Official Cup

Moisty Moire
Spectators: 167 (Terracing: 126, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Yanick Schautens got the match started through his kick off. After 2 played minutes Flamenco United got a freekick which was hit by Mário Trigo. After some fancy dribbling in the 5th minute, Mário Trigo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Flamenco United's supporters rose to their feet, but Mário Trigo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Reko Nybacka breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Reko Nybacka showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bircan Serdar, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. In the 18th minute the ball was on its way in behind Catugi FC's goalkeeper Reko Nybacka, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlos Alberto Soares in the 20th minute of play forced Flamenco United's goalkeeper Ye Zheng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ye Zheng made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jaime França in the 21st minute of play. Reko Nybacka showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yanick Schautens, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Gwidon Cichocki hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yanick Schautens in the 30th minute of play forced Catugi FC's goalkeeper Reko Nybacka to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yanick Schautens in the 30th minute of play forced Catugi FC's goalkeeper Reko Nybacka to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Reko Nybacka took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gwidon Cichocki, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 37th minute, Carlos Alberto Soares left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Catugi FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. After a defensive mix-up in Flamenco United's zone, Jaime França stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ye Zheng came out of the goal and Jaime França tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some careless play in the Flamenco United defense, Carlos Alberto Soares kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ye Zheng. The Flamenco United fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ye Zheng should have stopped the shot. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The wind increased when Carlos Alberto Soares made the kick off in the second half. Flamenco United's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Camillo Mercuri in the 56th minute. In the 57th minute Leandro Teofilio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Reko Nybacka saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Reko Nybacka made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leandro Teofilio in the 60th minute of play. Flamenco United's Yanick Schautens got a good chance for a goal in the 63rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to Catugi FC getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Fabiano Maranhense hit a great ball. Reko Nybacka showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leandro Teofilio in the 68th minute of the match. Bircan Serdar scored 2-2 in the 69th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Reko Nybacka, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 72 minutes into the match, Flamenco United's goalkeeper Ye Zheng had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Carlos Alberto Soares. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlos Alberto Soares in the 75th minute of play forced Flamenco United's goalkeeper Ye Zheng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ye Zheng showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlos Alberto Soares, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. After 82 played minutes Flamenco United got a freekick which was hit by Camillo Mercuri. After recieving a nice pass, Catugi FC's Edson Couto tried to score from far away in the 83rd minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Gwidon Cichocki sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Flamenco United getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Leandro Teofilio hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Carlos Alberto Soares got free with Ye Zheng in the 89th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 94th match minute, Catugi FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benjamim Alvarenga to maneuver through the defense. Reko Nybacka showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yanick Schautens in the 97th minute of the match. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Catugi FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.