Official Cup

Scaena Invicto
Spectators: 187 (Terracing: 141, 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. Sean Mallecots started the match with the kick off. In the 4th minute of the match Fauna Utd got a corner. Invictus FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. 董文鹰 ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Fauna Utd's corner 董文鹰 fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Eddy Stoorms quite easily take care of the ball. Sean Mallecots could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 10th minute of the match, but Radamel Hendrickx made a huge save. 12 minutes into the match, Fauna Utd's goalkeeper Radamel Hendrickx had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sean Mallecots. 22 minutes into the match, Invictus FC's goal looked a bit too open when Unai Sócrates came free, but Eddy Stoorms reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 24th minute the ball was on its way in behind Fauna Utd's goalkeeper Radamel Hendrickx, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Eddy Stoorms made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Unai Sócrates in the 26th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Unai Sócrates's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Eddy Stoorms was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. Eddy Stoorms showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yuri Portugal, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. In the 35th minute, Emanuel Lundgren hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 36th minute, Yuri Portugal ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Eddy Stoorms was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Unai Sócrates in the 41st minute of play forced Invictus FC's goalkeeper Eddy Stoorms to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 45th minute the ball was on its way in behind Invictus FC's goalkeeper Eddy Stoorms, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After the first half Fauna Utd were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Yuri Portugal was the one to do the kick off. Unai Sócrates fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eddy Stoorms having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 53rd minute, Yuri Portugal managed to get in a good position for a shot. Fauna Utd's supporters rose to their feet, but Yuri Portugal was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Eddy Stoorms breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Emanuel Lundgren sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 63 minutes into the match, Sean Mallecots had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Radamel Hendrickx. Fauna Utd's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sean Mallecots was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. A hard shot 66 in the game by Unai Sócrates from a close distance when the talented Eddy Stoorms managed to make a qualified save. Invictus FC's players were relieved. Fauna Utd's Radamel Hendrickx played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sean Mallecots in the 68th minute of play. Eddy Stoorms made an important save on a dangerous shot by Unai Sócrates in the 70th minute. A collision led to Fauna Utd getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Octav Zdraşcu hit a great ball. In the 75th minute Sean Mallecots shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Radamel Hendrickx saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sean Mallecots in the 82nd minute of play forced Fauna Utd's goalkeeper Radamel Hendrickx to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Fauna Utd's zone, Sean Mallecots stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Radamel Hendrickx came out of the goal and Sean Mallecots tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 89th minute, Unai Sócrates managed to get in a good position for a shot. Fauna Utd's supporters rose to their feet, but Unai Sócrates was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Eddy Stoorms breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Fauna Utd were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing Invictus FC to leave the ground with a draw.