Official Cup

Semishigure
Spectators: 158 (Terracing: 119, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Lionel 梅西 started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After some careless play in the Sakura Storm defense, Lionel 梅西 kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Zakir Novruzov. The Sakura Storm fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Zakir Novruzov should have stopped the shot. In the 8th match minute, ✪ XV de Umarizal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valdomiro Ribeiro to maneuver through the defense. In the 16th match minute, Sakura Storm was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tom Misaki to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Sakura Storm getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Severino Carriedo hit a great ball. Through an outstanding action, after 21 minutes, Domingo Bulnes successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 23 minutes into the game, Anthony Di Loreto threw the ball into play from the sideline. ✪ XV de Umarizal's Luiz Fabiano Amorim quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Domingo Bulnes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vinícius Juniors in the 26th minute of the match. Zakir Novruzov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lionel 梅西 in the 31st minute of play. Zakir Novruzov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lionel 梅西 in the 34th minute of the match. With an all-out effort, Sakura Storm's Domingo Bulnes threw himself towards the right post 36 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Tadeusz Dziechciowski, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Zakir Novruzov didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lionel 梅西 went, in the 39th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Lionel 梅西 might have been able to make a better finish in the 44th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Zakir Novruzov. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lionel 梅西 ran back to his position shaking his head. Zakir Novruzov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lionel 梅西, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 46th minute Lionel 梅西 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 Sakura Storm players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. ✪ XV de Umarizal were winning 0-2.

54 minutes into the match, ✪ XV de Umarizal's Lionel 梅西 sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Zakir Novruzov narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Zakir Novruzov made a fantastic save in the 59th minute, when Lionel 梅西 sent off a good shot on target. Sakura Storm's Zakir Novruzov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lionel 梅西 in the 60th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lionel 梅西 in the 60th minute of play forced Sakura Storm's goalkeeper Zakir Novruzov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 62 minutes into the match, ✪ XV de Umarizal's goal looked a bit too open when Vinícius Juniors came free, but Domingo Bulnes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Sakura Storm's Zakir Novruzov got control of the ball when Lionel 梅西 tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Sakura Storm's Sacit Selmi got a free kick in the 66th minute. ✪ XV de Umarizal's Damian Ostrowski was substituted for Allan Winström. In the 68th minute, Sacit Selmi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 69 minutes into the match, ✪ XV de Umarizal's Fabrício Jardel sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Zakir Novruzov narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 74th minute of the game Sacit Selmi made a throw-in which Marvelous Ronaldinho played forward. Zakir Novruzov made a fantastic save in the 78th minute, when Fabrício Jardel sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fabrício Jardel got free with Zakir Novruzov in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 91 minutes of play, ✪ XV de Umarizal's Fabrício Jardel made it 0-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Zakir Novruzov was left in no man's land by his defense there! The Sakura Storm fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. ✪ XV de Umarizal were clearly better and deserved to take the win.