Official Cup

Cross Experience HND
Spectators: 467 (Terracing: 351, Seating: 107, VIP seats: 9) Niki Lauda made the kick off and thus started the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Celso Cruz got free with Marcial Lordi in the 3rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Arturo Turner sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 13th minute, Celso Cruz managed to get in a good position for a shot. Onze Bravos FC - FDFDF's supporters rose to their feet, but Celso Cruz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Marcial Lordi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 14 minutes into the match, Onze Bravos FC - FDFDF's goal looked a bit too open when Eric Târban came free, but Zhuo Yan Chao reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Niki Lauda scored 0-1 in the 18th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Zhuo Yan Chao, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After some careless play in the RIVER defense, Celso Cruz kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Marcial Lordi. The RIVER fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Marcial Lordi should have stopped the shot. After a rather tough play, RIVER's Marcelino Raposo got a free kick in the 25th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Celso Cruz got free with Marcial Lordi in the 27th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Celso Cruz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 29th minute of the match, but Marcial Lordi made a huge save. 31 minutes into the match, Celso Cruz notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of RIVER's Marcial Lordi. Marcial Lordi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Celso Cruz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

RIVER's Domingo Remigio was substituted for Bruno Oxarra. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Celso Cruz to make the kick off. In the 52nd match minute, RIVER was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marco Rudolfo to maneuver through the defense. Celso Cruz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Marcial Lordi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. RIVER made a substitution. Pipo Benedetto replaced Wu Li Zhi. Marcelino Raposo got his second yellow card in the match during the 58th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. Marcial Lordi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Celso Cruz, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. The supporters of RIVER booed when Onze Bravos FC - FDFDF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hélio Botelho didn't get a good kick on the ball. Onze Bravos FC - FDFDF made a substitution. Lauro Leite replaced Hélio Botelho. Hélio Botelho hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. Celso Cruz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tobias Esparza could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 80th minute of the match, but Zhuo Yan Chao made a huge save. In the 81st match minute, Onze Bravos FC - FDFDF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Geovanni Mesquita to maneuver through the defense. Marcial Lordi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lauro Leite in the 83rd minute of the match. In the 84th minute Celso Cruz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcial Lordi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marcial Lordi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Celso Cruz in the 86th minute of play. Marcial Lordi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lauro Leite in the 87th minute of play. 87 minutes into the game, Lauro Leite cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Marcial Lordi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 91st minute, RIVER's Tobias Esparza dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-2.

Onze Bravos FC - FDFDF walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.