Official Cup

Lusail
Spectators: 156 (Terracing: 117, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Lion Messi kicked off to start the match. In the 6th minute, Marcos Acuña hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Harry Kane in the 7th minute of play forced La Scaloneta's goalkeeper Dibag Martinez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 7 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when ♏ⒶⓃⒶⓈⓉⒶⓈⒾ Ⓕ.Ⓒ♏'s Harry Kane fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. Zinon Anagnostou took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lion Messi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dibag Martinez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christos Kostis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lionel Messi hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Dibag Martinez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Harry Kane, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dibag Martinez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dionysis Souanis in the 20th minute of the match. 23 minutes into the match, Harry Kane had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dibag Martinez. La Scaloneta's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Harry Kane was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Harry Kane in the 25th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dibag Martinez prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 26 minutes La Scaloneta's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Antonis Mavrofidis who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on ♏ⒶⓃⒶⓈⓉⒶⓈⒾ Ⓕ.Ⓒ♏'s corner Antonis Mavrofidis fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Dibag Martinez quite easily take care of the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lautaro Martinez got free with Zinon Anagnostou in the 31st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Zinon Anagnostou made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lion Messi in the 33rd minute of play. La Scaloneta's Ángel-Fabián Di María was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Zinon Anagnostou in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 38 minutes into the match, Harry Kane notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of La Scaloneta's Dibag Martinez. Dibag Martinez was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Harry Kane in the 41st minute of play forced La Scaloneta's goalkeeper Dibag Martinez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When La Scaloneta's Lautaro Martinez in the 43rd minute got a chance for a shot 43rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ♏ⒶⓃⒶⓈⓉⒶⓈⒾ Ⓕ.Ⓒ♏'s goalie prevented a goal. After 44 minutes, Ángel-Fabián Di María mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the La Scaloneta and the ♏ⒶⓃⒶⓈⓉⒶⓈⒾ Ⓕ.Ⓒ♏ players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, La Scaloneta's Ángel-Fabián Di María got a free kick in the 44th minute. The La Scaloneta players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. ♏ⒶⓃⒶⓈⓉⒶⓈⒾ Ⓕ.Ⓒ♏ were winning 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Christos Kostis to make the kick off. If Paulo Dybala had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 50th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Christos Kostis got free with Dibag Martinez in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 53rd match minute, ♏ⒶⓃⒶⓈⓉⒶⓈⒾ Ⓕ.Ⓒ♏ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rex Drake to maneuver through the defense. ♏ⒶⓃⒶⓈⓉⒶⓈⒾ Ⓕ.Ⓒ♏'s Zinon Anagnostou played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lion Messi in the 54th minute of play. After 55 minutes ♏ⒶⓃⒶⓈⓉⒶⓈⒾ Ⓕ.Ⓒ♏'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Lionel Messi who took care of the corner kick. Dibag Martinez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Harry Kane, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. After 64 minutes of play, ♏ⒶⓃⒶⓈⓉⒶⓈⒾ Ⓕ.Ⓒ♏'s Dionysis Souanis made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dibag Martinez was left in no man's land by his defense there! La Scaloneta's Leandro Paredes was substituted for Paulo Dybala. Thanks to some nice moves Alketas Tsirakis could shoot a difficult shot in the 70th minute, which Dibag Martinez however easily saved by the left post. 73 minutes into the match, La Scaloneta's Lautaro Martinez sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Zinon Anagnostou narrowly saved just below the crossbar. La Scaloneta's Julián Álvarez was substituted for Lion Messi. A nice corner shot did that Julián Álvarez got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Zinon Anagnostou quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. When the match had gone on for 76 minutes, Julián Álvarez put it in 1-3 from a short distance just to the right of Zinon Anagnostou. In the 82nd minute, Christos Kostis made a precise shot to the right of Dibag Martinez. La Scaloneta's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-4. Zinon Anagnostou took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lautaro Martinez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, La Scaloneta's Ángel-Fabián Di María got a free kick in the 89th minute. When the match clock showed 92 minutes, the score became 2-4 when Julián Álvarez sped through ♏ⒶⓃⒶⓈⓉⒶⓈⒾ Ⓕ.Ⓒ♏'s defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Zinon Anagnostou.