Official Cup

joe invernizzi
Spectators: 156 (Terracing: 117, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Adamantios Geronimidis took the kick off in the first half of the match. Kunga King took the ball and in the 3 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Cristian Mergildo. Cristian Mergildo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. When the match had gone on for 6 minutes, Kunga King put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Cristian Mergildo. After 8 minutes of play, Bazellatin F.C.'s Kunga King made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cristian Mergildo was left in no man's land by his defense there! 12 minutes had been played when some careless play by C.A. LANUS's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Amadeu Bessa was slow to take the kick. During this time Bazellatin F.C.'s players had a chance to rest. Panos Kontothodoros made a great header on Bazellatin F.C.'s corner, it was just that C.A. LANUS's Cristian Mergildo managed to reach the ball for a save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kunga King in the 15th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cristian Mergildo saved C.A. LANUS from getting behind. Niculae Ailenei made a fantastic save in the 19th minute, when Zheng Chen Kang sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rafael Maria Píriz in the 26th minute of play forced C.A. LANUS's goalkeeper Cristian Mergildo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 26 minutes into the match, Rafael Maria Píriz had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cristian Mergildo. C.A. LANUS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rafael Maria Píriz was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kunga King in the 30th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cristian Mergildo saved C.A. LANUS from getting behind. 35 minutes in the game Demis Poulkos did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Amadeu Bessa. Kunga King struck a weak shot in the 37th minute. Cristian Mergildo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Bazellatin F.C.. The audience thought a goal was coming when Pang Xing Lang got free with Niculae Ailenei in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Adamantios Geronimidis's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Niculae Ailenei read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 40th minute of play. In the 41st match minute, C.A. LANUS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 邱沙锋 to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kunga King in the 42nd minute of play forced C.A. LANUS's goalkeeper Cristian Mergildo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Kunga King made a kick off. C.A. LANUS's Cristian Mergildo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rafael Maria Píriz in the 51st minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kunga King got free with Cristian Mergildo in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, C.A. LANUS's Cristian Mergildo got control of the ball when Kunga King tried to sneak it across the goal line. 57 minutes into the match, Bazellatin F.C.'s Kunga King sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Cristian Mergildo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Panos Kontothodoros kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. 61 minutes into the match, Bazellatin F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when José Serrizuela came free, but Niculae Ailenei reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cristian Mergildo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kunga King in the 67th minute of play. Kunga Kings short, quick shot in the 70thth minute got Cristian Mergildo to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. If Adamantios Geronimidis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bazellatin F.C. made a substitution. Dimosthenis Tsimilis replaced Marty Bettney. Kunga King might have been able to make a better finish in the 77th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Cristian Mergildo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Kunga King ran back to his position shaking his head. 77 minutes into the match, C.A. LANUS's goalkeeper Cristian Mergildo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kunga King. In the 89thth minute of the game Kunga King who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but C.A. LANUS's Cristian Mergildo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 92nd minute, Bazellatin F.C.'s Kunga King dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-8. 95 minutes into the game, Rafael Maria Píriz cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-9. Cristian Mergildo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The Bazellatin F.C. 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.