Official Cup

Cross Experience HND
Spectators: 169 (Terracing: 127, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) C.F Intercity's Matt Le Tissier started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 3 minutes into the game, C.F Intercity's Horacio Urbina nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Fausto Batista made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Vinícius Alagoano hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. 7 minutes had been played when some careless play by Onze Bravos FC - FDFDF's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Xano Belalcaraz was slow to take the kick. During this time C.F Intercity's players had a chance to rest. Through an outstanding action, after 9 minutes, Javier Urruticoechea successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Fausto Batista showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matt Le Tissier in the 12th minute of the match. 15 minutes into the match, Matt Le Tissier had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fausto Batista. Onze Bravos FC - FDFDF's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Matt Le Tissier was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. After a defensive mix-up in Onze Bravos FC - FDFDF's zone, Horacio Urbina stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fausto Batista came out of the goal and Horacio Urbina tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience was convinced that Matt Le Tissier's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fausto Batista was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. In the 25th minute the ball was on its way in behind C.F Intercity's goalkeeper Javier Urruticoechea, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Zé Terra kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. When C.F Intercity's Matt Le Tissier in the 32nd minute got a chance for a shot 32nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Onze Bravos FC - FDFDF's goalie prevented a goal. João Pedro das Neves charged in rather forcefully in the 33rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed João Pedro das Neves the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 33rd match minute, Onze Bravos FC - FDFDF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by João Pedro das Neves to maneuver through the defense. After 36 played minutes C.F Intercity got a freekick which was hit by Horacio Urbina. Fausto Batista showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Matt Le Tissier, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. C.F Intercity's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Xano Belalcaraz in the 38th minute. 42 minutes into the game, C.F Intercity's Horacio Urbina nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Fausto Batista made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. Xano Belalcaraz took the ball and in the 47 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Fausto Batista. Fausto Batista dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-5.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jairo Couto to make the kick off. Fausto Batista was out of position in the 52 minute of play, and Xano Belalcaraz capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Xano Belalcaraz really showed his touch with that goal: 0-6. 56 minutes into the match, Jairo Couto had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Javier Urruticoechea. C.F Intercity's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jairo Couto was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-6. A collision led to C.F Intercity getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Xano Belalcaraz hit a great ball. A collision led to Onze Bravos FC - FDFDF getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Juninho de Mendonça hit a great ball. Axel Rose kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jairo Couto in the 64th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Javier Urruticoechea prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 85 minutes into the match, Mauro Silva dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Fausto Batista, 1-9. In the 88th minute, Xano Belalcaraz 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. Javier Urruticoechea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jairo Couto, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. Vincente Marcilla took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 98th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Fausto Batista. Onze Bravos FC - FDFDF's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. C.F Intercity walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.