Official Cup

Santiago Bernabéu
Spectators: 155 (Terracing: 117, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Orgullo's Manole Cristoiu 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. In the 3rd minute, Manole Cristoiu made a precise shot to the right of Artur Maciejewski. Royal Knights FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Artur Maciejewski was a little too slow when Manole Cristoiu got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 6th minute. The score was now 2-0. In the 9th minute Cristóvão Valle shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Artzai Tarin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 10 played minutes Royal Knights FC got a freekick which was hit by Cristian Salandri. Royal Knights FC's Artur Maciejewski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manole Cristoiu in the 11th minute of play. After 13 minutes Royal Knights FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Yan Chuan Yang who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Gungun Karo-karo got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Artur Maciejewski quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. If Manole Cristoiu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When Maurinho Tróia fell near the penalty area in the 19th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Royal Knights FC's protests and gave Maurinho Tróia a yellow card for diving instead. Maurinho Tróia kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. Royal Knights FC's Artur Maciejewski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 22nd minute of the match, managed to save Royal Knights FC from getting a goal against them. 24 minutes in the game Cristian Salandri did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to 卓笑沙. When the match clock showed 27 minutes, the score became 4-0 when Manole Cristoiu sped through Royal Knights FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Artur Maciejewski. Manole Cristoiu took the ball and in the 30 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Artur Maciejewski. Artur Maciejewski dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-0. After some careless play in the Royal Knights FC defense, Manole Cristoiu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Artur Maciejewski. The Royal Knights FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Artur Maciejewski should have stopped the shot. After 39 minutes of play, Orgullo's Manole Cristoiu made it 7-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Artur Maciejewski was left in no man's land by his defense there! Af the end of the first half the score was 8-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and 卓笑沙 made a kick off. Artur Maciejewski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Manole Cristoiu in the 52nd minute of play. When Gungun Karo-karo came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the Orgullo fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Gungun Karo-karo couldn't finish the play. After some careless play in the Royal Knights FC defense, Manole Cristoiu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Artur Maciejewski. The Royal Knights FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Artur Maciejewski should have stopped the shot. Manole Cristoiu blasted a shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Artur Maciejewski having to make a save. After a defensive mix-up in Royal Knights FC's zone, Manole Cristoiu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Artur Maciejewski came out of the goal and Manole Cristoiu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Manole Cristoiu took the ball and in the 71 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Artur Maciejewski. Artur Maciejewski dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 11-0. Manole Cristoiu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manole Cristoiu in the 74th minute of play forced Royal Knights FC's goalkeeper Artur Maciejewski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Artur Maciejewski came out of the goal in the 79th minute to try and stop a shot by Orgullo's Manole Cristoiu. But to his dismay, Manole Cristoiu quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 12-0. Orgullo's Manole Cristoiu got a good chance for a goal in the 84th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Cristian Salandri made in the 85th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Arne Röspel however managed to control. Gungun Karo-karo took the ball and in the 88 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Artur Maciejewski. Artur Maciejewski dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 13-0. When the referee ended the match the Orgullo players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.