Official Cup

Ciudad de Sabaneta
Spectators: 499 (Terracing: 375, Seating: 115, VIP seats: 9) Neil Mcinnes started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. SANTOS FC- FDFDF's attentive Silvério do Valle managed to snatch the ball when Brun Bucaran made a throw-in in the 3rd minute of the game. In the 4th minute, Neil Mcinnes left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SANTOS FC- FDFDF fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Kevin Mier showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Neil Mcinnes, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Neil Mcinnes scored 0-2 in the 11th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Kevin Mier, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Kevin Mier made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Neil Mcinnes in the 16th minute of play. Rian Giggs sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some careless play in the Sabaneta FC defense, Neil Mcinnes kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Kevin Mier. The Sabaneta FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Kevin Mier should have stopped the shot. In the 37th minute, SANTOS FC- FDFDF's Lucas Webster seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Lucas Webster the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of SANTOS FC- FDFDF protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Lucas Webster had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The goalkeeper, Erivaldo Catarinense, was totally fooled by Sabaneta FC's Cássio Correia, who 40 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Erivaldo Catarinense showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rian Giggs, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Cássio Correia did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 2-3 to the left of a surprised Erivaldo Catarinense 44 minutes into the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 2-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Rian Giggs was the one to do the kick off. Seçkin Ünlüol kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. When Sabaneta FC's Rian Giggs in the 53rd minute got a chance for a shot 53rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye SANTOS FC- FDFDF's goalie prevented a goal. A collision led to Sabaneta FC getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Cássio Correia hit a great ball. When the match clock showed 63 minutes, the score became 3-3 when Rian Giggs sped through SANTOS FC- FDFDF's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Erivaldo Catarinense. Sabaneta FC's Yoel Magarinos was substituted for Firman Urquizu. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rian Giggs in the 70th minute of play forced SANTOS FC- FDFDF's goalkeeper Erivaldo Catarinense to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Sabaneta FC's Rian Giggs in the 73rd minute got a chance for a shot 73rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye SANTOS FC- FDFDF's goalie prevented a goal. After 76 minutes, Rian Giggs made it 4-3 with a short kick to the right side. SANTOS FC- FDFDF's Erivaldo Catarinense tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. SANTOS FC- FDFDF's Sun Sha Xiong was substituted for Lleir Santiso. Osmundo Bolde hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. Erivaldo Catarinense made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Petri Romuroso in the 86th minute of play. 92 minutes into the match, SANTOS FC- FDFDF's goal looked a bit too open when Cássio Correia came free, but Erivaldo Catarinense reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

For all the effort they put into the match, the SANTOS FC- FDFDF players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Sabaneta FC.