Official Cup

Alvin Laliberté
Spectators: 875 (Terracing: 657, Seating: 201, VIP seats: 17) Ríver Late's Serhat Oytunç started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. With a couple of smart ball manuevers 孔竞坤 in the 7th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Irakliy Ozhogin saved Ríver Late from getting behind. 孔竞坤s short, quick shot in the 7thth minute got Irakliy Ozhogin to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After a rather tough play, Ríver Late's Serhat Oytunç got a free kick in the 8th minute. After some careless play in the Real Marabino defense, Serhat Oytunç kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Merexildo Esoin. The Real Marabino fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Merexildo Esoin should have stopped the shot. In the 18th minute of the match Real Marabino got a corner. Ríver Late's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Spike Broich ran over to the corner to take the kick. Serhat Oytunç fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Merexildo Esoin having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Serhat Oytunç in the 22nd minute of play forced Real Marabino's goalkeeper Merexildo Esoin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 24th minute Serhat Oytunç shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Merexildo Esoin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 28th minute, Cordera Pardaves 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. Merexildo Esoin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Serhat Oytunç in the 32nd minute of play. Serhat Oytunç received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Merexildo Esoin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Irakliy Ozhogin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Baldomiro Negroni went, in the 36th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. In the 39th match minute, Ríver Late was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dolfo Clemente to maneuver through the defense. Alexander Trasatti could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 40th minute of the match, but Irakliy Ozhogin made a huge save. In the 43rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Real Marabino's goalkeeper Merexildo Esoin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The supporters of Real Marabino booed when Ríver Late was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Faiz Hongyi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Irakliy Ozhogin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 孔竞坤 in the 55th minute of the match. Through an outstanding action, after 60 minutes, Merexildo Esoin successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After 61 minutes, Alptuğ Onursan mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Real Marabino and the Ríver Late players grew even worse after the yellow card. Ríver Late made a substitution. Carl Skytt replaced Vitin Corzana. Ríver Late made a substitution. Strahil Milyov replaced Cristian Sarmiento. The supporters of Ríver Late booed when Real Marabino was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alptuğ Onursan didn't get a good kick on the ball. A hard shot by Kalle Fors from long distance, 64 minutes into the match, got Merexildo Esoin's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. 孔竞坤 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Irakliy Ozhogin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lucio Oquendo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 74 played minutes Real Marabino got a freekick which was hit by Xaime Ezguerra. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carl Skytt in the 76th minute of play forced Real Marabino's goalkeeper Merexildo Esoin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Merexildo Esoin came out of the goal in the 77th minute to try and stop a shot by Ríver Late's Dimas Barrientos. But to his dismay, Dimas Barrientos quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. Alexander Trasatti took the ball and in the 81 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Irakliy Ozhogin. Irakliy Ozhogin dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. 84 minutes into the game, Alfredo Ferrini was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Real Marabino's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ríver Late the free kick. In the 84th match minute, Real Marabino was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alfredo Ferrini to maneuver through the defense. Dimas Barrientos's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Merexildo Esoin firmly grabbed it by the left post. Ríver Late's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Kalle Fors in the 90th minute. In the 94th minute of the match, Dimas Barrientos got a very nice opportunity to score, but Merexildo Esoin was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. The Ríver Late supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Ríver Late would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.