Official Cup

Allz Bolivian Arena
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Rafael Cutberto made the kick off and thus started the match. Håkan Rudkvist blasted a shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Alexandros Petridis having to make a save. Thanks to some nice moves Håkan Rudkvist could shoot a difficult shot in the 4th minute, which Alexandros Petridis however easily saved by the left post. When Bayern Boliviano's Ramon Iztal in the 6th minute got a chance for a shot 6th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC NATIONAL's goalie prevented a goal. After 9 minutes of play, Bayern Boliviano's Ramon Iztal made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alexandros Petridis was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ramon Iztal's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 12thth minute, Alexandros Petridis skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Alexandros Petridis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cooper Schurter in the 13th minute of the match. Alexandros Petridis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ramon Iztal in the 19th minute of play. With his leg Alexandros Petridis managed to avoid a goal in the 20thth minute, when Bayern Boliviano's Ramon Iztal fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. FC NATIONAL's Alexandros Petridis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 23rd minute of the match, managed to save FC NATIONAL from getting a goal against them. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ramon Iztal in the 26th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alexandros Petridis saved FC NATIONAL from getting behind. Bayern Boliviano were awarded a corner in the 27th minute after FC NATIONAL's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Cooper Schurter took the corner. Alexandros Petridis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ramon Iztal in the 28th minute of play. A collision led to Bayern Boliviano getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Venceslao Abarca hit a great ball. In the 33rd minute, Mukul Muka hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alexandros Petridis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ramon Iztal, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Alexandros Petridis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Felipe Abendano in the 39th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Ramon Iztal's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alexandros Petridis was relentless in the 42nd minute of the game. In the 44th minute, Ramon Iztal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Pär Sigfridsson fell near the penalty area in the 46th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Bayern Boliviano's protests and gave Pär Sigfridsson a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of FC NATIONAL booed when Bayern Boliviano was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pär Sigfridsson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

52 minutes into the match, Bayern Boliviano's goalkeeper Antonio Giorgio had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rafael Cutberto. The audience thought a goal was coming when Paraskevas Sorin got free with Antonio Giorgio in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Ramon Iztal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the FC NATIONAL defense, Ramon Iztal kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alexandros Petridis. The FC NATIONAL fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alexandros Petridis should have stopped the shot. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ramon Iztal in the 71st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alexandros Petridis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Alexandros Petridis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cooper Schurter, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 74th minute of the match Bayern Boliviano got a corner. FC NATIONAL's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Cooper Schurter ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Bayern Boliviano's Cooper Schurter to fire away a dangerous shot which Alexandros Petridis despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. A collision led to Bayern Boliviano getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Felipe Abendano hit a great ball. Kolonos Petrakis hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, FC NATIONAL's Kolonos Petrakis got a free kick in the 80th minute. Alexandros Petridis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ramon Iztal, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Håkan Rudkvist's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Alexandros Petridis read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 84th minute of play. Beat Abendano charged in rather forcefully in the 87th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Beat Abendano the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Bayern Boliviano getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Beat Abendano hit a great ball. Håkan Rudkvist recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 96th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Bayern Boliviano's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.