Official Cup

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Spectators: 184 (Terracing: 139, Seating: 42, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Song Wei Yun kicked off to start the match. Rahim Kornes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Henry Hamberg in the 6th minute of play. Rahim Kornes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Henry Hamberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. 9 minutes into the game, Song Wei Yun cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Eugenio Manfredi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 15th minute Samuel Griffin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eugenio Manfredi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eugenio Manfredi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Samuel Griffin, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. In the 19th minute, Henry Hamberg fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. In the 24th minute, Henry Hamberg ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rahim Kornes was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fernando Negro in the 29th minute of play forced Lunatics of Arianrhod's goalkeeper Eugenio Manfredi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 32 minutes into the game, Johan Ström was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Lunatics of Arianrhod's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Seraċini Għawdxin the free kick. After a rather tough play, Lunatics of Arianrhod's Johan Ström got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Rahim Kornes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joel Hibai, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. In the 35th minute Lunatics of Arianrhod were awarded a corner. Joel Hibai went to the cornerflag to take it. Joel Hibai's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rahim Kornes read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 38th minute of play. Joel Hibai's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 40thth minute, Rahim Kornes skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Song Wei Yun in the 41st minute of play forced Lunatics of Arianrhod's goalkeeper Eugenio Manfredi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The wind increased when Joel Hibai made the kick off in the second half. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Henry Hamberg in the 54th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rahim Kornes saved Seraċini Għawdxin from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Henry Hamberg in the 56th minute of play forced Seraċini Għawdxin's goalkeeper Rahim Kornes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eugenio Manfredi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fernando Negro in the 57th minute of play. Eugenio Manfredi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lei Ran Jie, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 64 minutes into the match, Lunatics of Arianrhod's goalkeeper Eugenio Manfredi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Song Wei Yun. Rahim Kornes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joel Hibai, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. Rahim Kornes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Flavio Morelli in the 77th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Edmundo Duarte got free with Eugenio Manfredi in the 83rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 85 minutes into the match, Seraċini Għawdxin's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Hibai came free, but Rahim Kornes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 87th minute, Song Wei Yun left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Seraċini Għawdxin fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-2. Edmundo Duarte sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fernando Negro in the 92nd minute of play forced Lunatics of Arianrhod's goalkeeper Eugenio Manfredi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.