Official Cup

Lionel S. Scaloni
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 117, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Dainius Bagdonas got the match started through his kick off. A collision led to La Scaloneta getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Moussa Queffelec hit a great ball. 16 minutes into the match, San Diego FC's goal looked a bit too open when Madjid Pauly came free, but Yusuf Stegen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to San Diego FC getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Teddy Bourasseau hit a great ball. After having played for 17 minutes, Madjid Pauly managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. La Scaloneta's supporters crossed their fingers, but Madjid Pauly was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ewan Davin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Teddy Bourasseau in the 19th minute of play. In the 22nd minute Semail Özbir shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ewan Davin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Pierre Dole got free with Yusuf Stegen in the 23rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jaroslaw Mierzejewski during the 24th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 29 minutes into the match, San Diego FC's goal looked a bit too open when John Costes came free, but Yusuf Stegen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Moussa Queffelec got free with Yusuf Stegen in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Yusuf Stegen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Moussa Queffelec, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Yusuf Stegen made an important save on a dangerous shot by John Costes in the 41st minute. Yusuf Stegen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Madjid Pauly, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. In the 43rd minute, Dainius Bagdonas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Madjid Pauly made a kick off. Chris Falcon kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. Yusuf Stegen stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Darren Teisseire's shot from short distance in the 53rd minute. Yusuf Stegen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Madjid Pauly, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. After a rather tough play, La Scaloneta's Moussa Queffelec got a free kick in the 56th minute. San Diego FC's Yusuf Stegen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Madjid Pauly in the 60th minute of play. In the 67th minute the ball was on its way in behind La Scaloneta's goalkeeper Ewan Davin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a rather tough play, San Diego FC's Mustafa Kemal Çetinel got a free kick in the 69th minute. After 72 minutes, Pierre Dole mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the La Scaloneta and the San Diego FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of San Diego FC booed when La Scaloneta was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pierre Dole didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 75th minute San Diego FC were awarded a corner. Talip Ecemiş went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner went over the outstretched arms of La Scaloneta's goalie and right to Teddy Bourasseau. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. La Scaloneta's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Moussa Queffelec took the ball and in the 78 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Yusuf Stegen. Yusuf Stegen dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Talip Ecemiş recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 81st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. San Diego FC's Yusuf Stegen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Madjid Pauly in the 83rd minute of play. Yusuf Stegen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from John Costes, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. Martin Engrand lost his temper 92 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. For all the effort they put into the match, the San Diego FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for La Scaloneta.