Official Cup

Arena Botafogo
Spectators: 157 (Terracing: 118, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Fang Hao Jing started the match with the kick off. Diogo de Souza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Brian Jones in the 3rd minute of play. Henrik Nyman made a fantastic save in the 4th minute, when Fang Hao Jing sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, Artetas artilleri's Noel Abraham got a free kick in the 6th minute. Henrik Nyman made a fantastic save in the 11th minute, when Pauli Pogba sent off a good shot on target. Fang Hao Jing had several of the Artetas artilleri's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 11 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-0 score and a disappointed Henrik Nyman as he didn't even see the shot coming. After 15 minutes, Fang Hao Jing made it 2-0 with a short kick to the right side. Artetas artilleri's Henrik Nyman tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 17th minute, Feliks Škarpa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Diogo de Souza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Brian Jones in the 20th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fang Hao Jing in the 22nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Henrik Nyman prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The supporters of The Glorious FC booed when Artetas artilleri was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Diego Ronconi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Artetas artilleri's Henrik Nyman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pauli Pogba in the 27th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 28 minutes, Fang Hao Jing took a quick shot and it went in 3-0 without a chance for Henrik Nyman to make any attempt to save it. 31 minutes into the match, The Glorious FC's goal looked a bit too open when Joakim Brandin came free, but Diogo de Souza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Artetas artilleri's Brian Jones, in the 33rd minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for Artetas artilleri. Diogo de Souza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Brian Jones in the 36th minute of play. Diogo de Souza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Brian Jones in the 38th minute of the match. In the 44th minute Brian Jones shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Diogo de Souza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Fang Hao Jing in the 46th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Henrik Nyman saved Artetas artilleri from getting behind. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

The audience thought a goal was coming when Joakim Brandin got free with Diogo de Souza in the 50th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Diogo de Souza made an important save on a dangerous shot by Joakim Brandin in the 51st minute. Henrik Nyman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vivaldo Carioca, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. Artetas artilleri made a substitution. Edinho de Senna replaced Brian Jones. 73 minutes into the match, The Glorious FC's goalkeeper Diogo de Souza had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Joakim Brandin. Feliks Škarpa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Henrik Nyman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the Artetas artilleri defense, Vivaldo Carioca kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Henrik Nyman. The Artetas artilleri fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Henrik Nyman should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Feliks Škarpa in the 85th minute of play forced Artetas artilleri's goalkeeper Henrik Nyman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Artetas artilleri's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.