Official Cup

Royal Masters Arena
Spectators: 151 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Hans-Martin Istad started the match with the kick off. 8 minutes into the match, Garanhão do SUL's goalkeeper Ignatius Casasola had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Florencio Rafe. Edgar Costa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Enrique Bologna showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edgar Costa, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. In the last second Ignatius Casasola throw himself and got hold of the ball when Hans-Martin Istad in the 15thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. Garanhão do SUL's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Cassiano Telinhos in the 18th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hans-Martin Istad in the 20th minute of play forced Garanhão do SUL's goalkeeper Ignatius Casasola to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Torcato Rebocho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Enrique Bologna tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Florencio Rafe in the 23rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Ignatius Casasola, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Enrique Bologna showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from António Gama in the 28th minute of the match. Saverio Teofilio came free with the goalkeeper in the 31st minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Ignatius Casasola could save by the left post. Ignatius Casasola stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Florencio Rafe's shot from short distance in the 34th minute. The audience was convinced that Hans-Martin Istad's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ignatius Casasola was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. A collision led to Garanhão do SUL getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Akis Kefallinos hit a great ball. Florencio Rafe struck a weak shot in the 42nd minute. Ignatius Casasola didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Masters United F.C..

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Edgar Costa to make the kick off. 50 minutes into the match, Masters United F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Akis Kefallinos came free, but Enrique Bologna reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 52nd minute Garanhão do SUL were awarded a corner. Cassiano Telinhos went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Cassiano Telinhos got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Enrique Bologna quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Ignatius Casasola didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Hans-Martin Istad went, in the 53rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. In the 58th minute of the match Masters United F.C. got a corner. Garanhão do SUL's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Anselmo Ted ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Hans-Martin Istad almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Garanhão do SUL's Ignatius Casasola did a great save. After 59 minutes, Hans-Martin Istad made it 2-0 with a short kick to the right side. Garanhão do SUL's Ignatius Casasola tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Ignatius Casasola showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hans-Martin Istad, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Ignatius Casasola stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hans-Martin Istad's shot from short distance in the 62nd minute. Garanhão do SUL's Albano Leizarraga was substituted for Edgar Costa. In the 65th minute Florencio Rafe shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ignatius Casasola saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 67th minute Masters United F.C. were awarded a corner. Anselmo Ted went to the cornerflag to take it. Florencio Rafe blasted a shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ignatius Casasola having to make a save. Ignatius Casasola showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Florencio Rafe, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Garanhão do SUL's Ignatius Casasola played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Saverio Teofilio in the 77th minute of play. 80 minutes into the match, Garanhão do SUL's Albano Leizarraga sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Enrique Bologna narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 81st minute, Albano Leizarraga fired away a shot that was totally unreachable for Enrique Bologna. The ball ended up just outside the left post, and Garanhão do SUL's manager could be seen angrily pacing the sidelines. Hans-Martin Istad sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.