Official Cup

Estádio Roceira
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Michel Haaland got the match started through his kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Hulk Speed in the 3rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Marcos Basso saved The Shadows from getting behind. In the 6th minute The Shadows were awarded a corner. Ni Zhen Ying went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led to The Shadows's Niklas Lundqvist getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. After 8 played minutes The Shadows got a freekick which was hit by Karl-Åke Andreasson. In the 9th minute, Michel Haaland fired a really elegant long shot, but Marcos Basso threw himself and managed to get hold of the ball just in front of the right post. 12 minutes had been played when some careless play by Roceira SC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ni Zhen Ying was slow to take the kick. During this time The Shadows's players had a chance to rest. The corner led The Shadows's Paulo Paublo to fire away a dangerous shot which Marcell Barovero despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. The audience was convinced that Gencer Hisarcık's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marcell Barovero was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. When the match had gone on for 14 minutes, Gencer Hisarcık put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Marcell Barovero. 19 minutes into the game, The Shadows's Gencer Hisarcık nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Marcell Barovero made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. With a little luck, The Shadows's Marcos Basso got control of the ball when Michel Haaland tried to sneak it across the goal line. Marcell Barovero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Niklas Lundqvist in the 24th minute of the match. In the 26th minute Michel Haaland shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcos Basso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Michel Haaland kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Marcos Basso. That made the score 1-2 in the 27 minute of play. In the 30th minute Ksawery Winnicki shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcos Basso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marcos Basso didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Michel Haaland went, in the 32nd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. 38 minutes into the game, The Shadows's Gencer Hisarcık nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Marcell Barovero made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-3. Marcos Basso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ksawery Winnicki in the 43rd minute of the match. Allan Albuquerque kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. After recieving a nice pass, Roceira SC's Michel Haaland tried to score from far away in the 47th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gencer Hisarcık to strike the kick off in the second half. Marcell Barovero made a fantastic save in the 51st minute, when Niklas Lundqvist sent off a good shot on target. Roceira SC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 51st minute, when Niklas Lundqvist scored to the left of an out of position Marcell Barovero, making the score, 2-4. Gencer Hisarcık received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Marcell Barovero tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Roceira SC's zone, Herbert Holmgren stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marcell Barovero came out of the goal and Herbert Holmgren tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 67 minutes into the match, The Shadows's goal looked a bit too open when Hulk Speed came free, but Marcos Basso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hulk Speed received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Marcos Basso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Shadows made a substitution. Henrik Nykvist replaced Li Fei Xu. The Shadows's Marcos Basso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Michel Haaland in the 78th minute of play. Marcos Basso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hulk Speed, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Roceira SC's Marcell Barovero proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 82nd minute of the match, managed to save Roceira SC from getting a goal against them. The Shadows were awarded a corner in the 85th minute after Roceira SC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ni Zhen Ying took the corner. The corner led The Shadows's Robin Cane to fire away a dangerous shot which Marcell Barovero despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Herman Lindell fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcell Barovero having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Michel Haaland in the 91st minute of play forced The Shadows's goalkeeper Marcos Basso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aílton Damião hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice moves Ni Zhen Ying could shoot a difficult shot in the 94th minute, which Marcell Barovero however easily saved by the left post. The Shadows's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.