Official Cup

El Monumental
Spectators: 463 (Terracing: 348, Seating: 106, VIP seats: 9) Gino Galante started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Recep Talha Kutyan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 2nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 3 minutes into the game, The Owls's Gino Galante nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Marcial Lordi made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 5th minute William Creemers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcial Lordi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. RIVER's Marcial Lordi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Recep Talha Kutyan in the 8th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gino Galante in the 10th minute of play forced RIVER's goalkeeper Marcial Lordi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jan-Åke Emander showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Niki Lauda, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wu Li Zhi in the 13th minute of play forced The Owls's goalkeeper Jan-Åke Emander to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 16 minutes into the match, RIVER's goal looked a bit too open when Ubarna Harroyo came free, but Marcial Lordi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 18 minutes into the match, RIVER's goal looked a bit too open when Gino Galante came free, but Marcial Lordi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When The Owls's Recep Talha Kutyan, in the 23rd minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for The Owls. Marcial Lordi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from William Creemers in the 27th minute of the match. 28 minutes into the game, Wu Li Zhi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Jan-Åke Emander was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 34 minutes of play, The Owls's Gino Galante made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marcial Lordi was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some fancy dribbling in the 40th minute, Niki Lauda managed to get in a good position for a shot. RIVER's supporters rose to their feet, but Niki Lauda was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jan-Åke Emander breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Marcial Lordi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gino Galante in the 45th minute of play. Marcial Lordi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gino Galante in the 46th minute of the match. The supporters of RIVER booed when The Owls was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dănuț Lupu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Niki Lauda to make the kick off. Jan-Åke Emander showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Niki Lauda in the 57th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by William Creemers in the 58th minute of play forced RIVER's goalkeeper Marcial Lordi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 60 minutes had been played when some careless play by RIVER's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Recep Talha Kutyan was slow to take the kick. During this time The Owls's players had a chance to rest. It was a well-played corner which Ubarna Harroyo managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gino Galante got free with Marcial Lordi in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. William Creemers could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 66th minute of the match, but Marcial Lordi made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gino Galante in the 67th minute of play forced RIVER's goalkeeper Marcial Lordi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice moves Gino Galante could shoot a difficult shot in the 70th minute, which Marcial Lordi however easily saved by the left post. In the 75th minute, The Owls's Gino Galante dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-3. RIVER's Tobias Belmiro was substituted for Rosendo Osorio. In the 79th minute the ball was on its way in behind The Owls's goalkeeper Jan-Åke Emander, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 80 minutes into the match, Pipo Benedetto had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jan-Åke Emander. The Owls's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Pipo Benedetto was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3. 83 minutes into the match, Gino Galante notched a goal, 2-4, to the right of RIVER's Marcial Lordi. Marcial Lordi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 87th match minute, RIVER was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Niki Lauda to maneuver through the defense. 88 minutes into the match, Gino Galante notched a goal, 2-5, to the right of RIVER's Marcial Lordi. Marcial Lordi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Gino Galante sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Marcial Lordi made a fantastic save in the 95th minute, when Gino Galante sent off a good shot on target.

When the final whistle sounded The Owls left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than RIVER.