Official Cup

Cup2 Stadium
Spectators: 166 (Terracing: 125, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Zhuang Zhen took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 6 played minutes GÉMINIS DARIÉN F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Jens-Ove Backlund. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wilfredo Henríguez in the 16th minute of play forced Cup2's goalkeeper Eliseo Moreno to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 16 minutes, Zhuang Zhen put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Eliseo Moreno. Radek Mervart made an important save on a dangerous shot by Téo Mello in the 20th minute. Radek Mervart made a fantastic save in the 25th minute, when Krzysztof Skoroda sent off a good shot on target. Eliseo Moreno took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zhuang Zhen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zhuang Zhen struck a weak shot in the 31st minute. Eliseo Moreno didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for GÉMINIS DARIÉN F.C.. 33 minutes into the match, Wilfredo Henríguez had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Eliseo Moreno. Cup2's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Wilfredo Henríguez was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. Krzysztof Skoroda succeeded in the game's 36th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 2-3. With a little luck, GÉMINIS DARIÉN F.C.'s Radek Mervart got control of the ball when Téo Mello tried to sneak it across the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Téo Mello during the 46th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Téo Mello stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Dimcho Fuskov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cup2 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-3. The audience thought a goal was coming when Wilfredo Henríguez got free with Eliseo Moreno in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zhuang Zhen in the 60th minute of play forced Cup2's goalkeeper Eliseo Moreno to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Radek Mervart took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Téo Mello, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tonni Bynge fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eliseo Moreno having to interfere. Tzvetoslav Pehlivanov hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. Cup2's Eliseo Moreno played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zhuang Zhen in the 65th minute of play. 66 minutes had been played when some careless play by Cup2's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Tolga Tara was slow to take the kick. During this time GÉMINIS DARIÉN F.C.'s players had a chance to rest. The supporters of Cup2 booed when GÉMINIS DARIÉN F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zhuang Zhen didn't get a good kick on the ball. Radek Mervart made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Téo Mello in the 72nd minute of play. 76 minutes into the match, Cup2's Téo Mello sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Radek Mervart narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 78th minute Téo Mello shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Radek Mervart saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of GÉMINIS DARIÉN F.C. booed when Cup2 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dimcho Fuskov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Radek Mervart made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Téo Mello in the 82nd minute of play. Tonni Bynge received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Eliseo Moreno tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Krzysztof Skoroda fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Radek Mervart having to interfere. Despite being the better team, GÉMINIS DARIÉN F.C. failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.