Official Cup

Estadio Dragones
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Arie Ortega made the kick off which started today's match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Florentino Ferrer got free with Yin Chuan Feng in the 5th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Uvis Badovskis's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Yin Chuan Feng read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 6th minute of play. Yin Chuan Feng made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Florentino Ferrer sent off a good shot on target. In the 11th minute Tomáš Kožený shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alberto Palban saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alberto Palban took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomáš Kožený, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Javier Ilazki kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. Arie Ortega received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Yin Chuan Feng came out and tried to block the shot, but Arie Ortega slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 18th minute. LEBRON's Yin Chuan Feng proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 22nd minute of the match, managed to save LEBRON from getting a goal against them. The supporters of LARRY FC booed when LEBRON was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hasan Tønsager didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alberto Palban showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomáš Kožený in the 33rd minute of the match. LEBRON's Yin Chuan Feng played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Uvis Badovskis in the 34th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arie Ortega in the 37th minute of play forced LEBRON's goalkeeper Yin Chuan Feng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. LARRY FC's Alberto Palban played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Epifanio Harkaitz in the 38th minute of play. The supporters of LARRY FC booed when LEBRON was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Epifanio Harkaitz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Yin Chuan Feng showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arie Ortega, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Thanks to some nice moves Florentino Ferrer could shoot a difficult shot in the 46th minute, which Yin Chuan Feng however easily saved by the left post.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Tomáš Kožený was the one to do the kick off. A throw-in in the 57th minute of the game was made by Jean-Pierre Papin with Florentino Ferrer as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Arie Ortega might have been able to make a better finish in the 63rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Yin Chuan Feng. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Arie Ortega ran back to his position shaking his head. Florentino Ferrer took the ball and in the 64 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Yin Chuan Feng. Yin Chuan Feng dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. Yin Chuan Feng made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Uvis Badovskis in the 73rd minute of play. With 77 minutes on the clock, Mariano Soin commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. LARRY FC made a substitution. Cesar Ponce replaced Alejo Merexildo. LEBRON's Bernabe Nel was substituted for Epifanio Harkaitz. LARRY FC's Jose Lucila was substituted for Uvis Badovskis. LEBRON's Lautaro Acosta was substituted for Tomáš Kožený. In the 79th match minute, LEBRON was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mariano Soin to maneuver through the defense. A hard shot 82 in the game by Ciro Berart from a close distance when the talented Alberto Palban managed to make a qualified save. LARRY FC's players were relieved. In the 82nd match minute, LEBRON was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jörn Scharff to maneuver through the defense. In the 83rd minute, Lautaro Acosta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 84th minute Jose Lucila shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yin Chuan Feng saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Yin Chuan Feng took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arie Ortega, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alberto Palban made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bernabe Nel in the 86th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Florentino Ferrer in the 89th minute of play forced LEBRON's goalkeeper Yin Chuan Feng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the LEBRON defense, Jose Lucila kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Yin Chuan Feng. The LEBRON fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Yin Chuan Feng should have stopped the shot. For all the effort they put into the match, the LEBRON players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for LARRY FC.