Official Cup

Monumental Esteco
Spectators: 151 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Norberto-Osvaldo Alonso got the match started through his kick off. When Norberto-Osvaldo Alonso came up free with the goalie in the 3rd minute, the Esteco fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Norberto-Osvaldo Alonso couldn't finish the play. LIVIUS UNITED MLS's George Catry got a good chance for a goal in the 7th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Amadeo-Raúl Carrizo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bartolomé Perpiñán, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Norberto-Osvaldo Alonso's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Yanick Knecht read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 13th minute of play. Yanick Knecht showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Norberto-Osvaldo Alonso in the 17th minute of the match. If Norberto-Osvaldo Alonso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Amadeo-Raúl Carrizo came out of the goal in the 25th minute to try and stop a shot by LIVIUS UNITED MLS's Leonid Afteni. But to his dismay, Leonid Afteni quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Esteco made a substitution. Jiří Petera replaced Samuel Claude. After 35 played minutes LIVIUS UNITED MLS got a freekick which was hit by George Catry. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jiří Petera in the 36th minute of play forced LIVIUS UNITED MLS's goalkeeper Yanick Knecht to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Amadeo-Raúl Carrizo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leonid Afteni, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. LIVIUS UNITED MLS's Yanick Knecht proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 40th minute of the match, managed to save LIVIUS UNITED MLS from getting a goal against them. Daniel Şimandan's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Amadeo-Raúl Carrizo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 42nd minute of play. Yanick Knecht showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jiří Petera, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Jiří Petera fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yanick Knecht having to interfere. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The wind increased when Daniel Şimandan made the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, Esteco's Jiří Petera sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Yanick Knecht narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Amadeo-Raúl Carrizo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Şimandan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to LIVIUS UNITED MLS getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. George Catry hit a great ball. In the 65th minute Norberto-Osvaldo Alonso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yanick Knecht saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Amadeo-Raúl Carrizo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Şimandan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 71 minutes Esteco's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Daniel Şimandan who took care of the corner kick. The corner led LIVIUS UNITED MLS's Daniel Şimandan to fire away a dangerous shot which Amadeo-Raúl Carrizo despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Norberto-Osvaldo Alonso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yanick Knecht having to interfere. In the 92nd minute, Norberto-Osvaldo Alonso made a precise shot to the right of Yanick Knecht. LIVIUS UNITED MLS's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Thanks to some nice moves Daniel Şimandan could shoot a difficult shot in the 95th minute, which Amadeo-Raúl Carrizo however easily saved by the left post. The LIVIUS UNITED MLS players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Esteco from taking control. The game ends in a draw.