Official Cup

UD Solidaridad
Spectators: 158 (Terracing: 119, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Rodrigo Rojas made the kick off which started today's match. After some careless play in the Atlético Nuevo Laredo defense, Alexis McAllister kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Benicio Javiero. The Atlético Nuevo Laredo fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Benicio Javiero should have stopped the shot. Emanuel Enoiu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rodrigo Rojas in the 6th minute. Benicio Javiero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alexis McAllister in the 11th minute of play. Benicio Javiero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alexis McAllister, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Emanuel Enoiu had in the 17thth minute some difficulties stopping Carolo Bernat's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. In the 18th minute, Atlético Nuevo Laredo's Freddy Restu ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Emanuel Enoiu. Emanuel Enoiu yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-1. Benicio Javiero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nafiz Hafızoğlu, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Thanks to some nice moves Rodrigo Rojas could shoot a difficult shot in the 25th minute, which Emanuel Enoiu however easily saved by the left post. Benicio Javiero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nafiz Hafızoğlu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 30 minutes into the match, MELATES F.C.'s goalkeeper Emanuel Enoiu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Freddy Restu. Rodrigo Rojas's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Emanuel Enoiu firmly grabbed it by the left post. Alexis McAllister scored 1-3 in the 36th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Benicio Javiero, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 42nd minute, Nafiz Hafızoğlu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The MELATES F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-4. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alkis Kalipolitis in the 46th minute of play forced Atlético Nuevo Laredo's goalkeeper Benicio Javiero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Leonidas Tseberlidis was the one to do the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Atlético Nuevo Laredo's goal looked a bit too open when Nafiz Hafızoğlu came free, but Benicio Javiero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of MELATES F.C. booed when Atlético Nuevo Laredo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Carolo Bernat didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 55th minute, Nafiz Hafızoğlu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Benicio Javiero was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-5. With a little luck, Atlético Nuevo Laredo's Benicio Javiero got control of the ball when Alexis McAllister tried to sneak it across the goal line. 68 minutes had been played when some careless play by Atlético Nuevo Laredo's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Giannis Verikios was slow to take the kick. During this time MELATES F.C.'s players had a chance to rest. The corner led MELATES F.C.'s Giannis Verikios to fire away a dangerous shot which Benicio Javiero despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Emanuel Enoiu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Freddy Restu in the 71st minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Atlético Nuevo Laredo's zone, Giannis Verikios stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Benicio Javiero came out of the goal and Giannis Verikios tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nafiz Hafızoğlu in the 74th minute of play forced Atlético Nuevo Laredo's goalkeeper Benicio Javiero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Benicio Javiero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nafiz Hafızoğlu in the 78th minute of the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in Atlético Nuevo Laredo fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 78th minute. Penalty! Benicio Javiero had in the 80thth minute some difficulties stopping Alexis McAllister's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. In the 81st minute Rodrigo Rojas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emanuel Enoiu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Benicio Javiero made an important save on a dangerous shot by Leonidas Tseberlidis in the 83rd minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Leonidas Tseberlidis kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Benicio Javiero. That made the score 1-6 in the 85 minute of play. In the 89th minute of the match Atlético Nuevo Laredo got a corner. MELATES F.C.'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Carolo Bernat ran over to the corner to take the kick. Carolo Bernat made a great header on Atlético Nuevo Laredo's corner, it was just that MELATES F.C.'s Emanuel Enoiu managed to reach the ball for a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leonidas Tseberlidis in the 96th minute of play forced Atlético Nuevo Laredo's goalkeeper Benicio Javiero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. MELATES F.C. had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.