Official Cup

Caverna dos banguela
Spectators: 155 (Terracing: 117, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Rafa Alves made the kick off which started today's match. A collision led to MUSHIBA FC getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Deivid Capixaba hit a great ball. In the 6th minute, MUSHIBA FC's Stavros Karapapas seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Stavros Karapapas the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of MUSHIBA FC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Stavros Karapapas had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. 6 minutes into the game, one of MUSHIBA FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave Strib Galacticos IF a penalty, 8 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Davide Ubriaco, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of MUSHIBA FC's Osvaldo Vergílio. 0-1. Hasan Fuleager made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rafa Alves in the 16th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andres Oper in the 17th minute of play forced MUSHIBA FC's goalkeeper Osvaldo Vergílio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Osvaldo Vergílio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zhao Xiong Han, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 22 minutes into the game, Andres Oper cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Osvaldo Vergílio was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Samuel Cristofol charged in rather forcefully in the 29th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Samuel Cristofol the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Strib Galacticos IF booed when MUSHIBA FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Samuel Cristofol didn't get a good kick on the ball. Andres Oper fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Osvaldo Vergílio having to interfere. Davide Ubriaco might have been able to make a better finish in the 36th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Osvaldo Vergílio. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Davide Ubriaco ran back to his position shaking his head. 41 minutes into the match, MUSHIBA FC's goal looked a bit too open when Zhao Xiong Han came free, but Osvaldo Vergílio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 46 minutes, Rafa Alves managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. MUSHIBA FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rafa Alves was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Andres Oper stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. With an all-out effort, Strib Galacticos IF's Osvaldo Vergílio threw himself towards the right post 51 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Zhao Xiong Han, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 53 minutes into the match, Strib Galacticos IF's goal looked a bit too open when Rafa Alves came free, but Hasan Fuleager reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 65 minutes had been played when some careless play by MUSHIBA FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Davide Ubriaco was slow to take the kick. During this time Strib Galacticos IF's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Davide Ubriaco got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Osvaldo Vergílio quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Rafa Alves fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hasan Fuleager having to interfere. Andres Oper kicked a quick shot right in front of the goal in the 71stth minute. Though ot was a great shot MUSHIBA FC's keeper Osvaldo Vergílio was sill able to block leaving the score board unchanged. 75 minutes into the game, Rafa Alves cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Hasan Fuleager was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Strib Galacticos IF made a substitution. Hagbard Ribov replaced Andres Oper. Strib Galacticos IF's Sonni Engklint was substituted for Asım Arif Akatay. Strib Galacticos IF's Hasan Fuleager played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rafa Alves in the 82nd minute of play. After having played for 84 minutes, Davide Ubriaco managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Strib Galacticos IF's supporters crossed their fingers, but Davide Ubriaco was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a little luck, MUSHIBA FC's Osvaldo Vergílio got control of the ball when Hagbard Ribov tried to sneak it across the goal line. Rafa Alves received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Hasan Fuleager tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Strib Galacticos IF walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.