Official Cup

NINHO de CUCOS
Spectators: 156 (Terracing: 117, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Victor Bakar kicked off to start the match. Man Fish didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Victor Bakar went, in the 4th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Victor Bakar recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 7th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With a little luck, Arianos DM's Augusto Batalla got control of the ball when Angelo Quintela tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 15th minute of the match Arrebimba o Malho SLB got a corner. Arianos DM's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Mai Shu Yang ran over to the corner to take the kick. Angelo Quintela's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Augusto Batalla read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 17th minute of play. Man Fish came out of the goal in the 25th minute to try and stop a shot by Arianos DM's Victor Bakar. But to his dismay, Victor Bakar quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Victor Bakar in the 29th minute of play forced Arrebimba o Malho SLB's goalkeeper Man Fish to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 32 minutes into the match, Arianos DM's Victor Bakar sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Man Fish narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Hao Fan Yong received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Augusto Batalla came out and tried to block the shot, but Hao Fan Yong slotted it home off the left post making it 1-2 in the 33rd minute. After 36 minutes of play, Arianos DM's Victor Bakar made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Man Fish was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 39th minute, Victor Bakar left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Arianos DM fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-4. 42 minutes into the match, Arianos DM's goal looked a bit too open when Hao Fan Yong came free, but Augusto Batalla reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arrebimba o Malho SLB's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Mai Shu Yang in the 43rd minute. Arrebimba o Malho SLB's Mai Shu Yang was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Augusto Batalla in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Victor Bakar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Man Fish having to interfere. Disappointed in the 1-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When Arrebimba o Malho SLB's Mai Shu Yang in the 55th minute got a chance for a shot 55th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Arianos DM's goalie prevented a goal. Augusto Batalla showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mai Shu Yang, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. 64 minutes into the match, Arianos DM's Lambe Conchas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Man Fish narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Arianos DM's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Fausto Mannie in the 65th minute. The corner ended in Fausto Mannie almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Arrebimba o Malho SLB's Man Fish did a great save. 67 minutes into the match, Arianos DM's Lambe Conchas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Man Fish narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 70th match minute, Arianos DM was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gerardo Maiorga to maneuver through the defense. In the 72nd minute Hao Fan Yong shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Augusto Batalla saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 74 minutes into the match, Lambe Conchas dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Man Fish, 1-5. Augusto Batalla took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hao Fan Yong, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 79th minute, Hao Fan Yong made a precise shot to the right of Augusto Batalla. Arianos DM's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-5. 88 minutes into the match, Lambe Conchas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Man Fish. Arrebimba o Malho SLB's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lambe Conchas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-6. The Arrebimba o Malho SLB manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing Arianos DM to win.