Official Cup

Semishigure
Spectators: 176 (Terracing: 133, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Tadeusz Dziechciowski kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the game, You Ang Zhou was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Barça Salvadoreño FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sakura Storm the free kick. You Ang Zhou hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. In the 5th minute, Alexander Navas left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Barça Salvadoreño FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Sacit Selmi hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Zakir Novruzov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maggi Gonzáles in the 10th minute of the match. A collision led to Sakura Storm getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Tadeusz Dziechciowski hit a great ball. After having played for 15 minutes, Tadeusz Dziechciowski managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sakura Storm's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tadeusz Dziechciowski was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Barça Salvadoreño FC's Paradorn Todor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tadeusz Dziechciowski in the 17th minute of play. 23 minutes into the match, Sakura Storm's goal looked a bit too open when Maggi Gonzáles came free, but Zakir Novruzov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 25 minutes Sakura Storm's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was You Ang Zhou who took care of the corner kick. Zakir Novruzov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Phillip Mothobi in the 29th minute of play. When 김 필 fell near the penalty area in the 32nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Barça Salvadoreño FC's protests and gave 김 필 a yellow card for diving instead. In the 31st minute, one of Barça Salvadoreño FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Barça Salvadoreño FC. Paradorn Todor had in the 33rdth minute some difficulties stopping Anthony Di Loreto's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. In the 33rd minute, Anthony Di Loreto ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Paradorn Todor was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. A collision led to Barça Salvadoreño FC getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Maggi Gonzáles hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alexander Navas in the 40th minute of play forced Sakura Storm's goalkeeper Zakir Novruzov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. You Ang Zhou hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. Tadeusz Dziechciowski recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 46th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alexander Navas to make the kick off. In the 52nd match minute, Barça Salvadoreño FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 김 필 to maneuver through the defense. Marvelous Ronaldinho, 53 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. 55 minutes into the game, Di Xi recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Zakir Novruzov. Di Xi showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-2. Zakir Novruzov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Di Xi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Karl-Oskar Odman fell near the penalty area in the 60th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sakura Storm's protests and gave Karl-Oskar Odman a yellow card for diving instead. In the 60th minute, Karl-Oskar Odman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Karl-Oskar Odman hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. Barça Salvadoreño FC's supporters stood up full of expectation in the 62nd minute of the game, when You Ang Zhou after an extraordinary solo performance found himself with a golden opportunity in front of Sakura Storm's goal. You Ang Zhou was unfortunally a little to anxious and the ball went outside the goal. In the 63rd minute Alexander Navas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zakir Novruzov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Maggi Gonzáles got free with Zakir Novruzov in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 71st minute Di Xi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zakir Novruzov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zakir Novruzov came out of the goal in the 79th minute to try and stop a shot by Barça Salvadoreño FC's Maggi Gonzáles. But to his dismay, Maggi Gonzáles quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3. Paradorn Todor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tadeusz Dziechciowski in the 91st minute of the match. Barça Salvadoreño FC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.