Official Cup

Soldiers Field
Spectators: 167 (Terracing: 126, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Torbjörn Hökqvist got the match started through his kick off. Ares FC -MM-'s Luca Jivulescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Godofredo Ugutz in the 6th minute of play. Saverio Fidele showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Karadeniz Otay in the 8th minute of the match. Chelco FC's Saverio Fidele played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jörgen Sundström in the 9th minute of play. Luca Jivulescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Baldomero Rufio in the 10th minute of play. When Karadeniz Otay came up free with the goalie in the 12th minute, the Ares FC -MM- fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Karadeniz Otay couldn't finish the play. Ares FC -MM- made a substitution. Folkert Walregt replaced Jörgen Sundström. After some careless play in the Chelco FC defense, Baal Ares kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Saverio Fidele. The Chelco FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Saverio Fidele should have stopped the shot. Mao Bin Ao kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. In the 29th minute Baldomero Rufio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luca Jivulescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 32 minutes into the match, Baal Ares had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Saverio Fidele. Chelco FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Baal Ares was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Luca Jivulescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Baldomero Rufio, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Luca Jivulescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Godofredo Ugutz in the 41st minute of the match. In the 46th minute, Baldomero Rufio made a precise shot to the right of Luca Jivulescu. Ares FC -MM-'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Baal Ares made a kick off. Elberg Gažo made in the 51st minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Baldomero Rufio. Reynaldo Remir hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. In the 55th minute of the match Flavio Profeta sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Luca Jivulescu skillfully saved the ball. When Chelco FC's Baldomero Rufio in the 58th minute got a chance for a shot 58th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ares FC -MM-'s goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Baldomero Rufio in the 62nd minute of play forced Ares FC -MM-'s goalkeeper Luca Jivulescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Chelco FC made a substitution. Leonardo Aznaro replaced Baldomero Rufio. In the 64th minute of the match Chelco FC got a corner. Ares FC -MM-'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Flavio Profeta ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner first didn't look so dangerous but when Torbjörn Hökqvist got the ball he succeeded in some way to get through the defenders to deliver a very hard score. Result 2-2. 65 minutes into the match. Saverio Fidele stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Baal Ares's shot from short distance in the 78th minute. Saverio Fidele took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Baal Ares, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Ares FC -MM-'s Luca Jivulescu got control of the ball when Torbjörn Hökqvist tried to sneak it across the goal line. 86 minutes into the match, Baal Ares had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Saverio Fidele. Chelco FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Baal Ares was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. If Baal Ares had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Baal Ares in the 89th minute of play forced Chelco FC's goalkeeper Saverio Fidele to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Baal Ares had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Chelco FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.