Official Cup

Claude François
Spectators: 205 (Terracing: 154, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Fabien Canu made the kick off which started today's match. Fabien Canu struck a weak shot in the 3rd minute. Matthias Brandin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Lunar Park. After a defensive mix-up in Alexandrie CF's zone, Fabien Canu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Matthias Brandin came out of the goal and Fabien Canu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Lunar Park getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Fabien Canu hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Boris Johnson got free with Cedric Van Langhendoncx in the 8th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 9 minutes had been played when some careless play by Lunar Park's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Fidel Domenech was slow to take the kick. During this time Alexandrie CF's players had a chance to rest. 18 minutes into the match, Fabien Canu notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Alexandrie CF's Matthias Brandin. Matthias Brandin was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Cedric Van Langhendoncx made a fantastic save in the 24th minute, when Xu Xing Ting sent off a good shot on target. Cedric Van Langhendoncx made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xu Xing Ting in the 25th minute of play. Fabien Canu recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 27th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabien Canu in the 35th minute of play forced Alexandrie CF's goalkeeper Matthias Brandin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Isaac Andrews fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cedric Van Langhendoncx having to interfere. Cedric Van Langhendoncx made an important save on a dangerous shot by Yannick Osterhagen in the 39th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabien Canu in the 43rd minute of play forced Alexandrie CF's goalkeeper Matthias Brandin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Lunar Park booed when Alexandrie CF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yannick Osterhagen didn't get a good kick on the ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The wind increased when Boris Johnson made the kick off in the second half. Cedric Van Langhendoncx took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Isaac Andrews, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Fabien Canu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Matthias Brandin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fabien Canu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Matthias Brandin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabien Canu in the 56th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Lunar Park's Carlos Taillade got a free kick in the 57th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yannick Osterhagen in the 61st minute of play forced Lunar Park's goalkeeper Cedric Van Langhendoncx to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In a very dangerous position, a player in Alexandrie CF fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 63rd minute. Penalty! The score was 0-3 after a penalty in the 64th minute, where Lunar Park:s Carlos Taillade tricked Alexandrie CF:s Matthias Brandin with a difficult ball by the left post. Matthias Brandin made a fantastic save in the 69th minute, when Fabien Canu sent off a good shot on target. In the 70th minute of the match, Fabien Canu tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Matthias Brandin saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The audience was convinced that Xu Xing Ting's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cedric Van Langhendoncx was relentless in the 72nd minute of the game. Alexandrie CF made a substitution. Francisco Conceicão replaced Roland Gosse. In the 74th minute of the match Alexandrie CF got a corner. Lunar Park's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Fidel Domenech ran over to the corner to take the kick. Francisco Conceicão was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. The supporters of Lunar Park booed when Alexandrie CF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Xu Xing Ting didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alexandrie CF's Matthias Brandin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fabien Canu in the 82nd minute of play. In the 84th minute, Lunar Park's Ramiro Nastasio seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Ramiro Nastasio the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Lunar Park protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Ramiro Nastasio had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The supporters of Alexandrie CF booed when Lunar Park was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ramiro Nastasio didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 85 played minutes, Alexandrie CF's Fidel Domenech shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Cedric Van Langhendoncx came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Alexandrie CF reached it. 87 minutes into the match, Lunar Park's Luisito Hernando sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Matthias Brandin narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 96th minute Francisco Conceicão shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cedric Van Langhendoncx saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lunar Park's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.