Official Cup

MDQ Raptors Arena
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Emmanuel Gigliotti made the kick off and thus started the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 3rd minute, Alexander Aalders managed to get in a good position for a shot. Curumalán AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Alexander Aalders was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cosme Francesco breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 5th minute Daniel Järvenperä shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lin Mo Hong saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. MDQ Raptors FC's Cosme Francesco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Esequiel Barco in the 7th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Emmanuel Gigliotti in the 9th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cosme Francesco saved MDQ Raptors FC from getting behind. After 12 minutes Curumalán AFC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Abelardo Rocendo who took care of the corner kick. Alfred Nobel hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. In the 20th match minute, MDQ Raptors FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tiburcio Harriet to maneuver through the defense. 20 minutes into the match, Curumalán AFC's Romulo Ekaitz sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Cosme Francesco narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Daniel Järvenperä could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 21st minute of the match, but Lin Mo Hong made a huge save. Emmanuel Gigliotti scored 0-1 in the 23rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Cosme Francesco, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Cosme Francesco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Esequiel Barco in the 28th minute of the match. If Emmanuel Gigliotti had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. It was a well-played corner which Emmanuel Gigliotti managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Cosme Francesco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Freddy Mikelats, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Curumalán AFC's Emmanuel Gigliotti got a good chance for a goal in the 46th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Lin Mo Hong stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Daniel Järvenperä's shot from short distance in the 52nd minute. Thanks to some nice moves Esequiel Barco could shoot a difficult shot in the 56th minute, which Cosme Francesco however easily saved by the left post. Lin Mo Hong made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Teofilo Adrio in the 58th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Esequiel Barco in the 61st minute of play forced MDQ Raptors FC's goalkeeper Cosme Francesco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Curumalán AFC's Lin Mo Hong played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Järvenperä in the 67th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Järvenperä in the 68th minute of play forced Curumalán AFC's goalkeeper Lin Mo Hong to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, MDQ Raptors FC's Cosme Francesco got control of the ball when Esequiel Barco tried to sneak it across the goal line. Esequiel Barco came free with the goalkeeper in the 87th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Cosme Francesco could save by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emmanuel Gigliotti in the 88th minute of play forced MDQ Raptors FC's goalkeeper Cosme Francesco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Esequiel Barcos short, quick shot in the 90thth minute got Cosme Francesco to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Lin Mo Hong took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Järvenperä, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The MDQ Raptors FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Curumalán AFC's performance. The match ended with a win for Curumalán AFC.