Official Cup

Takeshi Stadium
Spectators: 188 (Terracing: 142, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Valdemar de Amaral kicked off to start the match. Bobby Krier took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valdemar de Amaral, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Grêmio 20 Julho's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Franklin Galvão in the 5th minute. 7 minutes into the match, Valdemar de Amaral had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bobby Krier. FC Lëtzebuerg's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Valdemar de Amaral was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. 13 minutes into the match, FC Lëtzebuerg's goal looked a bit too open when Valdir Cavalcante came free, but Bobby Krier reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bobby Krier stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Valdemar de Amaral's shot from short distance in the 16th minute. Bobby Krier took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valdir Cavalcante, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Valdemar de Amaral got in the 22nd a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Bobby Krier handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. The corner ended in Franklin Galvão almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but FC Lëtzebuerg's Bobby Krier did a great save. Sylwester Zarobski was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Adam Ries showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-2 in the 30 minute of play. In the 32nd match minute, FC Lëtzebuerg was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nicolas Behr to maneuver through the defense. Bobby Krier showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gilmar Romero, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. In the 34th minute of the match Grêmio 20 Julho got a corner. FC Lëtzebuerg's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Franklin Galvão ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Kléber Borges got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Bobby Krier quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Bobby Krier took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valdemar de Amaral, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Grêmio 20 Julho's Fernandinho Cearense got a free kick in the 38th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valdir Cavalcante in the 41st minute of play forced FC Lëtzebuerg's goalkeeper Bobby Krier to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 44th minute, Julien Klopp hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gilmar Romero fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bobby Krier having to interfere. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Cédric Payen was the one to do the kick off. When the match had gone on for 56 minutes, Valdemar de Amaral took a quick shot and it went in 1-3 without a chance for Bobby Krier to make any attempt to save it. 65 minutes into the game, Grêmio 20 Julho's Valdemar de Amaral nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Bobby Krier made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-4. FC Lëtzebuerg's Bobby Krier played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valdir Cavalcante in the 71st minute of play. Grêmio 20 Julho made a substitution. Jânio Pires replaced Valdir Cavalcante. Nicolas Behr hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. After 76 played minutes Franklin Galvão shot from long distance. At first the shot seemed to be simple for FC Lëtzebuerg's Bobby Krier to catch but Franklin Galvão was lucky. It became 1-6 after the goalkeeper had been careless and dropped the ball into goal. FC Lëtzebuerg's Bobby Krier proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 79th minute of the match, managed to save FC Lëtzebuerg from getting a goal against them. In the 81st minute of the match Grêmio 20 Julho got a corner. FC Lëtzebuerg's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Franklin Galvão ran over to the corner to take the kick. FC Lëtzebuerg's Bobby Krier played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Humberto Soeiro in the 84th minute of play. Jânio Pires fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bobby Krier having to interfere. Julien Klopp missed a clear chance of a goal when in the 91 minute of the game fired away a shot, but unfortunally the ball went out to the Sylwester Zarobski right hand side. 94 minutes into the match, Jânio Pires had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bobby Krier. FC Lëtzebuerg's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jânio Pires was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-7. A collision led to FC Lëtzebuerg getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Ivan Apfelbaum hit a great ball.