Official Cup

Mandarinero
Spectators: 189 (Terracing: 143, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Arnaldo Colas took the kick off in the first half of the match. When the match clock showed 3 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Arnaldo Colas sped through Bruly's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Willy Van Linthout. La Mandarina Mecánica's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Elias Leimann in the 9th minute. A nice corner shot did that Elias Leimann got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Willy Van Linthout quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. When La Mandarina Mecánica's Arnaldo Colas in the 10th minute got a chance for a shot 10th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Bruly's goalie prevented a goal. 13 minutes into the match, Arnaldo Colas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Willy Van Linthout. Bruly's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Arnaldo Colas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Arnaldo Colas blasted a shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Willy Van Linthout having to make a save. Willy Van Linthout showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arnaldo Colas in the 17th minute of the match. Jullian Vranx hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. Mario Rõõm made in the 29th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Luckas Cromefeldt immediately put the ball in play. Arnaldo Colas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 31st minute of the match, but Willy Van Linthout made a huge save. Willy Van Linthout showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arnaldo Colas, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as La Mandarina Mecánica's Arnaldo Colas slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Willy Van Linthout. That made the score 3-0 after 37 minutes of play. 39 minutes into the game, La Mandarina Mecánica's Arnaldo Colas nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Willy Van Linthout made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. 44 minutes into the match, La Mandarina Mecánica's Arnaldo Colas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Willy Van Linthout narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Naike Abalos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jullian Vranx, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 47th match minute, Bruly was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mario Rõõm to maneuver through the defense. In the 48th minute Arnaldo Colas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Willy Van Linthout saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 4-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jullian Vranx made a kick off. Arnaldo Colas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 67th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Olivar Macia struck a weak shot in the 70th minute. Willy Van Linthout didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for La Mandarina Mecánica. 80 minutes into the match, Bruly's goal looked a bit too open when Arnaldo Colas came free, but Willy Van Linthout reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arnaldo Colas in the 85th minute of play forced Bruly's goalkeeper Willy Van Linthout to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. La Mandarina Mecánica made a substitution. Rojelio Abeijon replaced Andrzej Dziedziak. La Mandarina Mecánica's Lucas-James Langoni was substituted for Arnaldo Colas. Mario Rõõm made in the 96th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Luckas Cromefeldt however managed to control. Willy Van Linthout made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lucas-James Langoni in the 97th minute of play. The La Mandarina Mecánica support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.