Official Cup

Ciruelandia
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Ramiro James started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Ciruel Academy's Jacob Alavedra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ramiro James in the 3rd minute of play. When April 25 SC's Ramiro James in the 3rd minute got a chance for a shot 3rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ciruel Academy's goalie prevented a goal. 5 minutes into the game, April 25 SC's Ren Xi Chen nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jacob Alavedra made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 9th match minute, Ciruel Academy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Crispin Klander to maneuver through the defense. 11 minutes into the match, Alif Ching notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of April 25 SC's Sergio Romero. Sergio Romero was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ciruel Academy's Jacob Alavedra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ramiro James in the 19th minute of play. In the 27th minute, Ramiro James hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ionel Zărnescu's late challenge caught a Ciruel Academy's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ionel Zărnescu helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to April 25 SC getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Ionel Zărnescu hit a great ball. Ciruel Academy were awarded a corner in the 39th minute after April 25 SC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Crispin Klander took the corner. 39 minutes into the game, Julián Cafelândia was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ciruel Academy's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave April 25 SC the free kick. Julián Cafelândia hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alif Ching got free with Sergio Romero in the 41st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Lucas Grijander to make the kick off. The supporters of April 25 SC booed when Ciruel Academy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fırat Okbaş didn't get a good kick on the ball. 56 minutes into the match, April 25 SC's Ren Xi Chen sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jacob Alavedra narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 61 minutes had been played when some careless play by April 25 SC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Crispin Klander was slow to take the kick. During this time Ciruel Academy's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Crispin Klander got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Sergio Romero quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 65th minute, Fırat Okbaş hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. April 25 SC's Michel Platini was substituted for Antoni Augustyn. Ciruel Academy's Jacob Alavedra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mieszko Trac in the 71st minute of play. In the 72nd minute, Cristo Marques hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 73 minutes, Alif Ching managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ciruel Academy's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alif Ching was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Ren Xi Chen kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Jacob Alavedra. That made the score 1-2 in the 77 minute of play. Sergio Romero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alif Ching in the 82nd minute of the match. In the 84th minute, Ren Xi Chen reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Jacob Alavedra. The goal made the score 1-3. 87 minutes into the match, Ciruel Academy's goal looked a bit too open when Ren Xi Chen came free, but Jacob Alavedra reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 88th minute, Mieszko Trac hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fırat Okbaş charged in rather forcefully in the 89th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fırat Okbaş the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Fırat Okbaş kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. Jacob Alavedra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ren Xi Chen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lucas Grijander recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 96th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The Ciruel Academy supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching April 25 SC's performance. The match ended with a win for April 25 SC.