Official Cup

Levenshulme Stadium
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Alexandru Nastac got the match started through his kick off. After 3rd play minutes Alexandru Nastac shot 0-1, a short shot which went by Marcus Deacon and just under the crossbar into goal. Marcus Deacon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ivón Echavarri in the 9th minute of play. Timoteo Lucero made an important save on a dangerous shot by Idacio Ballejos in the 10th minute. In the 15th minute Ivón Echavarri shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcus Deacon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Mayo's Patrick Robins slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Timoteo Lucero. That made the score 1-1 after 16 minutes of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Patrick Robins in the 19th minute of play forced Akademia Maliqi's goalkeeper Timoteo Lucero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Akademia Maliqi's Timoteo Lucero got control of the ball when Idacio Ballejos tried to sneak it across the goal line. Timoteo Lucero made an important save on a dangerous shot by Patrick Robins in the 28th minute. Akademia Maliqi's Timoteo Lucero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Patrick Robins in the 30th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Patrick Robins got free with Timoteo Lucero in the 30th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience was convinced that Steve Oliver's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Timoteo Lucero was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Alexandru Nastac's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marcus Deacon was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. Through an outstanding action, after 35 minutes, Timoteo Lucero successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Nexhat Zhiva kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. If Johnnie Osbourn had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 38 minutes into the match, Mayo's goal looked a bit too open when Ivón Echavarri came free, but Marcus Deacon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Timoteo Lucero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Steve Oliver in the 40th minute of play. Akademia Maliqi's Timoteo Lucero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Idacio Ballejos in the 42nd minute of play. 44 minutes into the match, Akademia Maliqi's goalkeeper Timoteo Lucero had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Patrick Robins. In the 45th minute, Steve Oliver ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Timoteo Lucero was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

After some fancy dribbling in the 51st minute, Paulin Balliu managed to get in a good position for a shot. Akademia Maliqi's supporters rose to their feet, but Paulin Balliu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Marcus Deacon breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 52 minutes into the match, Akademia Maliqi's goal looked a bit too open when Patrick Robins came free, but Timoteo Lucero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 62 minutes into the match, Mayo's goalkeeper Marcus Deacon had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ivón Echavarri. Timoteo Lucero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Idacio Ballejos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 69th minute Steve Oliver shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Timoteo Lucero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 71st minute Mayo were awarded a corner. Johnnie Osbourn went to the cornerflag to take it. Timoteo Lucero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Idacio Ballejos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Akademia Maliqi's Timoteo Lucero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Idacio Ballejos in the 85th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Idacio Ballejos in the 86th minute of play forced Akademia Maliqi's goalkeeper Timoteo Lucero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Timoteo Lucero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from William Symons, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. For all the effort they put into the match, the Akademia Maliqi players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Mayo.