Official Cup

Alfredo Di Stéfano
Spectators: 206 (Terracing: 155, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) Nertil Ramos's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Everardo Mingo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 3rd minute of play. 8 minutes into the match, Nertil Ramos had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Everardo Mingo. LOS BLANCOS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nertil Ramos was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 12th minute Mehmet Halis Ergün shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Everardo Mingo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of A.K.Sh Albania booed when LOS BLANCOS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rubinho de Castro didn't get a good kick on the ball. Everardo Mingo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luciano Trigo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 19th minute the ball was on its way in behind LOS BLANCOS's goalkeeper Everardo Mingo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Everardo Mingo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nertil Ramos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maciej Kowalski in the 26th minute of play forced A.K.Sh Albania's goalkeeper Isaltino Baptista to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. LOS BLANCOS's Everardo Mingo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luciano Trigo in the 36th minute of play. Ilmi Duka got a throw-in 40 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Maciej Kowalski. 41 minutes into the game, Rubinho de Castro recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Isaltino Baptista. Rubinho de Castro showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-1. Demir Poradeci hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Luciano Trigo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Everardo Mingo was relentless in the 46th minute of the game. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The wind increased when Luciano Trigo made the kick off in the second half. Rubinho de Castro scored 2-1 in the 51st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Isaltino Baptista, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Isaltino Baptista took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maciej Kowalski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Isaltino Baptista made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gery Hamzah in the 63rd minute of play. In the 65th minute, Mehmet Halis Ergün 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. LOS BLANCOS's Deng Kun Xu was substituted for Rubinho de Castro. Gery Hamzah's late challenge caught a A.K.Sh Albania's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gery Hamzah helped the player get up and apologised. In the 68th match minute, LOS BLANCOS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gery Hamzah to maneuver through the defense. 76 minutes into the match, A.K.Sh Albania's goal looked a bit too open when Deng Kun Xu came free, but Isaltino Baptista reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Everardo Mingo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luciano Trigo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. LOS BLANCOS's defense didn't have a chance, in the 78th minute, when Luciano Trigo scored to the left of an out of position Everardo Mingo, making the score, 3-2. The audience was convinced that Luciano Trigo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Everardo Mingo was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luciano Trigo in the 84th minute of play forced LOS BLANCOS's goalkeeper Everardo Mingo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 86 minutes, Mehmet Halis Ergün managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. A.K.Sh Albania's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mehmet Halis Ergün was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Nertil Ramos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Everardo Mingo having to interfere. Everardo Mingo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Luciano Trigo's shot from short distance in the 94th minute. Luciano Trigo did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 3-3 to the left of a surprised Everardo Mingo 94 minutes into the match. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.