Official Cup

Stadion Pod mohylou
Spectators: 186 (Terracing: 140, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Bernardo Novaes got the match started through his kick off. Bernardo Novaes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bernardo Novaes in the 7th minute of play forced Rafaela FC's goalkeeper Inocencio Veronica to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lex Academy's Tomáš Houdek played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Octavio Gonzo in the 11th minute of play. A collision led to Rafaela FC getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Alex Suhendar hit a great ball. In the 13thth minute of the game Bernardo Novaes who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Rafaela FC's Inocencio Veronica was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Lex Academy's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Roman Jursa in the 15th minute. A collision led to Lex Academy getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Vivaldo Fantini hit a great ball. Bernardo Novaes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Inocencio Veronica made a huge save. In the 19th minute Emiliano Furia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tomáš Houdek saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 20th minute, Lex Academy's Bernardo Novaes dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. In the 24thth minute of the game Octavio Gonzo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Lex Academy's Tomáš Houdek was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 32 played minutes Rafaela FC got a freekick which was hit by Alex Suhendar. After some fancy dribbling in the 32nd minute, Roman Jursa managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lex Academy's supporters rose to their feet, but Roman Jursa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Inocencio Veronica breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 36 minutes Rafaela FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Roman Jursa who took care of the corner kick. Lex Academy's Bernardo Novaes was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Inocencio Veronica in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Bernardo Novaes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 39th minute of the match, but Inocencio Veronica made a huge save. Tomáš Houdek showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Octavio Gonzo in the 40th minute of the match. The supporters of Lex Academy booed when Rafaela FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Esteve Iliana didn't get a good kick on the ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio was the one to do the kick off. Octavio Gonzo had several of the Lex Academy's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 54 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-1 score and a disappointed Tomáš Houdek as he didn't even see the shot coming. Rafaela FC made a substitution. Severo Oriche replaced Eloy Gipuzkoa. A collision led to Rafaela FC getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Basilio Guillerme hit a great ball. A sloppy throw-in by Basilio Guillerme in the 61st minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Lex Academy's Mojmír Houška. Bernardo Novaes's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Inocencio Veronica read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 64th minute of play. In the 66th minute Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tomáš Houdek saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bernardo Novaes's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Inocencio Veronica read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 68th minute of play. In the 70th minute, Ross Strong hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lex Academy made a substitution. Fausto Castulo replaced Paco Arzola. After 72 played minutes Rafaela FC got a freekick which was hit by Ross Strong. 75 minutes in the game Severo Oriche did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio. Bernardo Novaes's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Inocencio Veronica read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 80th minute of play. In the 81st minute of the match Lex Academy got a corner. Rafaela FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Roman Jursa ran over to the corner to take the kick. 82 minutes into the match, Rafaela FC's goal looked a bit too open when Bernardo Novaes came free, but Inocencio Veronica reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bernardo Novaes scored 2-1 in the 84th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Inocencio Veronica, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 89th match minute, Rafaela FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Basilio Guillerme to maneuver through the defense. Mojmír Houška struck a weak shot in the 92nd minute. Inocencio Veronica didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Lex Academy. After a rather tough play, Rafaela FC's Esteve Iliana got a free kick in the 94th minute. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Lex Academy had won after a very even match.