Official Cup

The Balaang Arena
Spectators: 511 (Terracing: 384, Seating: 117, VIP seats: 10) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Bolli Bolla kicked off to start the match. Bolli Bolla could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 3rd minute of the match, but Cornelio Cordearo made a huge save. After 4 played minutes Racing Club got a freekick which was hit by Evaristo Lucian. Bolli Bolla received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Cornelio Cordearo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luciano Pirro might have been able to make a better finish in the 13th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Holger Mattsson. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Luciano Pirro ran back to his position shaking his head. Holger Mattsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luciano Pirro in the 13th minute of play. With a little luck, Racing Club's Cornelio Cordearo got control of the ball when Bolli Bolla tried to sneak it across the goal line. Bolli Bolla's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Cornelio Cordearo firmly grabbed it by the left post. Cornelio Cordearo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andrea De Toro, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. After some careless play in the Hummerfiskarna defense, Luciano Pirro kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Holger Mattsson. The Hummerfiskarna fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Holger Mattsson should have stopped the shot. Hummerfiskarna's Tomas Gorbea quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Wang Lei, made in the 23rd minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Racing Club's Miroslaw Jajecznica got a free kick in the 25th minute. Cornelio Cordearo was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Andrea De Toro showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 33 minute of play. Bolli Bolla struck a weak shot in the 37th minute. Cornelio Cordearo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Hummerfiskarna. In the 40th minute, Luciano Pirro got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal.

Cornelio Cordearo came out of the goal in the 52nd minute to try and stop a shot by Hummerfiskarna's Bolli Bolla. But to his dismay, Bolli Bolla quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. Racing Club made a substitution. Homer Field replaced Miroslaw Jajecznica. 59 minutes into the match, Racing Club's goal looked a bit too open when Bolli Bolla came free, but Cornelio Cordearo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 61st minute Luciano Pirro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Holger Mattsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cornelio Cordearo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bolli Bolla in the 62nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andrea De Toro in the 64th minute of play forced Racing Club's goalkeeper Cornelio Cordearo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 68th minute, Arnaldo Queirós got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Racing Club's Epifanio Txomin was substituted for Luciano Pirro. Hummerfiskarna's Bennvar Maradona was substituted for Andrea De Toro. After 70 minutes of play, Hummerfiskarna's Bolli Bolla made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cornelio Cordearo was left in no man's land by his defense there! Lucas Eladio kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. Cornelio Cordearo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bolli Bolla, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. A sloppy throw-in by Evaristo Lucian in the 78th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Hummerfiskarna's Bolli Bolla. Holger Mattsson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Epifanio Txomin in the 80th minute. Holger Mattsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Epifanio Txomin, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. 84 minutes into the match, Arnaldo Queirós had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cornelio Cordearo. Racing Club's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Arnaldo Queirós was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-1. Conrado Olayo kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. In the 88th minute, Homer Field ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Holger Mattsson was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-2. Cornelio Cordearo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arnaldo Queirós, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. In the 92nd minute, Arnaldo Queirós got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 96 minutes into the match, Racing Club's goal looked a bit too open when Florin Răducioiu came free, but Cornelio Cordearo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

For all the effort they put into the match, the Racing Club players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Hummerfiskarna.