Official Cup

Sarkhouh Stadium
Spectators: 195 (Terracing: 147, Seating: 45, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Hasan Sentosa made the kick off which started today's match. Hemza Derrida made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hasan Sentosa in the 3rd minute of play. Ťĥē Řïśĭηģ §ŧŕĩкë were awarded a corner in the 5th minute after Salmiyah Power's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Diguinho Moreira took the corner. After taking down the ball on Ťĥē Řïśĭηģ §ŧŕĩкë's corner Diguinho Moreira fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Hemza Derrida quite easily take care of the ball. Ťĥē Řïśĭηģ §ŧŕĩкë's Hasan Sentosa got a good chance for a goal in the 6th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 9 minutes into the match, Ťĥē Řïśĭηģ §ŧŕĩкë's goal looked a bit too open when Kacper Koperski came free, but Leontin Joldea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The nice shot from Kacper Koperski in the 11thth minute just in front of the goal should have ended in point on the board, but Leontin Joldea had a great feel for the game and superbly saved the ball from getting in by the left post. Hasan Sentosa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Hemza Derrida read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 16th minute of play. Ťĥē Řïśĭηģ §ŧŕĩкë's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Diguinho Moreira in the 18th minute. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Salmiyah Power's goalie and right to Bai Yong Rong. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Salmiyah Power's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Ťĥē Řïśĭηģ §ŧŕĩкë's Hasan Sentosa got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Brahim Kerkar's late challenge caught a Ťĥē Řïśĭηģ §ŧŕĩкë's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Brahim Kerkar helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Ťĥē Řïśĭηģ §ŧŕĩкë booed when Salmiyah Power was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Brahim Kerkar didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hasan Sentosa blasted a shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Hemza Derrida having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hasan Sentosa in the 27th minute of play forced Salmiyah Power's goalkeeper Hemza Derrida to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 28 minutes into the match, Ťĥē Řïśĭηģ §ŧŕĩкë's Hasan Sentosa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Hemza Derrida narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 30 minutes into the match, Ťĥē Řïśĭηģ §ŧŕĩкë's goalkeeper Leontin Joldea had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kacper Koperski. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hasan Sentosa in the 31st minute of play forced Salmiyah Power's goalkeeper Hemza Derrida to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ťĥē Řïśĭηģ §ŧŕĩкë's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Diguinho Moreira in the 32nd minute. 46 minutes into the match, Hasan Sentosa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hemza Derrida. Salmiyah Power's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Hasan Sentosa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Lakhdar Guendouz was the one to do the kick off. The audience was convinced that Hasan Sentosa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hemza Derrida was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. In the 56th minute the ball was on its way in behind Salmiyah Power's goalkeeper Hemza Derrida, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Leontin Joldea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kacper Koperski in the 60th minute of the match. Hemza Derrida made a fantastic save in the 61st minute, when Hasan Sentosa sent off a good shot on target. Salmiyah Power made a substitution. Noureddine Abdenouz replaced Leonard Bărnuțiu. In the 75th minute Kacper Koperski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leontin Joldea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 79 minutes into the match, Ťĥē Řïśĭηģ §ŧŕĩкë's goal looked a bit too open when Lakhdar Guendouz came free, but Leontin Joldea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Leontin Joldea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lakhdar Guendouz, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. 85 minutes into the match, Ťĥē Řïśĭηģ §ŧŕĩкë's goal looked a bit too open when Kacper Koperski came free, but Leontin Joldea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kacper Koperski in the 85th minute of play forced Ťĥē Řïśĭηģ §ŧŕĩкë's goalkeeper Leontin Joldea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 86 minutes into the match, Lakhdar Guendouz notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of Ťĥē Řïśĭηģ §ŧŕĩкë's Leontin Joldea. Leontin Joldea was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Wei Xiong Di came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the Ťĥē Řïśĭηģ §ŧŕĩкë 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 Wei Xiong Di couldn't finish the play. Hemza Derrida was out of position in the 94 minute of play, and Wei Xiong Di capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Wei Xiong Di really showed his touch with that goal: 2-3. The Ťĥē Řïśĭηģ §ŧŕĩкë 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.