Official Cup

Strong Survive
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Saul Owens got the match started through his kick off. If Wilbur Bain had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Edmund Schumacher fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tolga Tümkurt having to interfere. The supporters of Strong Survive booed when Truchampionero FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vinicio Natanael didn't get a good kick on the ball. Saul Owens could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Cheng Hao Wei made a huge save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fred Branco in the 19th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tolga Tümkurt prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Cheng Hao Wei stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Saul Owens's shot from short distance in the 23rd minute. Tolga Tümkurt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wilbur Bain, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Tolga Tümkurt stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Fred Branco's shot from short distance in the 27th minute. Tolga Tümkurt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fred Branco, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. In the 31st match minute, Strong Survive was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bo-Erik Jönsson to maneuver through the defense. In the 36th minute of the match Strong Survive got a corner. Truchampionero FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Saul Owens ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Monroe Cervantes got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Cheng Hao Wei quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Tolga Tümkurt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fred Branco, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. Saul Owens fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cheng Hao Wei having to interfere. In the 42nd match minute, Strong Survive was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Brad Owen to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Strong Survive getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Amadeu Veloso hit a great ball. In the 47th minute, Vidar Jespersson 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.

The wind increased when Wilbur Bain made the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd match minute, Strong Survive was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zack Stout to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fred Branco got free with Tolga Tümkurt in the 58th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Wilbur Bain received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Tolga Tümkurt tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Vidar Alegren's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cheng Hao Wei was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. When 余帆南 came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the Truchampionero 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 余帆南 couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in Truchampionero FC's zone, Saul Owens stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cheng Hao Wei came out of the goal and Saul Owens tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 72nd match minute, Strong Survive was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zack Stout to maneuver through the defense. Truchampionero FC's Cheng Hao Wei played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Saul Owens in the 75th minute of play. Fred Branco had several of the Strong Survive's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 79 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 0-1 score and a disappointed Tolga Tümkurt as he didn't even see the shot coming. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wilbur Bain in the 83rd minute of play forced Strong Survive's goalkeeper Tolga Tümkurt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 92 minutes into the match, Damien Arias had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cheng Hao Wei. Truchampionero FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Damien Arias was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.