Official Cup

ESPRESSO
Spectators: 593 (Terracing: 446, Seating: 136, VIP seats: 11) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ferdinand Cenușă got the match started through his kick off. Gia Buffon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gaudencio Lekubegi in the 3rd minute of play. In the 8th minute, Gaudencio Lekubegi made a precise shot to the right of Gia Buffon. Forever Young's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Iwan Lepucki showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zheng Rong in the 12th minute of the match. Elfonda Astrajingga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With 17 minutes on the clock, Genta Hamzah commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Forever Young fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 17th minute. Penalty! LavAzzA's Iwan Lepucki played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ferdinand Cenușă in the 23rd minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as LavAzzA's Hannes Forsberg slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Gia Buffon. That made the score 3-0 after 28 minutes of play. 30 minutes into the match, LavAzzA's Gaudencio Lekubegi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gia Buffon narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 39 minutes had been played when some careless play by Forever Young's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Amerigo Labarra was slow to take the kick. During this time LavAzzA's players had a chance to rest. Şenel İslamoğlu tried in the game's 39th match minute to clear up in front of his own goal but it went so bad that he put the ball into the goal to the left of an unhappy Gia Buffon. An annoying self made goal, 5-0. Gia Buffon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gaudencio Lekubegi in the 44th minute of play. 46 minutes into the match, Gaudencio Lekubegi dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Gia Buffon, 6-0. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 6-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Marcus Skytt stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A sloppy throw-in by Ferry Birowo in the 52nd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by LavAzzA's Xavier von Felten. Gia Buffon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcus Skytt in the 53rd minute of the match. Elfonda Astrajingga's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Iwan Lepucki firmly grabbed it by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcus Skytt in the 59th minute of play forced Forever Young's goalkeeper Gia Buffon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gaudencio Lekubegi in the 64th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gia Buffon prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 71 minutes into the match, Marcus Skytt notched a goal, 7-0, to the right of Forever Young's Gia Buffon. Gia Buffon was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 74th minute, Ferry Birowo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of LavAzzA booed when Forever Young was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ximenez Abad didn't get a good kick on the ball. Amerigo Labarra might have been able to make a better finish in the 81st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gia Buffon. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Amerigo Labarra ran back to his position shaking his head. Forever Young's Tommy Tendean was substituted for Ferry Birowo. LavAzzA's Fernando Pinto was substituted for Amerigo Labarra. Gaudencio Lekubegi's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gia Buffon read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 84th minute of play. LavAzzA's Iwan Lepucki proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 88th minute of the match, managed to save LavAzzA from getting a goal against them. After 90 minutes LavAzzA's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Thom Moxon who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Thom Moxon almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but LavAzzA's Iwan Lepucki did a great save. LavAzzA's Fernando Pinto managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Tommy Tendean in the 91 minute of the game.

LavAzzA walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.