Official Cup

Estadio del Humo
Spectators: 469 (Terracing: 352, Seating: 108, VIP seats: 9) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Nikos Valassiou got the match started through his kick off. After 2 played minutes The Waldos got a freekick which was hit by Lázaro Bonadona. Duarte Castellon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Er Tuğrul showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thanos Kalikis in the 10th minute of the match. Ni Tian Peng made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alvaro Pagomari in the 11th minute. 18 minutes into the match, The Waldos's goal looked a bit too open when Toma Merlushkin came free, but Er Tuğrul reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 19th minute Marin Ştefănescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ni Tian Peng saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Er Tuğrul made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nikos Valassiou in the 22nd minute of play. 24 minutes into the match, El Pinar's goal looked a bit too open when Marin Ştefănescu came free, but Ni Tian Peng reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Er Tuğrul didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Nikos Valassiou went, in the 25th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Ni Tian Peng showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marin Ştefănescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Er Tuğrul made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thanos Kalikis in the 30th minute of play. The Waldos's Er Tuğrul played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nikos Valassiou in the 34th minute of play. After having played for 36 minutes, Agustin Distiratsu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. The Waldos's supporters crossed their fingers, but Agustin Distiratsu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ni Tian Peng made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alvaro Pagomari in the 38th minute. In the 43rd minute, Alvaro Pagomari hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Alvaro Pagomari had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Prudencio Isias was the one to do the kick off. A collision led to El Pinar getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Henrik Kock hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Prudencio Isias in the 52nd minute of play forced El Pinar's goalkeeper Ni Tian Peng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marin Ştefănescu in the 55th minute of play forced El Pinar's goalkeeper Ni Tian Peng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ni Tian Peng took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Prudencio Isias, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ni Tian Peng took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marin Ştefănescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 64 minutes into the game, Marin Ştefănescu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Ni Tian Peng was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 67th minute Marin Ştefănescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ni Tian Peng saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marin Ştefănescu in the 69th minute of play forced El Pinar's goalkeeper Ni Tian Peng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 70 minutes, Toma Merlushkin mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the El Pinar and the The Waldos players grew even worse after the yellow card. Toma Merlushkin hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. 75 minutes into the match, The Waldos's goal looked a bit too open when Nikos Valassiou came free, but Er Tuğrul reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Martino Trillo during the 76th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of The Waldos booed when El Pinar was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Martino Trillo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ni Tian Peng showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leandro Millrick, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. El Pinar's Ni Tian Peng played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marin Ştefănescu in the 79th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Marin Ştefănescu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ni Tian Peng was relentless in the 81st minute of the game. Ronaldo Feloaga hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. El Pinar's Ni Tian Peng played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Prudencio Isias in the 85th minute of play. Ni Tian Peng took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leandro Millrick, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Er Tuğrul made a fantastic save in the 91st minute, when Toma Merlushkin sent off a good shot on target. Ni Tian Peng showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marin Ştefănescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. In the 95th minute Marin Ştefănescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ni Tian Peng saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

With new strength the players walked out on the field for the first half of overtime. Nikos Valassiou in El Pinar was the one to initiate the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 99th minute, Prudencio Isias managed to get in a good position for a shot. The Waldos's supporters rose to their feet, but Prudencio Isias was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ni Tian Peng breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With a little luck, El Pinar's Ni Tian Peng got control of the ball when Marin Ştefănescu tried to sneak it across the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. The Waldos had won after a very even match.