Official Cup

Gan Jah Stadium
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Salomon Raita started the match with the kick off. Villa Verde FC's Damian Mouricio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Salomon Raita in the 3rd minute of play. Olli Lehtilä made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pelayo Mendez in the 7th minute of play. 8 minutes into the match, Villa Verde FC's goal looked a bit too open when Saverio Benat came free, but Damian Mouricio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Olli Lehtilä took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pelayo Mendez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Pelayo Mendez's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Olli Lehtilä was relentless in the 10th minute of the game. Villa Verde FC's Damian Mouricio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kustaa Esala in the 13th minute of play. 15 minutes into the match, Villa Verde FC's goal looked a bit too open when Saverio Benat came free, but Damian Mouricio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Damian Mouricio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Saverio Benat in the 17th minute of the match. Damian Mouricio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Salomon Raita, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. With a little luck, Liverpool FC's Olli Lehtilä got control of the ball when Saul Goodman tried to sneak it across the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Saul Goodman in the 30th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Olli Lehtilä prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 32 played minutes Liverpool FC got a freekick which was hit by Reino Kaltiainen. In the 34th minute, Villa Verde FC's Saul Goodman ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Olli Lehtilä. Olli Lehtilä yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kustaa Esala in the 37th minute of play forced Villa Verde FC's goalkeeper Damian Mouricio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 38 minutes into the game, one of Liverpool FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Liverpool FC:s Olli Lehtilä showed great skill when he stopped Saul Goodman:s penalty. 38 minutes into the game, Villa Verde FC's Saul Goodman nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Olli Lehtilä made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. In the 43rd minute of the match Liverpool FC got a corner. Villa Verde FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Saverio Benat ran over to the corner to take the kick. Saverio Benat made a great header on Liverpool FC's corner, it was just that Villa Verde FC's Damian Mouricio managed to reach the ball for a save.

After a defensive mix-up in Liverpool FC's zone, Saul Goodman stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Olli Lehtilä came out of the goal and Saul Goodman tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 55 minutes into the game, Kustaa Esala cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Damian Mouricio was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Olli Lehtilä came out of the goal in the 58th minute to try and stop a shot by Villa Verde FC's Saul Goodman. But to his dismay, Saul Goodman quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-1. In the 62nd minute Saul Goodman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Olli Lehtilä saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 68 minutes into the game, Saul Goodman cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-1. Olli Lehtilä was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Villa Verde FC made a substitution. Belmiro Borges replaced Dida Viana. Villa Verde FC's Luís Guilherme Cearense got a good chance for a goal in the 78th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Villa Verde FC's Alexsandro Garcia was substituted for Wesley Basso. Damian Mouricio was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Kustaa Esala showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 5-2 in the 83 minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Frenkie de Jong during the 89th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Liverpool FC's Frenkie de Jong got a free kick in the 89th minute. Luís Guilherme Cearense took the ball and in the 91 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Olli Lehtilä. Olli Lehtilä dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 6-2. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Luís Guilherme Cearense in the 95th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Olli Lehtilä saved Liverpool FC from getting behind. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Villa Verde FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Liverpool FC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.