Official Cup

Najm Al Hadid Stadiu
Spectators: 165 (Terracing: 124, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) Atlético Matorrales's Tadeo Quilino 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. Zheng Rong sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Zheng Rong's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 9thth minute, Leonardo Loco skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 12 minutes into the match, Atlético Matorrales's goalkeeper Leonardo Loco had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zheng Rong. Atlético Matorrales's Leonardo Loco proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 15th minute of the match, managed to save Atlético Matorrales from getting a goal against them. Leonardo Loco made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Zheng Rong sent off a good shot on target. In the 18th minute the ball was on its way in behind Forever Young's goalkeeper Gia Buffon, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Zheng Rong could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Leonardo Loco made a huge save. In the last second Leonardo Loco throw himself and got hold of the ball when Elfonda Astrajingga in the 20thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tadeo Quilino in the 27th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gia Buffon saved Forever Young from getting behind. With a little luck, Atlético Matorrales's Leonardo Loco got control of the ball when Zheng Rong tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ambrosio Damario fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gia Buffon having to interfere. Gia Buffon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jonas Bilintx, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. Niceto Sabin hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. Atlético Matorrales's Leonardo Loco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elfonda Astrajingga in the 42nd minute of play. Jonas Bilintx sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Leonardo Loco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elfonda Astrajingga, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. When Forever Young's Zheng Rong 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 Atlético Matorrales's goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that Elfonda Astrajingga's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Leonardo Loco was relentless in the 61st minute of the game. Leonardo Loco stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Zheng Rong's shot from short distance in the 66th minute. Ferdinand Cenușă sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 73rd minute Elfonda Astrajingga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leonardo Loco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The throw-in from Severiano Ebardo in the 75th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Forever Young's Ximenez Abad. Ximenez Abad made in the 85th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Igus Hardianto. When Forever Young's Elfonda Astrajingga in the 88th minute got a chance for a shot 88th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Atlético Matorrales's goalie prevented a goal. In the 90th minute Igus Hardianto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leonardo Loco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 92 minutes into the match, Atlético Matorrales's goal looked a bit too open when Igus Hardianto came free, but Leonardo Loco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 92nd minute, Igus Hardianto left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Forever Young fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. The Forever Young support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.