Official Cup

City Palace Stadium
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Attilio Scarpa started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. André Onana took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Celso Walme, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Attilio Scarpa in the 8th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Martin Rivero saved Cardiff City FC from getting behind. André Onana showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Celso Walme, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Martin Rivero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Attilio Scarpa in the 14th minute of play. Celso Walme kicked a quick shot right in front of the goal in the 16thth minute. Though ot was a great shot OldHighburyInvincibles's keeper André Onana was sill able to block leaving the score board unchanged. An unexpectedly hard shot by Celso Walme in the 19th minute of play forced OldHighburyInvincibles's goalkeeper André Onana to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When M. Andik Faturrahman fell near the penalty area in the 20th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cardiff City FC's protests and gave M. Andik Faturrahman a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Cardiff City FC getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. M. Andik Faturrahman hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Attilio Scarpa in the 23rd minute of play forced Cardiff City FC's goalkeeper Martin Rivero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Martin Rivero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Attilio Scarpa, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Martin Rivero came out of the goal in the 27th minute to try and stop a shot by OldHighburyInvincibles's Attilio Scarpa. But to his dismay, Attilio Scarpa quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. After a rather tough play, Cardiff City FC's Celso Walme got a free kick in the 29th minute. Bernardino Atarratze's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but André Onana read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 31st minute of play. Lázaro Efraim kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. After 34 played minutes Cardiff City FC got a freekick which was hit by Lázaro Efraim. André Onana showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Celso Walme, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. After some careless play in the Cardiff City FC defense, Attilio Scarpa kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Martin Rivero. The Cardiff City FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Martin Rivero should have stopped the shot. Martin Rivero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Attilio Scarpa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Celso Walme to make the kick off. Bernardino Atarratze fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without André Onana having to interfere. In the 53rd minute, Bernardo Rocco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bernardino Atarratze blasted a shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without André Onana having to make a save. A collision led to OldHighburyInvincibles getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Alberigo Scacchi hit a great ball. The supporters of Cardiff City FC booed when OldHighburyInvincibles was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alberigo Scacchi didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 60 played minutes, Cardiff City FC's Rafa Coutinho shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper André Onana came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Cardiff City FC reached it. If Celso Walme had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. OldHighburyInvincibles made a substitution. Luka Toni replaced Attilio Scarpa. Fabrizio Bocchi's late challenge caught a Cardiff City FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fabrizio Bocchi helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, OldHighburyInvincibles's Fabrizio Bocchi got a free kick in the 63rd minute. André Onana showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rafa Coutinho in the 64th minute of the match. After 64 minutes of play, Cardiff City FC's Rafa Coutinho made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. André Onana was left in no man's land by his defense there! André Onana made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benedicto Orlondo in the 68th minute of play. Luka Toni blasted a shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Martin Rivero having to make a save. Cardiff City FC's Martin Rivero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luka Toni in the 73rd minute of play. Bernardino Atarratze received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. André Onana tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. OldHighburyInvincibles's Alberigo Scacchi got his second yellow card of the match in the 76th minute. The referee ordered Alberigo Scacchi off the ground. In the 76th minute, Alberigo Scacchi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Cardiff City FC's zone, Luka Toni stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Martin Rivero came out of the goal and Luka Toni tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sérgio Conceicão during the 84th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, OldHighburyInvincibles's Sérgio Conceicão got a free kick in the 84th minute. 85 minutes into the game, Bianco Helfer was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. OldHighburyInvincibles's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Cardiff City FC the free kick. After a rather tough play, OldHighburyInvincibles's Bianco Helfer got a free kick in the 85th minute. In the 91st minute, OldHighburyInvincibles's Luka Toni dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-3. After a defensive mix-up in OldHighburyInvincibles's zone, Benedicto Orlondo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. André Onana came out of the goal and Benedicto Orlondo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Chants of OldHighburyInvincibles echoed around the stadium as the match drew to a close. Supporters and players were both delighted with the win, as Cardiff City FC had held the ball for most of the match.