Official Cup

Muswell Hill
Spectators: 206 (Terracing: 155, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Florencio Harri got the match started through his kick off. If Valentin Voicu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Valentin Voicu in the 6th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Farid Ayham saved Atletico Beirut from getting behind. Florencio Harri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Baraxil Sarrate made a fantastic save in the 10th minute, when Yin Bing sent off a good shot on target. After 25 minutes of play, VILLARREAL UNITED's Valentin Voicu made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Farid Ayham was left in no man's land by his defense there! Baraxil Sarrate made an important save on a dangerous shot by Florencio Harri in the 29th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valentin Voicu in the 35th minute of play forced Atletico Beirut's goalkeeper Farid Ayham to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bakr Wade during the 37th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 37th minute, Bakr Wade hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Valentin Voicu might have been able to make a better finish in the 38th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Farid Ayham. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Valentin Voicu ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 38th minute the ball was on its way in behind Atletico Beirut's goalkeeper Farid Ayham, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 43rd minute, Arif Egemen Karaca hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Atletico Beirut players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. VILLARREAL UNITED were winning 0-2.

When the match had gone on for 51 minutes, Valentin Voicu put it in 0-3 from a short distance just to the right of Farid Ayham. Valentin Voicu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 54th minute of the match, but Farid Ayham made a huge save. VILLARREAL UNITED were awarded a corner in the 55th minute after Atletico Beirut's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Florian Pruss took the corner. After taking down the ball on VILLARREAL UNITED's corner Florian Pruss fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Farid Ayham quite easily take care of the ball. In the 59th minute Valentin Voicu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Farid Ayham saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. VILLARREAL UNITED made a substitution. Nofre Madariaga replaced Florian Pruss. After 63 minutes Atletico Beirut's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Gert Vesterberg who took care of the corner kick. Gert Vesterberg made a great header on VILLARREAL UNITED's corner, it was just that Atletico Beirut's Farid Ayham managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 64th match minute, Atletico Beirut was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bakr Wade to maneuver through the defense. VILLARREAL UNITED's Baraxil Sarrate played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ali Erdem Tekinsoy in the 67th minute of play. With a little luck, Atletico Beirut's Farid Ayham got control of the ball when Valentin Voicu tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a little luck, Atletico Beirut's Farid Ayham got control of the ball when Valentin Voicu tried to sneak it across the goal line. Baraxil Sarrate showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Florencio Harri in the 78th minute of the match. VILLARREAL UNITED's Baraxil Sarrate played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elias Olbrechts in the 79th minute of play. Mostafa Jabal made in the 82nd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Kamil Gulson immediately put the ball in play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valentin Voicu in the 88th minute of play forced Atletico Beirut's goalkeeper Farid Ayham to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Valentin Voicu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Farid Ayham was relentless in the 93rd minute of the game. VILLARREAL UNITED's Yusuf Kaya was substituted for Valentin Voicu. The VILLARREAL UNITED supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing VILLARREAL UNITED would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.