Official Cup

El Cilindro
Spectators: 155 (Terracing: 117, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Elmo Jaanovits got the match started through his kick off. 11 minutes into the match, Academia FC's Elmo Jaanovits sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that You Sheng Qi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Alvaro Iraitz hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. 17 minutes had been played when some careless play by La Herradura FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. 江崇默 was slow to take the kick. During this time Academia FC's players had a chance to rest. The corner went over the outstretched arms of La Herradura FC's goalie and right to Jorden De Brouwer. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. La Herradura FC's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. You Sheng Qi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elmo Jaanovits in the 23rd minute of play. 24 minutes into the game, Prospero Oidor was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. La Herradura FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Academia FC the free kick. A collision led to La Herradura FC getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Prospero Oidor hit a great ball. You Sheng Qi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elmo Jaanovits in the 27th minute of play. 30 minutes into the match, Academia FC's goal looked a bit too open when Angelo Txurio came free, but Wojciech Duda reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 37th minute the ball was on its way in behind La Herradura FC's goalkeeper You Sheng Qi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. You Sheng Qi stood somewhat misplaced when Elmo Jaanovits came free in front of goal and shot 1-0 to the left of him in the 44 minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ernesto Baldovino was the one to do the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ernesto Baldovino got free with Wojciech Duda in the 51st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Elmo Jaanovits sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Wojciech Duda showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mergildo Fuente, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. In the 62nd minute, Ernesto Baldovino got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Efrain Gotzon made in the 66th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Angelo Txurio. La Herradura FC's You Sheng Qi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tancredo Hondaro in the 74th minute of play. In the 75th minute, Efrain Gotzon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Tancredo Hondaro came up free with the goalie in the 76th minute, the Academia FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Tancredo Hondaro couldn't finish the play. 79 minutes into the game, Angelo Txurio was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. La Herradura FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Academia FC the free kick. You Sheng Qi had in the 80thth minute some difficulties stopping 江崇默's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. 江崇默's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but You Sheng Qi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 81st minute of play. Wojciech Duda didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ernesto Baldovino went, in the 87th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. In the 89th minute, La Herradura FC's Osvaldo Grillo dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-2. You Sheng Qi came out of the goal in the 92nd minute to try and stop a shot by Academia FC's Tancredo Hondaro. But to his dismay, Tancredo Hondaro quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. In the 96th minute, Tancredo Hondaro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Academia FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. Academia FC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.