Official Cup

Nonatos Trafford
Spectators: 163 (Terracing: 123, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Fu Lin Liang got the match started through his kick off. Iosif Labriakos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Klaas Jan Vennegoor Of Hesselink, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. TZITZIFIES's Emanuel Sakic pulled a muscle in his leg after 5 minutes and couldn't finish the game. 5 minutes into the game, Eriberto Lopes was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Nonatos United's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave TZITZIFIES the free kick. TZITZIFIES's Tasos Poulikakos was substituted for Emanuel Sakic. After a rather tough play, Nonatos United's Eriberto Lopes got a free kick in the 7th minute. In the 7th minute of the match Martin Östlund shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but João Vítor Arósio showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. TZITZIFIES were furious when Tasos Poulikakos was red carded, 9 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 8th minute, one of TZITZIFIES: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 TZITZIFIES. Iosif Labriakos had in the 10thth minute some difficulties stopping Klaas Jan Vennegoor Of Hesselink's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Ademar Castro hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Angel-Enrique De La Rosa-Choca hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fu Lin Liang in the 15th minute of play forced Nonatos United's goalkeeper João Vítor Arósio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nonatos United's João Vítor Arósio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jann Aasa in the 18th minute of play. In the 20th minute of the match TZITZIFIES got a corner. Nonatos United's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Martin Östlund ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Martin Östlund almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Nonatos United's João Vítor Arósio did a great save. A collision led to TZITZIFIES getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Ahmid Gernez hit a great ball. Nonatos United's Jerzy Giejda shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 22nd minute of play. The shot was stopped by Iosif Labriakos but with some difficulty. Fu Lin Liang kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. Ademar Castro received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Iosif Labriakos came out and tried to block the shot, but Ademar Castro slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 27th minute. João Vítor Arósio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jann Aasa in the 40th minute of play. Iosif Labriakos was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Ademar Castro showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 42 minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The wind increased when Willian Dante made the kick off in the second half. Nonatos United's João Vítor Arósio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jann Aasa in the 58th minute of play. TZITZIFIES's Makis Samaropoulos was substituted for Jann Aasa. After 61 minutes Nonatos United's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Martin Östlund who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Martin Östlund got away a dangerous shot. Despite this João Vítor Arósio quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. João Vítor Arósio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fu Lin Liang in the 65th minute of play. TZITZIFIES's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Martin Östlund in the 66th minute. After taking down the ball on TZITZIFIES's corner Fu Lin Liang fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and João Vítor Arósio quite easily take care of the ball. Fu Lin Liang did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 2-1 to the left of a surprised João Vítor Arósio 66 minutes into the match. If João Pedro de Amaral had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ademar Castro in the 74th minute of play forced TZITZIFIES's goalkeeper Iosif Labriakos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Paschalis Kastanoulis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. João Vítor Arósio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. TZITZIFIES's attack was well implemented in the 81st minute, but when Fu Lin Liang was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. Ahmid Gernez could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 87th minute of the match, but João Vítor Arósio made a huge save. Iosif Labriakos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ademar Castro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to TZITZIFIES getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Fu Lin Liang hit a great ball. Klaas Jan Vennegoor Of Hesselink struck a weak shot in the 95th minute. Iosif Labriakos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Nonatos United. Many of TZITZIFIES's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. TZITZIFIES may have spent more time on the ball, but Nonatos United were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.