Official Cup

The Old Shire
Spectators: 562 (Terracing: 423, Seating: 129, VIP seats: 10) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Matthew Alavedra made the kick off which started today's match. SABALEPLUS's Santiago Toli proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save SABALEPLUS from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Edmundson Ross got free with Santiago Toli in the 10th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Santiago Toli made a fantastic save in the 13th minute, when Edmundson Ross sent off a good shot on target. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Edmundson Ross in the 17th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Santiago Toli saved SABALEPLUS from getting behind. ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇'s Marjus Laçka played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yiğit Tanırer in the 20th minute of play. In the 21st minute, Edmundson Ross got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Edmundson Ross's late challenge caught a SABALEPLUS's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Edmundson Ross helped the player get up and apologised. Edmundson Ross kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. Marjus Laçka took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ovidio Enaut, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Edmundson Ross could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 31st minute of the match, but Santiago Toli made a huge save. Marjus Laçka showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Matthew Alavedra, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Santiago Toli came out of the goal in the 35th minute to try and stop a shot by ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇'s Edmundson Ross. But to his dismay, Edmundson Ross quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ovidio Enaut in the 37th minute of play forced ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇'s goalkeeper Marjus Laçka to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Edmundson Ross blasted a shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Santiago Toli having to make a save. In the 42nd minute, Amerigo Rosini hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

Santiago Toli stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Edmundson Ross's shot from short distance in the 51st minute. ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Amerigo Rosini in the 53rd minute. It was a well-played corner which Domenico Rosi managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. With a little luck, ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇'s Marjus Laçka got control of the ball when Matthew Alavedra tried to sneak it across the goal line. Marjus Laçka showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ovidio Enaut in the 60th minute of the match. Santiago Toli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edmundson Ross, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Edmundson Ross received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Santiago Toli tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 71st minute Saba Lerø shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marjus Laçka saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. SABALEPLUS's Santiago Toli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edmundson Ross in the 72nd minute of play. After 76 minutes SABALEPLUS's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Amerigo Rosini who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇'s corner Amerigo Rosini fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Santiago Toli quite easily take care of the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Edmundson Ross in the 80th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Santiago Toli prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the match had gone on for 81 minutes, Matthew Alavedra took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Marjus Laçka to make any attempt to save it. Edmundson Ross recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 87th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Marjus Laçka made an important save on a dangerous shot by Saba Lerø in the 88th minute. In the 93rd match minute, SABALEPLUS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edelmiro Tercero to maneuver through the defense.

Santiago Toli was out of position in the 99 minute of play, and Edmundson Ross capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Edmundson Ross really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. SABALEPLUS's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇ had won, even though SABALEPLUS had held more of the ball.