Official Cup

Juan F. Barraza
Spectators: 209 (Terracing: 157, Seating: 48, VIP seats: 4) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Dário Diniz started the match with the kick off. Diablos Rojos's Remus Pinches played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dário Diniz in the 7th minute of play. In the 10th minute, Jerome Boateng hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Remus Pinches made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ricky Koppens in the 12th minute of play. Remus Pinches came out of the goal in the 14th minute to try and stop a shot by Club Deportivo Águila's Dário Diniz. But to his dismay, Dário Diniz quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Ricky Koppens charged in rather forcefully in the 17th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ricky Koppens the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Ricky Koppens hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. Club Deportivo Águila's Gustavo Guimarães played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Axel Lindblom in the 18th minute of play. Gustavo Guimarães took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 唐沙旭, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 27th minute, 唐沙旭 got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After 30 played minutes Diablos Rojos got a freekick which was hit by 唐沙旭. 35 minutes into the match, Club Deportivo Águila's goal looked a bit too open when Axel Lindblom came free, but Gustavo Guimarães reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 38th minute of the match Diablos Rojos got a corner. Club Deportivo Águila's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Xu Guang Peng ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Diablos Rojos's Xu Guang Peng to fire away a dangerous shot which Gustavo Guimarães despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. A collision led to Club Deportivo Águila getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Baltazar Oporto hit a great ball. A collision led to Diablos Rojos getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Carlos-Henrique Cabezudo hit a great ball. Jerome Boateng's late challenge caught a Club Deportivo Águila's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jerome Boateng helped the player get up and apologised. In the 45th minute, one of Diablos Rojos:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Diablos Rojos. Dong Hui Yue shot the penalty kick right outside the post. Diablos Rojos made a substitution. Rene Sampedro replaced Xu Guang Peng.

During the 51st minute of the match Ricky Koppens completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Ricky Koppens a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 51st match minute, Club Deportivo Águila was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ricky Koppens to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miguel Gallegos in the 54th minute of play forced Diablos Rojos's goalkeeper Remus Pinches to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 56th minute Club Deportivo Águila were awarded a corner. Dong Hui Yue went to the cornerflag to take it. Gustavo Guimarães came out of the goal in the 63rd minute to try and stop a shot by Diablos Rojos's Carlos-Henrique Cabezudo. But to his dismay, Carlos-Henrique Cabezudo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. 唐沙旭 could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 68th minute of the match, but Gustavo Guimarães made a huge save. If Baltazar Delioğlu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 74 minutes into the match, Diablos Rojos's 唐沙旭 sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gustavo Guimarães narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Diablos Rojos were awarded a corner in the 75th minute after Club Deportivo Águila's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Baltazar Delioğlu took the corner. In the 77th minute the ball was on its way in behind Diablos Rojos's goalkeeper Remus Pinches, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Gustavo Guimarães showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 唐沙旭 in the 87th minute of the match. The Diablos Rojos supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Diablos Rojos would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.