Official Cup

City Palace Stadium
Spectators: 144 (Terracing: 109, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Primitivo Ciano made the kick off which started today's match. Jairo Ler could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 6th minute of the match, but Raimond Lenk made a huge save. Silvestre Janpier sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Piratas FC's Spyros Zacharioudakis in the 11th minute got a chance for a shot 11th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Cardiff City FC's goalie prevented a goal. Jairo Ler could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 16th minute of the match, but Raimond Lenk made a huge save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Spyros Zacharioudakis in the 18th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Xencio Millan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Cardiff City FC's Xencio Millan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Spyros Zacharioudakis in the 25th minute of play. 34 minutes into the match, Piratas FC's goal looked a bit too open when Julian Efraim came free, but Raimond Lenk reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Primitivo Ciano could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 42nd minute of the match, but Raimond Lenk made a huge save. With a little luck, Piratas FC's Raimond Lenk got control of the ball when Primitivo Ciano tried to sneak it across the goal line. 46 minutes into the game, Gaspar Montxo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Piratas FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Cardiff City FC the free kick. After 46 played minutes Piratas FC got a freekick which was hit by Gaspar Montxo. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

Czeslaw Bochynski made in the 53rd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Spyros Zacharioudakis. After some fancy dribbling in the 58th minute, Julian Efraim managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cardiff City FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Julian Efraim was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Raimond Lenk breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 61st minute, Julian Efraim made a precise shot to the right of Raimond Lenk. Piratas FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Julian Efraim received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Raimond Lenk tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Czeslaw Bochynski fell near the penalty area in the 68th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Piratas FC's protests and gave Czeslaw Bochynski a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Piratas FC getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Czeslaw Bochynski hit a great ball. Raimond Lenk showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Julian Efraim in the 69th minute of the match. Julian Efraim received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Raimond Lenk tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nunez Larra made in the 78th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Julian Efraim however managed to control. Piratas FC's Raimond Lenk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Julian Efraim in the 81st minute of play. After some careless play in the Piratas FC defense, Julian Efraim kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Raimond Lenk. The Piratas FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Raimond Lenk should have stopped the shot. Gaspar Montxo got his second yellow card in the match during the 87th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. A collision led to Piratas FC getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Gaspar Montxo hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Julian Efraim in the 90th minute of play forced Piratas FC's goalkeeper Raimond Lenk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Raimond Lenk didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Julian Efraim went, in the 92nd minute, to the upper right corner, 6-0 was the resulting score. 96 minutes into the match, Nunez Larra notched a goal, 7-0, to the right of Piratas FC's Raimond Lenk. Raimond Lenk was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When the referee ended the match the Cardiff City FC players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.