Official Cup

The Old Shire
Spectators: 618 (Terracing: 464, Seating: 142, VIP seats: 12) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Edmundson Ross took the kick off in the first half of the match. A sloppy throw-in by Tytus Pinczewski in the 10th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Olavarria FC's Leslie Macaraat. After some careless play in the ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇ defense, Isaias Matas kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Marjus Laçka. The ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Marjus Laçka should have stopped the shot. In the 21st minute of the match ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇ got a corner. Olavarria FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Flavio Bonfigli ran over to the corner to take the kick. Domenico Rosi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Michel Hendrickx having to make a save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Isaias Matas in the 27th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Marjus Laçka saved ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇ from getting behind. The long shot by Tytus Pinczewski in the 32nd minute really tested Michel Hendrickx's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. In the 35th minute, Zhang Zheng Sheng hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience held their breath when Mauro Kotlar in the 37th minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Marjus Laçka's left hand side. When Olavarria FC's Isaias Matas in the 39th minute got a chance for a shot 39th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇'s goalie prevented a goal. Jenő Menszátor made in the 44th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇'s Damiano Tripodi. 47 minutes into the match, Olavarria FC's goal looked a bit too open when Edmundson Ross came free, but Michel Hendrickx reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Isaias Matas made a kick off. Marjus Laçka showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Isaias Matas in the 51st minute of the match. The corner led to Olavarria FC's Catalino Rivarola getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Jenő Menszátor made in the 57th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇'s Fabrício Paes. Michel Hendrickx came out of the goal in the 64th minute to try and stop a shot by ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇'s Jacob Palha. But to his dismay, Jacob Palha quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Michel Hendrickx took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Guo Xun, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Michel Hendrickx made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kerem Aktürkoglu in the 75th minute of play. After 76 played minutes Olavarria FC got a freekick which was hit by Mauro Kotlar. In the 78thth minute of the game King Køng who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Olavarria FC's Michel Hendrickx was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 79 minutes had been played when some careless play by Olavarria FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Domenico Rosi was slow to take the kick. During this time ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇'s players had a chance to rest. In the 84th minute, King Køng made a precise shot to the right of Michel Hendrickx. Olavarria FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Michel Hendrickx showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from King Køng, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇'s Marjus Laçka proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 91st minute of the match, managed to save ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇ from getting a goal against them.

❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇'s supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.