Official Cup

Winchester
Spectators: 205 (Terracing: 154, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Gilberto Rancaño made the kick off which started today's match. In the 5thth minute of the game Laurențiu Pora who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but TiGrEs Fx's Franc Merlot was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Franc Merlot stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Laurențiu Pora's shot from short distance in the 5th minute. Taurino Torrealba charged in rather forcefully in the 7th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Taurino Torrealba the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Taurino Torrealba hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Laurențiu Pora received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Franc Merlot tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 12 minutes into the match, Hayalim Kedoshim's Laurențiu Pora sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Franc Merlot narrowly saved just below the crossbar. TiGrEs Fx's Maju Vellon managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Carlos Puyol in the 16 minute of the game. Cazimir Angelescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gilberto Rancaño, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 27th minute Gilberto Rancaño shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cazimir Angelescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Laurențiu Pora might have been able to make a better finish in the 29th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Franc Merlot. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Laurențiu Pora ran back to his position shaking his head. Franc Merlot made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Laurențiu Pora in the 29th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gilberto Rancaño got free with Cazimir Angelescu in the 31st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Laurențiu Pora might have been able to make a better finish in the 38th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Franc Merlot. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Laurențiu Pora ran back to his position shaking his head. 45 minutes into the game, Carlos Puyol threw the ball into play from the sideline. TiGrEs Fx's Joaquim Matute quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Hayalim Kedoshim's Tadeu Carneiro managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Junior Saron in the 51 minute of the game. Laurențiu Pora received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Franc Merlot came out and tried to block the shot, but Laurențiu Pora slotted it home off the left post making it 0-1 in the 52nd minute. In the 55th match minute, TiGrEs Fx was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Taurino Torrealba to maneuver through the defense. Hayalim Kedoshim's Luis Tamaron was substituted for Garfield Sau. After a rather tough play, TiGrEs Fx's Taurino Torrealba got a free kick in the 57th minute. Franc Merlot showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erhan Alp in the 58th minute of the match. In the 59th minute Hayalim Kedoshim were awarded a corner. Tadeu Carneiro went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 62nd minute, Gilberto Rancaño got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Erez Loco kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hanni Godines in the 69th minute of play forced TiGrEs Fx's goalkeeper Franc Merlot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 75 minutes into the match, TiGrEs Fx's goal looked a bit too open when Dawid Beninda came free, but Franc Merlot reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gilberto Rancaño in the 79th minute of play forced Hayalim Kedoshim's goalkeeper Cazimir Angelescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 79th minute, Gilberto Rancaño ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cazimir Angelescu was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. In the 88th minute Dawid Beninda shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Franc Merlot saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. TiGrEs Fx's Franc Merlot proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 90th minute of the match, managed to save TiGrEs Fx from getting a goal against them. Cazimir Angelescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joaquim Matute, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 92nd minute of the match TiGrEs Fx got a corner. Hayalim Kedoshim's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Joaquim Matute ran over to the corner to take the kick. A well-hit corner resulted in Maju Vellon heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Thanks to some nice moves Hanni Godines could shoot a difficult shot in the 95th minute, which Franc Merlot however easily saved by the left post. TiGrEs Fx succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Hayalim Kedoshim had controlled the match.