Official Cup

LauerArena
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) LauerArmy's Murilo Cabral 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. COLLEGNO F.C.'s Xu Zheng Zhou proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save COLLEGNO F.C. from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Murilo Cabral in the 5th minute of play forced COLLEGNO F.C.'s goalkeeper Xu Zheng Zhou to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 9th minute the ball was on its way in behind LauerArmy's goalkeeper Atakan Oykan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After having played for 13 minutes, Murilo Cabral managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. LauerArmy's supporters crossed their fingers, but Murilo Cabral was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Xu Zheng Zhou made an important save on a dangerous shot by Murilo Cabral in the 16th minute. Fortunato Di Falco made in the 17th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Achille Villa immediately put the ball in play. Atakan Oykan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kert Vähi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 23rd minute, Kert Vähi got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Atakan Oykan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kert Vähi, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. After a defensive mix-up in LauerArmy's zone, Kert Vähi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Atakan Oykan came out of the goal and Kert Vähi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. LauerArmy's Atakan Oykan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Oliver Giroud in the 29th minute of play. After 31 played minutes LauerArmy got a freekick which was hit by Yani Shtonov. Murilo Cabral could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 38th minute of the match, but Xu Zheng Zhou made a huge save. Konstanty Kojder kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. In the 41st minute, Jaroslav Michálek hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. COLLEGNO F.C.'s Xu Zheng Zhou proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 42nd minute of the match, managed to save COLLEGNO F.C. from getting a goal against them. In the 43rd match minute, LauerArmy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Salim Lelono to maneuver through the defense. Fortunato Di Falco kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Xu Zheng Zhou stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Murilo Cabral's shot from short distance in the 51st minute. LauerArmy were awarded a corner in the 53th minute after COLLEGNO F.C.'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Yani Shtonov took the corner. The corner went over the outstretched arms of COLLEGNO F.C.'s goalie and right to Arí Pereira. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. COLLEGNO F.C.'s manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. The throw-in from Fortunato Di Falco in the 56th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by LauerArmy's Arí Pereira. Xu Zheng Zhou took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Murilo Cabral, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 62 minutes had been played when some careless play by COLLEGNO F.C.'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Yani Shtonov was slow to take the kick. During this time LauerArmy's players had a chance to rest. Murilo Cabral recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 66th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Oliver Giroud got free with Atakan Oykan in the 70th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 72nd minute COLLEGNO F.C. were awarded a corner. Jaroslav Michálek went to the cornerflag to take it. After some fancy dribbling in the 75th minute, Kert Vähi managed to get in a good position for a shot. COLLEGNO F.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Kert Vähi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Atakan Oykan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Oliver Giroud might have been able to make a better finish in the 77th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Atakan Oykan. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Oliver Giroud ran back to his position shaking his head. Oliver Giroud's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Atakan Oykan read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 77th minute of play. 79 minutes into the match, Murilo Cabral had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Xu Zheng Zhou. COLLEGNO F.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Murilo Cabral was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. LauerArmy's Angelo Teixeira was substituted for Arí Pereira. Xu Zheng Zhou showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Murilo Cabral, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. The LauerArmy fans' excitement grew in the 86th match minute when LauerArmy's Murilo Cabral looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. An unexpectedly hard shot by Murilo Cabral in the 88th minute of play forced COLLEGNO F.C.'s goalkeeper Xu Zheng Zhou to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 92 minutes into the match, COLLEGNO F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Murilo Cabral came free, but Xu Zheng Zhou reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Xu Zheng Zhou showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Murilo Cabral in the 92nd minute of the match. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The LauerArmy fans cheered their team off the field, for while COLLEGNO F.C. had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.