Official Cup

Andarilhos Arena
Spectators: 162 (Terracing: 122, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) 9 minutes into the game, Pepito Barral cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Jon Oblak was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Eufemio Valverde stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Trifon Katsoulis's shot from short distance in the 12th minute. Fu Han Qiang who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 19thth minute tested the skills of Eufemio Valverde when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Trifon Katsoulis might have been able to make a better finish in the 22nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Eufemio Valverde. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Trifon Katsoulis ran back to his position shaking his head. If Pastor Llorenc had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Trifon Katsoulis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Eufemio Valverde showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Trifon Katsoulis in the 34th minute of the match. The supporters of Andarilhos booed when LIVERPOOL was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pastor Llorenc didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 35thth minute of the game Trifon Katsoulis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but LIVERPOOL's Eufemio Valverde was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 37th minute Andarilhos were awarded a corner. Adriano Ramires went to the cornerflag to take it. A well-hit corner resulted in Jürgen Behnke heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. With his leg Eufemio Valverde managed to avoid a goal in the 39thth minute, when Andarilhos's Fu Han Qiang fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Fu Han Qiang in the 39thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Eufemio Valverde, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 42nd minute Pepito Barral shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jon Oblak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Fu Han Qiang made the kick off in the second half. In the 50th match minute, LIVERPOOL was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Deniz Orcaner to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fu Han Qiang in the 51st minute of play forced LIVERPOOL's goalkeeper Eufemio Valverde to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fu Han Qiang scored 2-1 in the 51st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Eufemio Valverde, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When Andarilhos's Trifon Katsoulis in the 55th minute got a chance for a shot 55th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye LIVERPOOL's goalie prevented a goal. After a defensive mix-up in LIVERPOOL's zone, Fu Han Qiang stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Eufemio Valverde came out of the goal and Fu Han Qiang tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Fu Han Qiang had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Pastor Llorenc got free with Jon Oblak in the 69th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jon Oblak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pepito Barral, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Trifon Katsoulis blasted a shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Eufemio Valverde having to make a save. After a defensive mix-up in LIVERPOOL's zone, Trifon Katsoulis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Eufemio Valverde came out of the goal and Trifon Katsoulis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Andarilhos's Andrzej Zawaski was substituted for Trifon Katsoulis. 88 minutes into the match, LIVERPOOL's goal looked a bit too open when Andrzej Zawaski came free, but Eufemio Valverde reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Andrzej Zawaski came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the Andarilhos fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Andrzej Zawaski couldn't finish the play. Eufemio Valverde showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fu Han Qiang, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. LIVERPOOL's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because Andarilhos had won, even though LIVERPOOL had held more of the ball.