Official Cup

Asterix&ObelixArena
Spectators: 172 (Terracing: 130, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) Mesere's Beila Cacho started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Mesere's Cai Fei Cheng played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nat Firth in the 3rd minute of play. Mesere's Cai Fei Cheng played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nat Firth in the 6th minute of play. Sacha Lilley got a throw-in 10 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Rodney Staple. Martyon Diehl showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Beila Cacho, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. Cai Fei Cheng took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aaron Rambo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Beila Cacho might have been able to make a better finish in the 17th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Martyon Diehl. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Beila Cacho ran back to his position shaking his head. Jonathan Willetts made in the 27th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Mesere's Serafin Cernadas. An unexpectedly hard shot by Segio Galantia in the 27th minute of play forced Astreix&ObelixSoccer's goalkeeper Martyon Diehl to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mesere were awarded a corner in the 29th minute after Astreix&ObelixSoccer's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Anatoli Búnev took the corner. A throw-in in the 31st minute of the game was made by Sacha Lilley with Peng Qi Chong as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dave Di Gregorio in the 32nd minute of play forced Mesere's goalkeeper Cai Fei Cheng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Mesere defense, Peng Qi Chong kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cai Fei Cheng. The Mesere fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cai Fei Cheng should have stopped the shot. In the 39thth minute of the game Segio Galantia who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Astreix&ObelixSoccer's Martyon Diehl was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Astreix&ObelixSoccer's Martyon Diehl played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Segio Galantia in the 41st minute of play. In the 45th minute, one of Mesere: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 Mesere. The goalkeeper, Cai Fei Cheng, was totally fooled by Astreix&ObelixSoccer's Jonathan Willetts, who 47 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Dave Di Gregorio made a kick off. Cai Fei Cheng made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dave Di Gregorio in the 54th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Peng Qi Chong in the 56th minute of play forced Mesere's goalkeeper Cai Fei Cheng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cai Fei Cheng made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Peng Qi Chong in the 56th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Segio Galantia got free with Martyon Diehl in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Segio Galantia in the 59thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Martyon Diehl, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After a rather tough play, Astreix&ObelixSoccer's Rodney Staple got a free kick in the 68th minute. Astreix&ObelixSoccer's Osvaldo Alvarenga was substituted for Manuel Viñaspre. Astreix&ObelixSoccer's 韩克兴 was substituted for Felipe Orzaize. A collision led to Astreix&ObelixSoccer getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Rodney Staple hit a great ball. Mesere made a substitution. Eate Azcaraso replaced Mustafa Emrah Vahip. In the 73rd minute, Placido Trabado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 74 minutes into the match, Liam Bray had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cai Fei Cheng. Mesere's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Liam Bray was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Astreix&ObelixSoccer were furious when Osvaldo Alvarenga was red carded, 80 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. After 87 minutes, Eate Azcaraso mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Mesere and the Astreix&ObelixSoccer players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Mesere's Eate Azcaraso got a free kick in the 87th minute. 89 minutes into the match, Mesere's goal looked a bit too open when Liam Bray came free, but Cai Fei Cheng reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cai Fei Cheng took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Liam Bray, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 95th minute, Liam Bray left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Astreix&ObelixSoccer fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. Mesere's Luís Gustavo Pimenta was substituted for Segio Galantia. Astreix&ObelixSoccer walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.