Official Cup

Arena Magic United
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. Christian Almkvist started the match with the kick off. Giorgio March made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mané Lara in the 4th minute of play. 11 minutes into the game, C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's Saul Roman nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Borys Gruchacz made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. After 18 played minutes C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07 got a freekick which was hit by Manuel Lopez de Toro. In the 18th minute of the match Prospero Perfecto sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Giorgio March skillfully saved the ball. When Mané Lara came up free with the goalie in the 20th minute, the Joinville United - FSCMZ fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Mané Lara couldn't finish the play. After 25 minutes, Mané Lara made it 1-1 with a short kick to the right side. C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's Giorgio March tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 30 minutes into the match, Mané Lara had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Giorgio March. C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mané Lara was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Saul Roman in the 33rd minute of play forced Joinville United - FSCMZ's goalkeeper Borys Gruchacz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Valeriu Oneț hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. 42 minutes into the match, Christian Almkvist notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of Joinville United - FSCMZ's Borys Gruchacz. Borys Gruchacz was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's Giorgio March played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mané Lara in the 53rd minute of play. 54 minutes into the match, Joinville United - FSCMZ's goalkeeper Borys Gruchacz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Saul Roman. 57 minutes into the match, Joinville United - FSCMZ's goalkeeper Borys Gruchacz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bonifacio Abascal. Joinville United - FSCMZ made a substitution. Lennart Khan replaced Didi Cardozo. Joinville United - FSCMZ made a substitution. Maurício Donatello replaced Mané Lara. 69 minutes into the match, Indar Albizua dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Borys Gruchacz, 2-3. Alesandro Coutinho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Giorgio March having to interfere. In the 77thth minute of the game Alesandro Coutinho who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's Giorgio March was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Giorgio March made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alesandro Coutinho in the 79th minute of play. After 79 minutes of play, Joinville United - FSCMZ's Alesandro Coutinho made it 3-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Giorgio March was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 86th minute Joinville United - FSCMZ were awarded a corner. Prospero Perfecto went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Prospero Perfecto got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Giorgio March quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Borys Gruchacz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Indar Albizua, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Borys Gruchacz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Indar Albizua, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. Prospero Perfecto charged in rather forcefully in the 93rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Prospero Perfecto the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 93 played minutes Joinville United - FSCMZ got a freekick which was hit by Prospero Perfecto. For all the effort they put into the match, the C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07 players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Joinville United - FSCMZ.