Official Cup

Ciudad de Batán
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) After 6 minutes of play, Dolar Blue Ψ's Aitor Branca made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ni Le Zheng was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 9th minute, Acácio Nogueira left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AC Batán fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Dolar Blue Ψ's attentive Epifanio Lartaun managed to snatch the ball when Lautaro Martinez made a throw-in in the 17th minute of the game. Aitor Branca blasted a shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ni Le Zheng having to make a save. 25 minutes into the game, Aitor Branca cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Ni Le Zheng was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. David Abad made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when Konrad Wielkopolski sent off a good shot on target. David Abad showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Acácio Nogueira, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Lautaro Martinez kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. If Chu Xiang Li had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Aitor Branca recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 42nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After the first half Dolar Blue Ψ 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. Aitor Branca was the one to do the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Dolar Blue Ψ's Aitor Branca sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ni Le Zheng narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Aitor Brancas short, quick shot in the 53rdth minute got Ni Le Zheng to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After some fancy dribbling in the 55th minute, Acácio Nogueira managed to get in a good position for a shot. AC Batán's supporters rose to their feet, but Acácio Nogueira was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. David Abad breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 59th minute of the match, Aitor Branca got a very nice opportunity to score, but Ni Le Zheng was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Dolar Blue Ψ made a substitution. Remigio Vigil replaced Santiago Eriksen. Dolar Blue Ψ made a substitution. Luk Pieters replaced Chu Xiang Li. After a rather tough play, AC Batán's Konrad Wielkopolski got a free kick in the 69th minute. Ni Le Zheng made a fantastic save in the 70th minute, when Arnulfo Chano sent off a good shot on target. In the 75th minute, Dolar Blue Ψ's Remigio Vigil ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Ni Le Zheng. Ni Le Zheng yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-4. Ni Le Zheng showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arnulfo Chano in the 79th minute of the match. A collision led to Dolar Blue Ψ getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Epifanio Lartaun hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arnulfo Chano in the 85th minute of play forced AC Batán's goalkeeper Ni Le Zheng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ubaldo Afonso hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. Arnulfo Chano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dolar Blue Ψ's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.