Official Cup

Wamba Arena
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Cris Courtois showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lucero Mezquita in the 4th minute of the match. Wambalamba FC's Cris Courtois played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucero Mezquita in the 6th minute of play. In the 13th match minute, Wambalamba FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by João Carlos Vianna to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Wambalamba FC getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Brian Finnman hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Lucero Mezquita's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cris Courtois was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. Cris Courtois showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pablo-Enrique Lopez in the 18th minute of the match. In the 19th minute, Roberto Peto 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. Sperides's Jenni Martinez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Brian Finnman in the 21st minute of play. 22 minutes into the match, Wambalamba FC's goal looked a bit too open when Lucero Mezquita came free, but Cris Courtois reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cris Courtois took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pablo-Enrique Lopez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Juarês Donato got free with Jenni Martinez in the 30th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Cris Courtois showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roberto Peto, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lucero Mezquita in the 31st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Cris Courtois prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Cris Courtois showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roberto Peto in the 35th minute of the match. In the 36th minute Brian Finnman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jenni Martinez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Sperides's Jenni Martinez got control of the ball when Léo Souto tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 44th match minute, Wambalamba FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rolf Pilgren to maneuver through the defense. Henning Valler hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Léo Souto stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Wambalamba FC's Cris Courtois played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nestor Gonzáles in the 52nd minute of play. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Wambalamba FC's goalie and right to Marcel Desailly. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Wambalamba FC's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Jenni Martinez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Brian Finnman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Brian Finnman in the 63rd minute of play forced Sperides's goalkeeper Jenni Martinez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With an all-out effort, Sperides's Cris Courtois threw himself towards the right post 66 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Henning Valler, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Wambalamba FC's Cris Courtois proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to save Wambalamba FC from getting a goal against them. Nestor Gonzáles let the left foot speak when in front of goal in the 69th minute shot 0-1 at rihgt post. Sperides made a substitution. Polifemo Morales replaced Fortun Roca. 76 minutes into the match, Wambalamba FC's goalkeeper Cris Courtois had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nestor Gonzáles. Cris Courtois showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roberto Peto in the 79th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bartolomé Vagrande got free with Cris Courtois in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 85 played minutes Wambalamba FC got a freekick which was hit by Helge Lindgren. 86 minutes into the match, Wambalamba FC's goalkeeper Cris Courtois had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nestor Gonzáles. With an all-out effort, Sperides's Cris Courtois threw himself towards the right post 88 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Roberto Peto, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Cris Courtois made a fantastic save in the 90th minute, when Roberto Peto sent off a good shot on target. Sperides's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.