Official Cup

Souna stade
Spectators: 560 (Terracing: 421, Seating: 129, VIP seats: 10) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Larkins Potter got the match started through his kick off. Elias Urdaspal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Su Yao Xiang in the 8th minute of play. In the 8th minute Geovânio Proença shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elias Urdaspal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Matías Tepedino sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 16th minute, Jean-Baptiste Boulebda hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Su Yao Xiang recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 17th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Elias Urdaspal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Su Yao Xiang in the 19th minute of the match. Larkins Potter blasted a shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Silvério Andrade having to make a save. After a defensive mix-up in Caxinha F. C.'s zone, Larkins Potter stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Silvério Andrade came out of the goal and Larkins Potter tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Caxinha F. C.'s Adolfo Mendiko got a free kick in the 26th minute. The throw-in from Adolfo Mendiko in the 30th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Wara's Taha Rami. In the 31st match minute, Wara was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jean-Baptiste Boulebda to maneuver through the defense. Matías Tepedino sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Larkins Potter got free with Silvério Andrade in the 38th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Elias Urdaspal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Su Yao Xiang, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Matías Tepedino made a kick off. 56 minutes into the match, Wara's goal looked a bit too open when Su Yao Xiang came free, but Elias Urdaspal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 58th minute, Geovânio Proença made a precise shot to the right of Elias Urdaspal. Wara's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. In the 64th minute, Adolfo Mendiko hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Caxinha F. C.'s Adolfo Mendiko got a free kick in the 66th minute. After having played for 68 minutes, Larkins Potter managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Wara's supporters crossed their fingers, but Larkins Potter was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a little luck, Wara's Elias Urdaspal got control of the ball when Geovânio Proença tried to sneak it across the goal line. 77 minutes into the game, Alain Aït Salem was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Wara's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Caxinha F. C. the free kick. In the 80th minute, Telis Milonakos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 81 played minutes, Wara's Hemza Khaled shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Silvério Andrade came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Wara reached it. Matías Tepedino received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Elias Urdaspal came out and tried to block the shot, but Matías Tepedino slotted it home off the left post making it 0-2 in the 85th minute. Elias Urdaspal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Su Yao Xiang, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 92 minutes into the game, Caxinha F. C.'s Su Yao Xiang nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Elias Urdaspal made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3.

Caxinha F. C.'s supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.