Official Cup

Joestar Colosseum
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Atilio Garcia took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Pero Falla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Videl Mauriz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Atilio Garcia in the 7th minute of play. Atilio Garcia took the ball and in the 7 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Videl Mauriz. Videl Mauriz dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s Videl Mauriz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Atilio Garcia in the 10th minute of play. Patric Sandwall made a fantastic save in the 18th minute, when Pero Falla sent off a good shot on target. After 19 minutes Audaz FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jedrzej Kloczko who took care of the corner kick. Aurelio Lara sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Audaz FC booed when ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gaspar Alborza didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jedrzej Kloczko fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Patric Sandwall having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Svante Lekberg in the 35th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Videl Mauriz saved ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦ from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Atilio Garcia's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Videl Mauriz was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. 38 minutes into the match, Audaz FC's goalkeeper Patric Sandwall had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Pero Falla. An unexpectedly hard shot by Escobar Maya in the 46th minute of play forced ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s goalkeeper Videl Mauriz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Svante Lekberg took the ball and in the 47 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Videl Mauriz. Videl Mauriz dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Pero Falla to make the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Svante Lekberg during the 54th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Audaz FC's Svante Lekberg got a free kick in the 54th minute. In the 56th match minute, ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jedrzej Kloczko to maneuver through the defense. Videl Mauriz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Svante Lekberg in the 57th minute of play. In the 59th minute, Svante Lekberg made a precise shot to the right of Videl Mauriz. ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 64th minute of the game. One of Audaz FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦:s goal. Patric Sandwall didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Noel Guerrero went, in the 65th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-4 was the resulting score. Pacorro Aguilar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Patric Sandwall tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Atilio Garcia got free with Videl Mauriz in the 74th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Patric Sandwall took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pacorro Aguilar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 78th minute of the match ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦ got a corner. Audaz FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Jedrzej Kloczko ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s corner Aurelio Lara fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Patric Sandwall quite easily take care of the ball. Xoan Verdejo charged in rather forcefully in the 82nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Xoan Verdejo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Xoan Verdejo hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. 86 minutes into the match, ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s goal looked a bit too open when Svante Lekberg came free, but Videl Mauriz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Patric Sandwall made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pacorro Aguilar in the 89th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pacorro Aguilar in the 94th minute of play forced Audaz FC's goalkeeper Patric Sandwall to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 100th match minute, Audaz FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Serginho Chulapa to maneuver through the defense. The Audaz FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Audaz FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.