Official Cup

Nilton Santos
Spectators: 171 (Terracing: 129, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) Set Fire's Fedele Scirea started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After a rather tough play, FC CZARNUCHY's Gustavo Arrelucea got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Sasho Amiorkov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 5th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The corner led to FC CZARNUCHY's Jonas Spetz getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Set Fire's Delmiro Rosalio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jonas Spetz in the 13th minute of play. In the 16th minute the ball was on its way in behind Set Fire's goalkeeper Delmiro Rosalio, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Hélio Cunha's late challenge caught a FC CZARNUCHY's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Hélio Cunha helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Set Fire's Hélio Cunha got a free kick in the 17th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sasho Amiorkov in the 22nd minute of play forced FC CZARNUCHY's goalkeeper Vincent Adkins to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Gustavo Arrelucea had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 29 minutes into the match, FC CZARNUCHY's goalkeeper Vincent Adkins had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fedele Scirea. Delmiro Rosalio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gustavo Arrelucea, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. FC CZARNUCHY's Vincent Adkins played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sasho Amiorkov in the 38th minute of play. Delmiro Rosalio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jonas Spetz in the 40th minute of play. Vincent Adkins was out of position in the 44 minute of play, and Fedele Scirea capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Fedele Scirea really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

In the 55th minute Sasho Amiorkov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vincent Adkins saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Set Fire's Delmiro Rosalio proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 61st minute of the match, managed to save Set Fire from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jonas Spetz got free with Delmiro Rosalio in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Vincent Adkins showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fedele Scirea in the 64th minute of the match. Vincent Adkins made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sasho Amiorkov in the 65th minute of play. When Lilian Thuram fell near the penalty area in the 70th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Set Fire's protests and gave Lilian Thuram a yellow card for diving instead. Lilian Thuram hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. 74 minutes into the match, Fedele Scirea had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Vincent Adkins. FC CZARNUCHY's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fedele Scirea was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. In the last second Delmiro Rosalio throw himself and got hold of the ball when Gustavo Arrelucea in the 79thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. If Gustavo Arrelucea had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gustavo Arrelucea hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. 85 minutes into the game, Lilian Thuram threw the ball into play from the sideline. FC CZARNUCHY's Sanford Dominguez quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. After 89 played minutes FC CZARNUCHY got a freekick which was hit by Gustavo Arrelucea. Set Fire's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.