Official Cup

Theatre of Dreams
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 111, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Godofredo Marin made the kick off which started today's match. Willian de Alcântara made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Godofredo Marin in the 2nd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Nemanja Vidić's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Willian de Alcântara was relentless in the 7th minute of the game. Facundo Altamirano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Agnaldo Diniz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Willian de Alcântara took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cruz Credo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 13 minutes into the match, Agnaldo Diniz had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Facundo Altamirano. Maravilla's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Agnaldo Diniz was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Cruz Credo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Willian de Alcântara having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cruz Credo in the 19th minute of play forced THESPA KUSATSU GUNMA's goalkeeper Willian de Alcântara to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Willian de Alcântara was a little too slow when Cruz Credo got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 21st minute. The score was now 2-1. Willian de Alcântara took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cruz Credo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Willian de Alcântara showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cruz Credo in the 25th minute of the match. When Maravilla's Cruz Credo in the 27th minute got a chance for a shot 27th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye THESPA KUSATSU GUNMA's goalie prevented a goal. Willian de Alcântara showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cruz Credo, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. In the 33rd minute the ball was on its way in behind THESPA KUSATSU GUNMA's goalkeeper Willian de Alcântara, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 34 minutes had been played when some careless play by THESPA KUSATSU GUNMA's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Paulus Van Poucke was slow to take the kick. During this time Maravilla's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Maravilla's corner Braulio Chaime fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Willian de Alcântara quite easily take care of the ball. After 38 played minutes THESPA KUSATSU GUNMA got a freekick which was hit by Agnaldo Diniz. If Reiner Sørrig had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 42nd minute, Cruz Credo fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-1 at half-time.

The wind increased when Germano Romero made the kick off in the second half. After some careless play in the THESPA KUSATSU GUNMA defense, Cruz Credo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Willian de Alcântara. The THESPA KUSATSU GUNMA fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Willian de Alcântara should have stopped the shot. Willian de Alcântara didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cruz Credo went, in the 56th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-1 was the resulting score. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cruz Credo in the 61st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Willian de Alcântara prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 66 minutes of play, Maravilla's Godofredo Marin made it 6-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Willian de Alcântara was left in no man's land by his defense there! Cruz Credo succeeded in the game's 80th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 8-1. In the 83rd minute, Cruz Credo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Maravilla fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 9-1. After some careless play in the THESPA KUSATSU GUNMA defense, Cruz Credo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Willian de Alcântara. The THESPA KUSATSU GUNMA fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Willian de Alcântara should have stopped the shot. In the 92nd minute, Cruz Credo made a precise shot to the right of Willian de Alcântara. THESPA KUSATSU GUNMA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 11-1. Cruz Credo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Willian de Alcântara tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Maravilla fully deserved thier win.