Official Cup

255. Miroslav Klose
Spectators: 187 (Terracing: 141, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Wu Hao Xu kicked off to start the match. 5 minutes into the match, Monterrey ante el Mundo⛥'s Lei Jian Xiong sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Antoni Lopes narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 5 minutes into the match, Astros de México's goalkeeper Antoni Lopes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Wu Hao Xu. Joel Enekoitz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 12th minute of the match, but Antoni Lopes made a huge save. Nicasio Abad took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Julio Quintin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Through an outstanding action, after 16 minutes, Antoni Lopes successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Julio Quintin in the 18th minute of play forced Monterrey ante el Mundo⛥'s goalkeeper Nicasio Abad to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joel Enekoitz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Antoni Lopes made a huge save. With a little luck, Astros de México's Antoni Lopes got control of the ball when Joel Enekoitz tried to sneak it across the goal line. 27 minutes into the match, Monterrey ante el Mundo⛥'s goal looked a bit too open when Feliberto Eyague came free, but Nicasio Abad reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 28 minutes into the match, Julio Quintin notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Monterrey ante el Mundo⛥'s Nicasio Abad. Nicasio Abad was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wu Hao Xu in the 31st minute of play forced Astros de México's goalkeeper Antoni Lopes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 36th minute Lei Jian Xiong shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Antoni Lopes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 39th minute of the match, Wu Hao Xu tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Antoni Lopes saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Antoni Lopes made a fantastic save in the 44th minute, when Wu Hao Xu sent off a good shot on target. 45 minutes into the match, Astros de México's goal looked a bit too open when Lei Jian Xiong came free, but Antoni Lopes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Astros de México getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Paulo Román hit a great ball. In the 47th minute, Wu Hao Xu made a precise shot to the right of Antoni Lopes. Astros de México's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. After the first half Astros de México were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Feliberto Eyague stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Monterrey ante el Mundo⛥'s Wu Hao Xu in the 52nd minute got a chance for a shot 52nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Astros de México's goalie prevented a goal. In the 55thth minute of the game Wu Hao Xu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Astros de México's Antoni Lopes was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Antoni Lopes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Wu Hao Xu's shot from short distance in the 56th minute. Nicasio Abad showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Feliberto Eyague in the 57th minute of the match. Monterrey ante el Mundo⛥'s Nicasio Abad proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 59th minute of the match, managed to save Monterrey ante el Mundo⛥ from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wu Hao Xu in the 60th minute of play forced Astros de México's goalkeeper Antoni Lopes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Antoni Lopes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wu Hao Xu, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Antoni Lopes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wu Hao Xu in the 65th minute of play. Monterrey ante el Mundo⛥'s Gökçe Yalazalp was substituted for Wu Hao Xu. Monterrey ante el Mundo⛥'s Cai Wei Xi was substituted for Lei Jian Xiong. After 70 minutes Astros de México's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Timoteo Fiz who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Timoteo Fiz almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Astros de México's Antoni Lopes did a great save. Leandro Bartoleme charged in rather forcefully in the 71st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Leandro Bartoleme the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Astros de México getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Leandro Bartoleme hit a great ball. Astros de México's Antoni Lopes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cai Wei Xi in the 73rd minute of play. Monterrey ante el Mundo⛥'s Alonzo Gomesano was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Antoni Lopes in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 77 minutes into the game, Severo Primo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Astros de México's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Monterrey ante el Mundo⛥ the free kick. Severo Primo kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. 79 minutes into the game, Monterrey ante el Mundo⛥'s Cai Wei Xi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Antoni Lopes made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. Astros de México's Antoni Lopes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cai Wei Xi in the 82nd minute of play. In the 85th minute the ball was on its way in behind Astros de México's goalkeeper Antoni Lopes, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Cai Wei Xi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Joel Enekoitz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Antoni Lopes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Antoni Lopes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cai Wei Xi in the 89th minute of play. After 93 minutes of play, Monterrey ante el Mundo⛥'s Cai Wei Xi made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Antoni Lopes was left in no man's land by his defense there! Leandro Bartoleme got his second yellow card in the match during the 97th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 97th minute of the game. One of Astros de México:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Monterrey ante el Mundo⛥:s goal.