Official Cup

HULKAS ARENA
Spectators: 500 (Terracing: 376, Seating: 115, VIP seats: 9) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gabriel-Omar Santirso took the kick off in the first half of the match. Carlos Navarro Montoya took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Engin Akbatu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. - HULKAS -'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Pontus Granlund in the 4th minute. Ke Qi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gabriel-Omar Santirso in the 8th minute of play. Engin Akbatu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Carlos Navarro Montoya read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 12th minute of play. After 12 minutes of play, - HULKAS -'s Engin Akbatu made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Carlos Navarro Montoya was left in no man's land by his defense there! - HULKAS -'s Ke Qi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gabriel-Omar Santirso in the 15th minute of play. When Arroyito FC's Venancio Etor in the 16th minute got a chance for a shot 16th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye - HULKAS -'s goalie prevented a goal. Arroyito FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Venancio Etor in the 17th minute. Ke Qi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Miroslav Kvita, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. The audience was convinced that Gabriel-Omar Santirso's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ke Qi was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. Arroyito FC's Gabriel-Omar Santirso managed to work through - HULKAS -'s defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Gabriel-Omar Santirso dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. - HULKAS -'s Ke Qi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Miroslav Kvita in the 26th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Miroslav Kvita in the 26th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ke Qi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ke Qi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gabriel-Omar Santirso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ke Qi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Miroslav Kvita in the 33rd minute of the match. Ke Qi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gabriel-Omar Santirso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 37th minute Gabriel-Omar Santirso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ke Qi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Engin Akbatu in the 41st minute of play forced Arroyito FC's goalkeeper Carlos Navarro Montoya to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 45 minutes into the match, - HULKAS -'s goal looked a bit too open when Gervasio Unax came free, but Ke Qi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Carlos Navarro Montoya made an important save on a dangerous shot by Engin Akbatu in the 46th minute. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Engin Akbatu made a kick off. Arroyito FC's Carlos Navarro Montoya played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Engin Akbatu in the 51st minute of play. Carlos Navarro Montoya came out of the goal in the 51st minute to try and stop a shot by - HULKAS -'s Engin Akbatu. But to his dismay, Engin Akbatu quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. If Engin Akbatu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabriel-Omar Santirso in the 68th minute of play forced - HULKAS -'s goalkeeper Ke Qi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Engin Akbatu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carlos Navarro Montoya having to interfere. The Arroyito FC fans' excitement grew in the 75th match minute when Arroyito FC's Gabriel-Omar Santirso looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Engin Akbatu in the 80th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Carlos Navarro Montoya saved Arroyito FC from getting behind. 83 minutes into the game, - HULKAS -'s Franz Corral nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Carlos Navarro Montoya made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. In the 90th minute Engin Akbatu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlos Navarro Montoya saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 92nd minute, one of - HULKAS -:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for - HULKAS -.

The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. - HULKAS - were victorious despite being under pressure from Arroyito FC for much of the match.