Official Cup

Sebastien Faure
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Fulvio Vittorio made the kick off which started today's match. In the 4th minute, Fulvio Vittorio ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mauro Eliazar was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 8th minute, Yu Ying Yang hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Borys Moizuk might have been able to make a better finish in the 9th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mauro Eliazar. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Borys Moizuk ran back to his position shaking his head. Fulvio Vittorio recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 11th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Mauro Eliazar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Borys Moizuk, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fulvio Vittorio in the 14th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mauro Eliazar prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Mauro Eliazar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Borys Moizuk in the 19th minute of play. After 20 minutes Juventudes Libertárias's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Juan Huerta who took care of the corner kick. It was a well-played corner which Mei Wei Xuan managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Dani Vassaras showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Agostinho Almeida, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. After 24 minutes of play, La France FC's Fulvio Vittorio made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mauro Eliazar was left in no man's land by his defense there! Mei Wei Xuan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Mauro Eliazar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dani Vassaras made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Agostinho Almeida in the 30th minute of play. Noel Valle's late challenge caught a La France FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Noel Valle helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Juventudes Libertárias's Noel Valle got a free kick in the 31st minute. A collision led to Juventudes Libertárias getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Noel Valle hit a great ball. Juventudes Libertárias's Mauro Eliazar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Juan Huerta in the 33rd minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Fulvio Vittorio in the 34th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mauro Eliazar saved Juventudes Libertárias from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fulvio Vittorio in the 42nd minute of play forced Juventudes Libertárias's goalkeeper Mauro Eliazar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 45 minutes, Fulvio Vittorio managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. La France FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fulvio Vittorio was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The Juventudes Libertárias players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. La France FC were winning 0-2.

La France FC made a substitution. Omar Palma replaced Borys Moizuk. When Yu Ying Yang fell near the penalty area in the 53rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Juventudes Libertárias's protests and gave Yu Ying Yang a yellow card for diving instead. Yu Ying Yang hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. In the 58th minute Ritvaldis Rau shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dani Vassaras saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ritvaldis Rau during the 61st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of La France FC booed when Juventudes Libertárias was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ritvaldis Rau didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fulvio Vittorio in the 62nd minute of play forced Juventudes Libertárias's goalkeeper Mauro Eliazar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 64 minutes into the match, Omar Palma had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mauro Eliazar. Juventudes Libertárias's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Omar Palma was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. The crowd rose to their feet as La France FC's Fulvio Vittorio slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Mauro Eliazar. That made the score 0-4 after 67 minutes of play. Alexsandro Simão charged in rather forcefully in the 69th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alexsandro Simão the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 70 minutes into the match, Juventudes Libertárias's goalkeeper Mauro Eliazar had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fulvio Vittorio. Mauro Eliazar didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Fulvio Vittorio went, in the 73rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-5 was the resulting score. La France FC made a substitution. Ryszard Percha replaced Fulvio Vittorio. In the 79th minute, La France FC's Omar Palma ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Mauro Eliazar. Mauro Eliazar yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-6. 81 minutes into the match, Juventudes Libertárias's goal looked a bit too open when Ryszard Percha came free, but Mauro Eliazar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mauro Eliazar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Omar Palma, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Omar Palma in the 83rd minute of play forced Juventudes Libertárias's goalkeeper Mauro Eliazar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ryszard Percha could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 84th minute of the match, but Mauro Eliazar made a huge save. Omar Palma fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mauro Eliazar having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Márcio Santos in the 89th minute of play forced La France FC's goalkeeper Dani Vassaras to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Juventudes Libertárias's Rubinho Loureiro was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Dani Vassaras in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Didac Vassaras's late challenge caught a Juventudes Libertárias's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Didac Vassaras helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, La France FC's Didac Vassaras got a free kick in the 94th minute. Mauro Eliazar made a fantastic save in the 96th minute, when Omar Palma sent off a good shot on target.