Official Cup

Old Trafford
Spectators: 471 (Terracing: 354, Seating: 108, VIP seats: 9) Yao Kun Lei started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. J.J J.J.'s shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Braulio Gartxot read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 7th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yao Kun Lei in the 10th minute of play forced Red Devils's goalkeeper Braulio Gartxot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 11th minute, Vinicio Jakes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Paco Zamora showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcel da Rocha in the 14th minute of the match. In the 15th minute J.J J.J. shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Braulio Gartxot saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 17th minute, Marcel da Rocha left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Red Devils fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. If J.J J.J. had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Paco Zamora took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcel da Rocha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yao Kun Lei in the 24th minute of play forced Red Devils's goalkeeper Braulio Gartxot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to GALATASARAY O.Z. getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Ambrossi Bin Berrak hit a great ball. Marcel da Rocha might have been able to make a better finish in the 27th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Paco Zamora. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Marcel da Rocha ran back to his position shaking his head. Paco Zamora showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcel da Rocha in the 30th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcel da Rocha in the 34th minute of play forced GALATASARAY O.Z.'s goalkeeper Paco Zamora to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 35 minutes into the game, Marcel da Rocha cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Paco Zamora was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Paco Zamora showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcel da Rocha, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Paco Zamora made a fantastic save in the 42nd minute, when Marcel da Rocha sent off a good shot on target. In the 43rd minute of the match Red Devils got a corner. GALATASARAY O.Z.'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Sotos Zervoulakos ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Sotos Zervoulakos got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Paco Zamora quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Radoslaw Solibieda made in the 46th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Dawid Kalak however managed to control. When Red Devils's Marcel da Rocha in the 47th minute got a chance for a shot 47th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye GALATASARAY O.Z.'s goalie prevented a goal.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Marcel da Rocha was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Simone Spano in the 52nd minute of play forced GALATASARAY O.Z.'s goalkeeper Paco Zamora to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Braulio Gartxot made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from J.J J.J. in the 54th minute of play. Braulio Gartxot didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from J.J J.J. went, in the 54th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. In the 56th match minute, Red Devils was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sotos Zervoulakos to maneuver through the defense. Yao Kun Lei came free with the goalkeeper in the 58th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Braulio Gartxot could save by the left post. 59 minutes into the game, Red Devils's Marcel da Rocha nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Paco Zamora made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. Braulio Gartxot showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from J.J J.J. in the 62nd minute of the match. In the 64th minute Yao Kun Lei shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Braulio Gartxot saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Paco Zamora made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcel da Rocha in the 66th minute of play. Braulio Gartxot showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yao Kun Lei in the 68th minute of the match. The supporters of Red Devils booed when GALATASARAY O.Z. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ambrossi Bin Berrak didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Red Devils's zone, J.J J.J. stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Braulio Gartxot came out of the goal and J.J J.J. tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 74th minute Marcel da Rocha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paco Zamora saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marcel da Rocha recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 76th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Paco Zamora took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcel da Rocha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of GALATASARAY O.Z. booed when Red Devils was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kazimierz Deyna didn't get a good kick on the ball. Braulio Gartxot made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yao Kun Lei in the 87th minute of play. Paco Zamora showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcel da Rocha, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. When the match had gone on for 93 minutes, Marcel da Rocha put it in 4-1 from a short distance just to the right of Paco Zamora.

Red Devils's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.