Official Cup

Brye Stadion
Spectators: 457 (Terracing: 343, Seating: 105, VIP seats: 9) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Antony Ferrari kicked off to start the match. 7 minutes had been played when some careless play by Vc Brye's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Maximo Argina was slow to take the kick. During this time ZAFIRO FC's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on ZAFIRO FC's corner Maximo Argina fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Henri-Patrick De Mare quite easily take care of the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 9th minute, Ernest Ponta managed to get in a good position for a shot. ZAFIRO FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Ernest Ponta was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Henri-Patrick De Mare breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. ZAFIRO FC's Armando Paredes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 12th minute of the match, managed to save ZAFIRO FC from getting a goal against them. 15 minutes into the match, Antony Ferrari had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Henri-Patrick De Mare. Vc Brye's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Antony Ferrari was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fox 鲁迅 in the 21st minute of play forced ZAFIRO FC's goalkeeper Armando Paredes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Antony Ferrari's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Henri-Patrick De Mare read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 39th minute of play. Armando Paredes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fox 鲁迅 in the 41st minute. 41 minutes into the game, Armando Egoi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ZAFIRO FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Vc Brye the free kick. The supporters of Vc Brye booed when ZAFIRO FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Armando Egoi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Fox 鲁迅 received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Armando Paredes came out and tried to block the shot, but Fox 鲁迅 slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 43rd minute. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gabríel Vassaras made a kick off. ZAFIRO FC's Armando Paredes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fox 鲁迅 in the 51st minute of play. Antony Ferrari could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 56th minute of the match, but Henri-Patrick De Mare made a huge save. Henri-Patrick De Mare was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Antony Ferrari showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-2 in the 56 minute of play. Fox 鲁迅 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The audience was convinced that Gabríel Vassaras's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Armando Paredes was relentless in the 74th minute of the game. Armando Paredes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fox 鲁迅, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. Vc Brye's Philipp Van Landeghem was substituted for Robert De nuijter. Vc Brye's Ştefan Stoica was substituted for Fox 鲁迅. 84 minutes in the game Christiaan Poortmans did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Lorenzo Odon. Armando Paredes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Philipp Van Landeghem in the 85th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Oyedeji Rau in the 89th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Armando Paredes saved ZAFIRO FC from getting behind. Armando Paredes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ştefan Stoica in the 95th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ştefan Stoica in the 95th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Armando Paredes prevented the ball from getting in the gole.

The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. ZAFIRO FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.