Official Cup

Canelones
Spectators: 165 (Terracing: 124, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Abelardo Bezerra started the match with the kick off. Fausto Roca fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leonardo Da Vinci having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 9 minutes, Hélder de Lara took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Leonardo Da Vinci to make any attempt to save it. 15 minutes into the game, G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's Abelardo Bezerra nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Christodoulos Karabogias made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Hélder de Lara blasted a shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Leonardo Da Vinci having to make a save. Hélder de Lara's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Leonardo Da Vinci read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 22nd minute of play. After 24 minutes G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Petri Marrero who took care of the corner kick. After having played for 26 minutes, Abelardo Bezerra managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's supporters crossed their fingers, but Abelardo Bezerra was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Nubecitas FC's Christodoulos Karabogias played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abelardo Bezerra in the 29th minute of play. Enio Berger charged in rather forcefully in the 32nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Enio Berger the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 32nd match minute, G.E. Juventus FSCMZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Enio Berger to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's zone, Hélder de Lara stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Leonardo Da Vinci came out of the goal and Hélder de Lara tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Christodoulos Karabogias showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abelardo Bezerra in the 36th minute of the match. G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by 陈耀克 in the 37th minute. A nice corner shot did that 陈耀克 got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Christodoulos Karabogias quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Hélder de Lara could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 42nd minute of the match, but Leonardo Da Vinci made a huge save. 42 minutes into the match, Hélder de Lara dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Leonardo Da Vinci, 3-1. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Hélder de Lara made a kick off. 52 minutes into the match, G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's Abelardo Bezerra sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Christodoulos Karabogias narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 57th minute, Abelardo Bezerra managed to get in a good position for a shot. G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's supporters rose to their feet, but Abelardo Bezerra was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Christodoulos Karabogias breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 61st minute, Abelardo Bezerra 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. Nubecitas FC made a substitution. Miftah Astrajingga replaced Lu Yang Nan. G.E. Juventus FSCMZ made a substitution. Achilleas Stefanakis replaced Christian Pulisic. Leonardo Da Vinci stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jordi Ferrari's shot from short distance in the 69th minute. Eduardo Tuzzio made in the 71st minute of the game a quick throw-in and Jordi Ferrari immediately put the ball in play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cain Canyelles in the 78th minute of play forced G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's goalkeeper Leonardo Da Vinci to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jordi Ferrari in the 79th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Leonardo Da Vinci saved G.E. Juventus FSCMZ from getting behind. Elano Oliveira kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. When the match clock showed 83 minutes, the score became 4-1 when Jordi Ferrari sped through G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Leonardo Da Vinci. In the 88th minute of the match, Abelardo Bezerra tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Christodoulos Karabogias saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 90 minutes into the match, G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Petri Marrero came free, but Leonardo Da Vinci reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's Enio Berger managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Pere Serradesanferm in the 91 minute of the game. Nubecitas FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of G.E. Juventus FSCMZ for a fine match.