Official Cup

Golden Palace
Spectators: 197 (Terracing: 149, Seating: 45, VIP seats: 3) Léon McManus started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. If Léon McManus had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Léon McManus during the 7th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Azzurri FC getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Léon McManus hit a great ball. The supporters of Azzurri FC booed when Golden Tigers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rida Al Hajri didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hakem Al Attar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Giuseppe Verdi having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Azzurri FC's Cornelius Hillman got a free kick in the 20th minute. In the 27th minute, Hakem Al Attar ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Giuseppe Verdi was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. The referee felt a red card was in order, 31 minutes into the game, when Grant Bass put in a rough tackle. 30 minutes into the game, one of Azzurri FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Basem Al Baghli kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. Giuseppe Verdi didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Hakem Khorshed went, in the 44th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Hakem Al Attar to make the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Léon McManus got free with José Alberto Chilavert in the 59th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 63 minutes into the match, Azzurri FC's goal looked a bit too open when Hakem Al Attar came free, but Giuseppe Verdi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Giuseppe Verdi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hakem Al Attar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Golden Tigers booed when Azzurri FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Totò Clemente didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 81st minute of the match Basem Al Baghli shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Giuseppe Verdi showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 82nd minute, Samuel Casgrain hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dominykas Liutkus kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. José Alberto Chilavert showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hoyt Combs, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. In the 95th minute, Hoyt Combs hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Azzurri FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.