Official Cup

Dragon Cave
Spectators: 10533 (Terracing: 7901, Seating: 2422, VIP seats: 210) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Christiano Ronaldo took the kick off in the first half of the match. Exequiel Zeballos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Fernado Alves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Exequiel Zeballos in the 9th minute of play forced Unione Sportiva's goalkeeper Fernado Alves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 13th match minute, Unione Sportiva was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Christiano Ronaldo to maneuver through the defense. Fernado Alves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Exequiel Zeballos in the 14th minute of play. In the 16th minute of the match, Su Xu Xi got a very nice opportunity to score, but Lyubcho Karadachki was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Lyubcho Karadachki made a fantastic save in the 17th minute, when Christiano Ronaldo sent off a good shot on target. Manchester United F.C.'s Lyubcho Karadachki proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 19th minute of the match, managed to save Manchester United F.C. from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Parvan Dakelov in the 23rd minute of play forced Unione Sportiva's goalkeeper Fernado Alves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 23 minutes of play, Manchester United F.C.'s Parvan Dakelov made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fernado Alves was left in no man's land by his defense there! Unione Sportiva's Fernado Alves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Exequiel Zeballos in the 28th minute of play. The supporters of Unione Sportiva booed when Manchester United F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Iordache Luca didn't get a good kick on the ball. Fernado Alves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Exequiel Zeballos in the 35th minute of play. In the 38th minute Christiano Ronaldo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lyubcho Karadachki saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lyubcho Karadachki showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christiano Ronaldo, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Lyubcho Karadachki made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christiano Ronaldo in the 41st minute of play. 42 minutes into the match, Manchester United F.C.'s goalkeeper Lyubcho Karadachki had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Christiano Ronaldo. Christiano Ronaldo did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-1 to the left of a surprised Lyubcho Karadachki 44 minutes into the match. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Exequiel Zeballos to strike the kick off in the second half. Unione Sportiva's Fernado Alves proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 51st minute of the match, managed to save Unione Sportiva from getting a goal against them. Fernado Alves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Iskren Mihnev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Manchester United F.C.'s Lyubcho Karadachki played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christiano Ronaldo in the 57th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tao Kun Xuan in the 62nd minute of play forced Manchester United F.C.'s goalkeeper Lyubcho Karadachki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Unione Sportiva's Fernado Alves got control of the ball when Exequiel Zeballos tried to sneak it across the goal line. Lyubcho Karadachki showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tao Kun Xuan, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Exequiel Zeballos's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Fernado Alves firmly grabbed it by the left post. Manchester United F.C.'s Lyubcho Karadachki played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Su Xu Xi in the 74th minute of play. 78 minutes into the match, Unione Sportiva's goal looked a bit too open when Parvan Dakelov came free, but Fernado Alves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Manchester United F.C.'s Lyubcho Karadachki played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Su Xu Xi in the 81st minute of play. In the 84th minute Su Xu Xi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lyubcho Karadachki saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fernado Alves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Parvan Dakelov in the 88th minute of the match. Exequiel Zeballos's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 90thth minute, Fernado Alves skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Unione Sportiva's Fernado Alves proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 91st minute of the match, managed to save Unione Sportiva from getting a goal against them. If Exequiel Zeballos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Neither Unione Sportiva or Manchester United F.C. succeeded in finding a winner during the second half. That meant the players faced another 30 minutes of extra-time.

All the players looked a little tired when it was time for the first half of the overtime. It was Unione Sportiva's Christiano Ronaldo that got to make the kick off. Su Xu Xis short, quick shot in the 100thth minute got Lyubcho Karadachki to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Fernado Alves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Parvan Dakelov in the 102nd minute of play. Exequiel Zeballos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 103rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fernado Alves having to interfere. Fernado Alves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Parvan Dakelov in the 108th minute of play. Fernado Alves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Parvan Dakelov, who was totally free with the ball in the 108th minute. With a little luck, Manchester United F.C.'s Lyubcho Karadachki got control of the ball when Su Xu Xi tried to sneak it across the goal line. 111 minutes into the match, Su Xu Xi dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Lyubcho Karadachki, 2-1. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Unione Sportiva fans cheered their team off the field, for while Manchester United F.C. had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.