofilo Cordarell made a fantastic save in the 88th minute, when Algirdas Brazauskas sent off a good shot on target. In the 89th minute, Erikas Rakauskas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. FC COSA NOSTRA's Alfredas Malakauskas got a good chance for a goal in the 93rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Alfredas Malakauskas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. FC COSA NOSTRA's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.