Official Cup

Santiago Guatemala
Spectators: 189 (Terracing: 143, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Carmelo Sifon made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vinícius Juniors in the 3rd minute of play forced Real Madrid de Guatemala's goalkeeper Sílvio Luiz Goiano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Real Madrid de Guatemala's Cristian Santamaria got a free kick in the 4th minute. Sílvio Luiz Goiano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vinícius Juniors in the 5th minute of the match. Tadeusz Dziechciowski's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Sílvio Luiz Goiano read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 9th minute of play. When Hróar Sturluson fell near the penalty area in the 14th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Real Madrid de Guatemala's protests and gave Hróar Sturluson a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Real Madrid de Guatemala's Hróar Sturluson got a free kick in the 16th minute. Hróar Sturluson kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. The supporters of Real Madrid de Guatemala booed when Sakura Storm was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rufio Cieza didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 31st minute, Nicolás Guerrero fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Real Madrid de Guatemala's Sílvio Luiz Goiano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tadeusz Dziechciowski in the 33rd minute of play. Zakir Novruzov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nicolás Guerrero in the 38th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicolás Guerrero in the 44th minute of play forced Sakura Storm's goalkeeper Zakir Novruzov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 45 minutes, Severino Carriedo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sakura Storm and the Real Madrid de Guatemala players grew even worse after the yellow card.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tadeusz Dziechciowski made a kick off. 58 minutes into the match, Sakura Storm's goal looked a bit too open when Nicolás Guerrero came free, but Zakir Novruzov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 62 minutes into the game, Leopoldo Noyola was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Real Madrid de Guatemala's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sakura Storm the free kick. After a rather tough play, Real Madrid de Guatemala's Leopoldo Noyola got a free kick in the 62nd minute. A hard shot by Marvelous Ronaldinho from long distance, 63 minutes into the match, got Sílvio Luiz Goiano's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. In the 68th minute of the match, Tadeusz Dziechciowski tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Sílvio Luiz Goiano saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The audience was convinced that Carmelo Sifon's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zakir Novruzov was relentless in the 75th minute of the game. Alexander Torres kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. Sakura Storm's Marvelous Ronaldinho got a good chance for a goal in the 77th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Leopoldo Noyola got his second yellow card in the match during the 83rd minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. Severino Carriedo hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. 88 minutes into the match, Sakura Storm's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Santamaria came free, but Zakir Novruzov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.