Official Cup

255. Miroslav Klose
Spectators: 573 (Terracing: 430, Seating: 132, VIP seats: 11) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Wu Hao Xu kicked off to start the match. In the 12th match minute, Waitakere F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Iacob Penaru to maneuver through the defense. Marcos Burni made an important save on a dangerous shot by Wu Hao Xu in the 13th minute. In the 15th minute the ball was on its way in behind Monterrey ante el Mundo⛥'s goalkeeper Nicasio Abad, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 16 minutes into the match, Waitakere F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Berkan Tufan came free, but Marcos Burni reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice moves Joel Enekoitz could shoot a difficult shot in the 19th minute, which Marcos Burni however easily saved by the left post. In the 23rd minute, Piara Santo made a precise shot to the right of Nicasio Abad. Monterrey ante el Mundo⛥'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Waitakere F.C.'s Marcos Burni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wu Hao Xu in the 27th minute of play. If Wu Hao Xu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Samuel Nava made in the 31st minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Berkan Tufan. After 33 played minutes Monterrey ante el Mundo⛥ got a freekick which was hit by Blas Frances. In the 36th minute Piara Santo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nicasio Abad saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Wu Hao Xu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 37th minute of the match, but Marcos Burni made a huge save. Nicasio Abad didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Piara Santo went, in the 42nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Piara Santo to strike the kick off in the second half. Wu Hao Xu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcos Burni having to interfere. 56 minutes into the match, Waitakere F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Wu Hao Xu came free, but Marcos Burni reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Monterrey ante el Mundo⛥ getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Samuel Nava hit a great ball. Monterrey ante el Mundo⛥'s Cai Wei Xi was substituted for Lei Jian Xiong. The supporters of Waitakere F.C. booed when Monterrey ante el Mundo⛥ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Samuel Nava didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nicasio Abad showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nacho Scocco, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Monterrey ante el Mundo⛥'s Gökçe Yalazalp quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Marcos Senesi, made in the 61st minute of the game. Marcos Burni showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cai Wei Xi, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Joel Enekoitz kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. After 65 played minutes Marius Gherghe could catch the ball where he stood relatively free a bit outside the goal and without hesitation he completed 0-3 into the left cross. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cai Wei Xi in the 68th minute of play forced Waitakere F.C.'s goalkeeper Marcos Burni to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 73rd minute Cai Wei Xi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcos Burni saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nacho Scocco could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Nicasio Abad made a huge save. 80 minutes into the match, Waitakere F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Cai Wei Xi came free, but Marcos Burni reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nicasio Abad made a fantastic save in the 82nd minute, when Marius Gherghe sent off a good shot on target. Nicasio Abad made an important save on a dangerous shot by Marius Gherghe in the 88th minute. The audience was convinced that Marius Gherghe's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nicasio Abad was relentless in the 88th minute of the game. Monterrey ante el Mundo⛥'s William Lebigot was substituted for Blas Frances. After taking down the ball on Waitakere F.C.'s corner Marius Gherghe fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Nicasio Abad quite easily take care of the ball.