Official Cup

La Playa
Spectators: 196 (Terracing: 148, Seating: 45, VIP seats: 3) Nikos Valassiou made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 5th minute Thanos Kalikis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nils Elmhuus saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Stelian Murgu hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Ni Tian Peng showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gong Qi Fan in the 14th minute of the match. After 15th play minutes Gong Qi Fan shot 1-0, a short shot which went by Ni Tian Peng and just under the crossbar into goal. Gong Qi Fan blasted a shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ni Tian Peng having to make a save. In the 20th minute, Toma Merlushkin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 21 minutes into the match, El Pinar's goal looked a bit too open when Gong Qi Fan came free, but Ni Tian Peng reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 22 minutes El Pinar's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Stelian Murgu who took care of the corner kick. The goalkeeper smacked the ball away after a great corner, but Gong Qi Fan advanced and headed the ball into goal, 2-0 in the 23rd minute. Nils Elmhuus showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nikos Valassiou, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. The audience was convinced that Nikos Valassiou's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nils Elmhuus was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. 27 minutes into the game, Playa Malvín's Gong Qi Fan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ni Tian Peng made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. Toma Merlushkin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Nils Elmhuus tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. El Pinar's Nikos Valassiou got a good chance for a goal in the 32nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Fausto Jayaga charged in rather forcefully in the 35th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fausto Jayaga the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After some careless play in the Playa Malvín defense, Thanos Kalikis kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nils Elmhuus. The Playa Malvín fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nils Elmhuus should have stopped the shot. Alvise Catapano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gong Qi Fan in the 46th minute of play forced El Pinar's goalkeeper Ni Tian Peng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Playa Malvín were awarded a corner in the 47th minute after El Pinar's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Stelian Murgu took the corner. Stelian Murgu made a great header on Playa Malvín's corner, it was just that El Pinar's Ni Tian Peng managed to reach the ball for a save. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gong Qi Fan made a kick off. With an all-out effort, El Pinar's Nils Elmhuus threw himself towards the right post 52 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Duarte Castellon, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. If Gong Qi Fan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Ni Tian Peng showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gong Qi Fan, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Ni Tian Peng took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gong Qi Fan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ni Tian Peng showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gong Qi Fan in the 67th minute of the match. In the 71st minute Gong Qi Fan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ni Tian Peng saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gong Qi Fan struck a weak shot in the 73rd minute. Ni Tian Peng didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Playa Malvín. Playa Malvín's Chris Tian was substituted for Michael Guisla. Playa Malvín's Sandu Mândrilă was substituted for Jabier Igual. With a little luck, Playa Malvín's Nils Elmhuus got control of the ball when Nikos Valassiou tried to sneak it across the goal line. After some careless play in the El Pinar defense, Quinto Ampudia kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ni Tian Peng. The El Pinar fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ni Tian Peng should have stopped the shot. 81 minutes into the game, Playa Malvín's Quinto Ampudia nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ni Tian Peng made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-1. Quinto Ampudia's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ni Tian Peng read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 86th minute of play. If Quinto Ampudia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Ni Tian Peng showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Quinto Ampudia, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Ni Tian Peng didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Quinto Ampudia went, in the 92nd minute, to the upper right corner, 6-1 was the resulting score. In the 95th minute, Milio Carcamo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanos Kalikis hit a great freekick 97 minutes into the match.