Official Cup

Down Park
Spectators: 186 (Terracing: 140, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Eleuterio Matteo took the kick off in the first half of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by John-David Lee during the 4th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 4 played minutes Seclantas AFC got a freekick which was hit by John-David Lee. Carlos Balendin made a fantastic save in the 8th minute, when Jose Heredia sent off a good shot on target. In the 13th minute of the match Downchester City got a corner. Seclantas AFC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Andrés Figueroa ran over to the corner to take the kick. Eleuterio Matteo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fumo Canuto having to interfere. Carlos Balendin was a little too slow when Jose Heredia got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 22nd minute. The score was now 1-0. Jose Heredia received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Carlos Balendin came out and tried to block the shot, but Jose Heredia slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 29th minute. 34 minutes into the match, Seclantas AFC's goalkeeper Carlos Balendin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Andrés Figueroa. Jose Heredia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Carlos Balendin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jose Heredia in the 35th minute of play. Jose Heredia did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 3-0 to the left of a surprised Carlos Balendin 37 minutes into the match. Jose Heredia might have been able to make a better finish in the 40th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Carlos Balendin. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jose Heredia ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 41st match minute, Downchester City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jose Heredia to maneuver through the defense. Fumo Canuto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from He Feng Zhou, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Carlos Balendin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jose Heredia in the 44th minute of play.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jose Heredia stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Carlos Balendin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jose Heredia in the 52nd minute of play. Sigvard Termander received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Fumo Canuto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Jose Heredia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Jose Heredia might have been able to make a better finish in the 57th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Carlos Balendin. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jose Heredia ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jose Heredia in the 58th minute of play forced Seclantas AFC's goalkeeper Carlos Balendin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 61st minute, Jose Heredia 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. Downchester City's Manolito Cano was substituted for Fabio Bouzas. Carlos Balendin came out of the goal in the 65th minute to try and stop a shot by Downchester City's Andrés Figueroa. But to his dismay, Andrés Figueroa quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. When Downchester City's Beila Marcilla in the 73rd minute got a chance for a shot 73rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Seclantas AFC's goalie prevented a goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Beila Marcilla in the 76th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Carlos Balendin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. He Feng Zhou could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 80th minute of the match, but Fumo Canuto made a huge save. Lorenzo Betadur hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. In the 85th match minute, Seclantas AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lorenzo Betadur to maneuver through the defense. After 85 played minutes Seclantas AFC got a freekick which was hit by John-David Lee. Beila Marcilla might have been able to make a better finish in the 87th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Carlos Balendin. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Beila Marcilla ran back to his position shaking his head. 87 minutes into the match, Seclantas AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Beila Marcilla came free, but Carlos Balendin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. He Feng Zhou could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 88th minute of the match, but Fumo Canuto made a huge save. Fumo Canuto made a fantastic save in the 88th minute, when He Feng Zhou sent off a good shot on target. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Downchester City fans cheered their team off the field, for while Seclantas AFC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.