Official Cup

El Gran Shaka
Spectators: 162 (Terracing: 122, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Roman Bakes kicked off to start the match. A collision led to Azcurra AFC getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Ceferino Errando hit a great ball. Ceferino Errando hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Roman Bakes might have been able to make a better finish in the 11th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jonas Seber. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Roman Bakes ran back to his position shaking his head. Jonas Seber made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roman Bakes in the 11th minute of play. In the 14th minute, Roman Bakes 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. In the 18th minute the ball was on its way in behind Azcurra AFC's goalkeeper Jonas Seber, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Jonas Seber didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Roman Bakes went, in the 19th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. When Roman Bakes fell near the penalty area in the 30th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored A State Of Trance's protests and gave Roman Bakes a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Azcurra AFC booed when A State Of Trance was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Roman Bakes didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 32 minutes, Roman Bakes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. A State Of Trance's supporters crossed their fingers, but Roman Bakes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 36 minutes into the match, Alberto Lastur dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Tadeusz Dubiel, 1-2. A collision led to Azcurra AFC getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Alberto Lastur hit a great ball. After 42 minutes of play, A State Of Trance's Roman Bakes made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jonas Seber was left in no man's land by his defense there! Jonas Seber showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roman Bakes in the 45th minute of the match. Disappointed in the 1-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Danilo Uxio made a kick off. In the 53rd minute, Roman Bakes left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The A State Of Trance fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-4. When Alberto Lastur came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the Azcurra AFC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Alberto Lastur couldn't finish the play. Roman Bakes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 61st minute of the match, but Jonas Seber made a huge save. After 61 played minutes A State Of Trance got a freekick which was hit by Gilbert Wieczorek. When the match clock showed 71 minutes, the score became 1-5 when Roman Bakes sped through Azcurra AFC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Jonas Seber. After some fancy dribbling in the 73rd minute, Ludomir Plech managed to get in a good position for a shot. A State Of Trance's supporters rose to their feet, but Ludomir Plech was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jonas Seber breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jonas Seber showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roman Bakes in the 75th minute of the match. In the 76th minute, Herminio Osoro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jonas Seber showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roman Bakes, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. A hard shot 83 in the game by Szczepan Piatek from a close distance when the talented Jonas Seber managed to make a qualified save. Azcurra AFC's players were relieved. Jonas Seber stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Roman Bakes's shot from short distance in the 84th minute. After 86 played minutes Roman Bakes could catch the ball where he stood relatively free a bit outside the goal and without hesitation he completed 1-7 into the left cross. 89 minutes into the match, Roman Bakes dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Jonas Seber, 1-8. Roman Bakes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 96 minutes into the match, Alberto Lastur notched a goal, 2-8, to the right of A State Of Trance's Tadeusz Dubiel. Tadeusz Dubiel was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. A State Of Trance walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.