Official Cup

Relvado Arena
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ralf Kück started the match with the kick off. With an all-out effort, Facopo FBPA's Bruno Cruz threw himself towards the right post 6 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Ilgaz Aydoğan, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Bruno Cruz made a fantastic save in the 7th minute, when Ralf Kück sent off a good shot on target. In the 7th minute, Ralf Kück reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Bruno Cruz. The goal made the score 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cheng Ling Yang in the 10th minute of play forced AnÐaRaHy's goalkeeper Bruno Cruz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Osvaldinho Moreno took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Henrique Almeida, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 18 minutes into the match, AnÐaRaHy's goal looked a bit too open when Ilgaz Aydoğan came free, but Bruno Cruz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bruno Cruz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ilgaz Aydoğan in the 20th minute of play. After some careless play in the Facopo FBPA defense, Henrique Almeida kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Osvaldinho Moreno. The Facopo FBPA fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Osvaldinho Moreno should have stopped the shot. Bruno Cruz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ilgaz Aydoğan in the 40th minute of play. 41 minutes into the match, AnÐaRaHy's goalkeeper Bruno Cruz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cheng Ling Yang. Jack Sparrow charged in rather forcefully in the 45th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jack Sparrow the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 45th minute, Jack Sparrow hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After the first half AnÐaRaHy were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Maurício Bittencourt was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Henrique Almeida in the 54th minute of play forced Facopo FBPA's goalkeeper Osvaldinho Moreno to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, AnÐaRaHy's Maurício Bittencourt got a free kick in the 56th minute. Bruno Cruz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cheng Ling Yang, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Ralf Kück hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. Osvaldinho Moreno showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Henrique Almeida, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. 65 minutes into the match, Facopo FBPA's goal looked a bit too open when Henrique Almeida came free, but Osvaldinho Moreno reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Maurício Bittencourt came free with the goalkeeper in the 68th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Osvaldinho Moreno could save by the left post. After 69 minutes of play, AnÐaRaHy's Maurício Bittencourt made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Osvaldinho Moreno was left in no man's land by his defense there! Bruno Cruz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cheng Ling Yang in the 74th minute of play. If Cheng Ling Yang had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 88 minutes into the match, AnÐaRaHy's goal looked a bit too open when Zhivko Húntev came free, but Bruno Cruz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bruno Cruz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ali Kürşat Muhlis in the 89th minute of the match. In the 95th minute Cheng Ling Yang shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bruno Cruz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The AnÐaRaHy players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.