Official Cup

A Gentle Touch Arena
Spectators: 149 (Terracing: 112, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) SAN LORENZO FC were awarded a corner in the 6th minute after Eleven Nation Army's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Shao Zhen Xiao took the corner. Lisandro Nuñez blasted a shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Qian Xing Wei having to make a save. In the 9th minute, Senthil Suşu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lisandro Nuñez's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Qian Xing Wei read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 12th minute of play. In the 13th minute the ball was on its way in behind Eleven Nation Army's goalkeeper Qian Xing Wei, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 15 played minutes Eleven Nation Army got a freekick which was hit by Senthil Suşu. Qian Xing Wei showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lisandro Nuñez in the 16th minute of the match. Eleven Nation Army's Qian Xing Wei played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lisandro Nuñez in the 18th minute of play. 21 minutes into the match, Eleven Nation Army's goal looked a bit too open when Lisandro Nuñez came free, but Qian Xing Wei reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 23 minutes into the match, Helge Brun dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Dario Astigar, 1-0. In the 34th minute Senthil Suşu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dario Astigar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 39th minute, Senthil Suşu reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Dario Astigar. The goal made the score 2-0. A collision led to Eleven Nation Army getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Helge Brun hit a great ball. Qian Xing Wei showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Artur Quintas in the 46th minute of the match.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Helge Brun was the one to do the kick off. Lisandro Nuñez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Qian Xing Wei having to interfere. 54 minutes into the match, Viggo Lundkvist had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dario Astigar. SAN LORENZO FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Viggo Lundkvist was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. After a rather tough play, Eleven Nation Army's Hubert Siöberg got a free kick in the 56th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Helge Brun in the 63rd minute of play forced SAN LORENZO FC's goalkeeper Dario Astigar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Qian Xing Wei stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lisandro Nuñez's shot from short distance in the 68th minute. Lisandro Nuñez might have been able to make a better finish in the 74th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Qian Xing Wei. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lisandro Nuñez ran back to his position shaking his head. Eleven Nation Army's Qian Xing Wei proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 74th minute of the match, managed to save Eleven Nation Army from getting a goal against them. Qian Xing Wei stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lisandro Nuñez's shot from short distance in the 77th minute. SAN LORENZO FC's Dario Astigar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Viggo Lundkvist in the 78th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Viggo Lundkvist during the 80th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 80th minute, Viggo Lundkvist hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. SAN LORENZO FC's Isaias Rosario was substituted for Allan Blom. A collision led to Eleven Nation Army getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Viggo Lundkvist hit a great ball. Otto Budjana hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. Ciriaco Cordarrell recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 86th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ciriaco Cordarrell fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Qian Xing Wei having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Eleven Nation Army's zone, Ciriaco Cordarrell stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Qian Xing Wei came out of the goal and Ciriaco Cordarrell tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Eleven Nation Army's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.