Official Cup

Kukovske pole
Spectators: 187 (Terracing: 141, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) Ernesto Baldovino made the kick off and thus started the match. After 2 played minutes La Herradura FC got a freekick which was hit by Angelo Txurio. After some fancy dribbling in the 3rd minute, Zhu Zhen Lin managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Kukova's supporters rose to their feet, but Zhu Zhen Lin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. You Sheng Qi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With his leg You Sheng Qi managed to avoid a goal in the 6thth minute, when FC Kukova's Blas Soter fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Zhu Zhen Lin made a great header on FC Kukova's corner, it was just that La Herradura FC's You Sheng Qi managed to reach the ball for a save. Róbert Behúň showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marian Brytan in the 15th minute of the match. A collision led to La Herradura FC getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Ernesto Baldovino hit a great ball. After 19 played minutes La Herradura FC got a freekick which was hit by Rene Eder. Basilio Urti kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. 22 minutes into the match, FC Kukova's goal looked a bit too open when Osvaldo Grillo came free, but Róbert Behúň reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Blas Soter recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 23rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. You Sheng Qi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Olaf Varela, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Olaf Varela came free with the goalkeeper in the 37th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and You Sheng Qi could save by the left post. FC Kukova's Blas Soter got a good chance for a goal in the 43rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Gong Yang who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 46thth minute tested the skills of You Sheng Qi when he managed to save the team from getting behind. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gong Yang to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gong Yang in the 52nd minute of play forced La Herradura FC's goalkeeper You Sheng Qi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 55 minutes into the match, FC Kukova's Olaf Varela sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that You Sheng Qi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a rather tough play, La Herradura FC's Yuri Alcântara got a free kick in the 56th minute. You Sheng Qi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zhu Zhen Lin in the 57th minute of play. Gong Yang's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but You Sheng Qi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 58th minute of play. In the 58th match minute, La Herradura FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mergildo Fuente to maneuver through the defense. 65 minutes into the match, La Herradura FC's goal looked a bit too open when Gong Yang came free, but You Sheng Qi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 68th minute Gong Yang shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but You Sheng Qi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 69 minutes La Herradura FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Zhu Zhen Lin who took care of the corner kick. FC Kukova's Olaf Varela was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but You Sheng Qi in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. La Herradura FC's You Sheng Qi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Basilio Urti in the 70th minute of play. You Sheng Qi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gong Yang in the 71st minute of play. You Sheng Qi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gong Yang in the 73rd minute of play. In the 74thth minute of the game Gong Yang who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but La Herradura FC's You Sheng Qi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Mergildo Fuente's late challenge caught a FC Kukova's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mergildo Fuente helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of FC Kukova booed when La Herradura FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mergildo Fuente didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gong Yang sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. FC Kukova's Róbert Behúň played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Angelo Txurio in the 80th minute of play. Róbert Behúň made a fantastic save in the 81st minute, when Angelo Txurio sent off a good shot on target. You Sheng Qi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gong Yang in the 87th minute of the match. The corner ended in Antônio Carlos Vaz almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but La Herradura FC's You Sheng Qi did a great save. In the 89th minute, Gong Yang 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. The supporters of FC Kukova booed when La Herradura FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rene Eder didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 91st minute, Zhu Zhen Lin sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and La Herradura FC's You Sheng Qi didn't even have to move. In the 94thth minute of the game Blas Soter who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but La Herradura FC's You Sheng Qi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The FC Kukova fans cheered their team off the field, for while La Herradura FC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.