Official Cup

CARDINAL STADIUM
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's Diego Armando Maradona started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The supporters of Mechita F.C booed when C Ａ R D I N Ａ L was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nae Corbuț didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 7th minute, Vladimiro Ledesma got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vladimiro Ledesma in the 12th minute of play forced C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's goalkeeper Ingvar Hellkvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 16 minutes had been played when some careless play by C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Tim Zanetti was slow to take the kick. During this time Mechita F.C's players had a chance to rest. The corner went over the outstretched arms of C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's goalie and right to Vladimiro Ledesma. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Alessio Treglia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Robert Ţugui in the 18th minute of the match. Ingvar Hellkvist took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fabio Sazon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's Ingvar Hellkvist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edelmiro Velasco in the 27th minute of play. Ingvar Hellkvist showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vladimiro Ledesma, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. In the 32nd minute, Horea Vrejiu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 34th minute of the match Mechita F.C got a corner. C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Tim Zanetti ran over to the corner to take the kick. When Mechita F.C's Leandro Quinito in the 34th minute got a chance for a shot 34th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's goalie prevented a goal. Ingvar Hellkvist showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edelmiro Velasco, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vladimiro Ledesma in the 38th minute of play forced C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's goalkeeper Ingvar Hellkvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's Nae Corbuț got a free kick in the 42nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edelmiro Velasco in the 43rd minute of play forced C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's goalkeeper Ingvar Hellkvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vladimiro Ledesma scored 0-1 in the 44th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ingvar Hellkvist, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Edelmiro Velasco to strike the kick off in the second half. Ingvar Hellkvist made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edelmiro Velasco in the 51st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Diego Armando Maradona in the 52nd minute of play forced Mechita F.C's goalkeeper Alessio Treglia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ingvar Hellkvist took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vladimiro Ledesma, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Edelmiro Velasco blasted a shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ingvar Hellkvist having to make a save. Alessio Treglia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Robert Ţugui in the 63rd minute of the match. Mechita F.C's Zhuang Han Yi was substituted for Leonardo Arnas. Edelmiro Velasco might have been able to make a better finish in the 72nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ingvar Hellkvist. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Edelmiro Velasco ran back to his position shaking his head. Ingvar Hellkvist made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edelmiro Velasco in the 73rd minute of play. The supporters of Mechita F.C booed when C Ａ R D I N Ａ L was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Horea Vrejiu didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Mechita F.C booed when C Ａ R D I N Ａ L was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Horea Vrejiu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Richard Lanckneus blasted a shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ingvar Hellkvist having to make a save. 84 minutes into the game, Richard Lanckneus recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Ingvar Hellkvist. Richard Lanckneus showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-2.