Official Cup

Nilton Santos
Spectators: 186 (Terracing: 140, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Florencio Harri started the match with the kick off. Delmiro Rosalio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Florencio Harri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Delmiro Rosalio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Florencio Harri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Set Fire's Delmiro Rosalio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Florencio Harri in the 7th minute of play. Farid Ayham made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Dziura in the 9th minute of play. After some careless play in the Set Fire defense, Ali Erdem Tekinsoy kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Delmiro Rosalio. The Set Fire fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Delmiro Rosalio should have stopped the shot. Delmiro Rosalio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Florencio Harri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Delmiro Rosalio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Florencio Harri, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. When Rogério Pedrosa fell near the penalty area in the 25th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Set Fire's protests and gave Rogério Pedrosa a yellow card for diving instead. In the 25th minute, Rogério Pedrosa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Ali Erdem Tekinsoy's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Delmiro Rosalio was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Florencio Harri in the 28th minute of play forced Set Fire's goalkeeper Delmiro Rosalio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Farid Ayham made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Magno Jaka Jamba in the 30th minute of play. In the 31st minute Ali Erdem Tekinsoy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Delmiro Rosalio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mostafa Jabal in the 37th minute of play forced Set Fire's goalkeeper Delmiro Rosalio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 37 played minutes Set Fire got a freekick which was hit by Lilian Thuram. Daniel Dziura struck a weak shot in the 39th minute. Farid Ayham didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Set Fire. An unexpectedly hard shot by Florencio Harri in the 40th minute of play forced Set Fire's goalkeeper Delmiro Rosalio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 43 minutes into the game, Florencio Harri cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Delmiro Rosalio was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell David Montinho to make the kick off. In the 58th minute, Atletico Beirut's Ali Erdem Tekinsoy dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-3. 61 minutes into the game, Ali Erdem Tekinsoy recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Delmiro Rosalio. Ali Erdem Tekinsoy showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-4. Delmiro Rosalio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elias Olbrechts, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Atletico Beirut booed when Set Fire was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rogério Pedrosa didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Atletico Beirut's Ali Erdem Tekinsoy slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Delmiro Rosalio. That made the score 0-6 after 73 minutes of play. Lilian Thuram kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. When Wladyslaw Brudzisz fell near the penalty area in the 80th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Set Fire's protests and gave Wladyslaw Brudzisz a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Atletico Beirut booed when Set Fire was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Wladyslaw Brudzisz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Florencio Harri could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 85th minute of the match, but Delmiro Rosalio made a huge save. In the 87th minute Florencio Harri shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Delmiro Rosalio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 89th minute, Elias Olbrechts left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Atletico Beirut fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-7. In the 93rd minute of the match, Kamil Gulson got a very nice opportunity to score, but Delmiro Rosalio was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After 95 played minutes Set Fire got a freekick which was hit by David Onas. 97 minutes into the match, Set Fire's goal looked a bit too open when Yin Bing came free, but Delmiro Rosalio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.