Official Cup

Robert Nesta Marley
Spectators: 500 (Terracing: 376, Seating: 115, VIP seats: 9) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Jurgen Turpin took the kick off in the first half of the match. ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Frank Leoni in the 6th minute. A nice corner shot did that Maximo Abajas got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Ye Zheng quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Ye Zheng made a fantastic save in the 8th minute, when Olgierd Gajewski sent off a good shot on target. Olgierd Gajewski could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 14th minute of the match, but Ye Zheng made a huge save. In the 17th minute Jurgen Turpin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rodrigo Beliran saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Olgierd Gajewski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Ye Zheng tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 20 minutes into the match, ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣'s goal looked a bit too open when Jurgen Turpin came free, but Rodrigo Beliran reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rodrigo Beliran made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jurgen Turpin in the 22nd minute of play. 26 minutes into the match, Flamenco United's goalkeeper Ye Zheng had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Armando Lore. 31 minutes into the game, ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣'s Olgierd Gajewski nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ye Zheng made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. In the 39th minute Marcelo Masa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ye Zheng saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 42 minutes into the match, ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣'s goal looked a bit too open when Bircan Serdar came free, but Rodrigo Beliran reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣ getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Amadeo Perico hit a great ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Ye Zheng took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Olgierd Gajewski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jurgen Turpin's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Rodrigo Beliran firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 61st minute, Benne Beaufort hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣'s Saturnino Ibañez was substituted for Olgierd Gajewski. Benne Beaufort kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. 64 minutes into the match, Flamenco United's goal looked a bit too open when Saturnino Ibañez came free, but Ye Zheng reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 67th minute, Edmund Sobczak left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. In the 70th minute Jurgen Turpin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rodrigo Beliran saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 72 minutes into the match, ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣'s goalkeeper Rodrigo Beliran had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gwidon Cichocki. A collision led to Flamenco United getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Luiz Paulo Tasso hit a great ball. After having played for 75 minutes, Bircan Serdar managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Flamenco United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bircan Serdar was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Rodrigo Beliran took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bircan Serdar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Saturnino Ibañez in the 91st minute of play forced Flamenco United's goalkeeper Ye Zheng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 95 minutes into the match, ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣'s goalkeeper Rodrigo Beliran had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gwidon Cichocki. After a rather tough play, Flamenco United's Bircan Serdar got a free kick in the 96th minute. Ye Zheng showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Saturnino Ibañez, who was totally free with the ball in the 97th minute. Neither team could find the winning goal during normal time. The second half finished 2-2. Extra-time would have to be played.

After the break the players went out on the field to play the first half of overtime with revived energy in their legs. Flamenco United's Jurgen Turpin started the play with the initial kick off. Ye Zheng made an important save on a dangerous shot by Saturnino Ibañez in the 104th minute. Saturnino Ibañez came free with the goalkeeper in the 107th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Ye Zheng could save by the left post. Rodrigo Beliran showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jurgen Turpin, who was totally free with the ball in the 109th minute. Ye Zheng made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edmund Sobczak in the 113th minute of play. Flamenco United's Ye Zheng proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 114th minute of the match, managed to save Flamenco United from getting a goal against them. With the score at 2-2, the referee blew for the end of the half. The players got a few minutes to recover before they had to start the second half of extra-time.

The players still looked rather fresh even though it was time for second half of the overtime. Saturnino Ibañez did a quick kick off. Flamenco United's Ye Zheng played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Isaias Laurin in the 118th minute of play. Ye Zheng took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edmund Sobczak, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 121st minute, Bernt Drake ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ye Zheng was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-2. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣ fans cheered their team off the field, for while Flamenco United had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.