Official Cup

Estadio Lionel Messi
Spectators: 166 (Terracing: 125, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) In the 4th minute, Samuel Casgrain 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. After 5 minutes, Demetrius Cho made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Tiki Raspa Fc's Celestino Pere tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 8th minute, one of Azzurri FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Azzurri FC. When the match had been going on for 10 minutes, Tiki Raspa Fc's Americo Maore got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Kristofer Prater. In the 13th minute, Severo Bidari reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Kristofer Prater. The goal made the score 2-1. Tiki Raspa Fc's Claudio Tello got a good chance for a goal in the 19th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Samuel Casgrain sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 24th minute, Dion Kinney 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. Celestino Pere showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sydney Ewing in the 27th minute of the match. If Sydney Ewing had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. A hard shot 33 in the game by Luciano Lordi from a close distance when the talented Kristofer Prater managed to make a qualified save. Azzurri FC's players were relieved. In the 37th minute, Hiram Compton made a precise shot to the right of Celestino Pere. Tiki Raspa Fc's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. After 40 minutes of play, Azzurri FC's Samuel Casgrain made it 2-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Celestino Pere was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Severo Bidari had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Samuel Casgrain during the 47th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Azzurri FC getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Samuel Casgrain hit a great ball. The long shot by Americo Maore in the 48th minute really tested Kristofer Prater's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 2-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Sydney Ewing received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Celestino Pere tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 57th minute, Sydney Ewing managed to get in a good position for a shot. Azzurri FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Sydney Ewing was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Celestino Pere breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Celestino Pere stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sydney Ewing's shot from short distance in the 59th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Augustus Metivier got free with Celestino Pere in the 61st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Sydney Ewing had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Tiki Raspa Fc's defense didn't have a chance, in the 64th minute, when Sydney Ewing scored to the left of an out of position Celestino Pere, making the score, 2-4. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sydney Ewing in the 68th minute of play forced Tiki Raspa Fc's goalkeeper Celestino Pere to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Darron Munson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Celestino Pere tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Celestino Pere took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sydney Ewing, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 81st match minute, Azzurri FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sydney Ewing to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 85th minute, Darron Munson managed to get in a good position for a shot. Azzurri FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Darron Munson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Celestino Pere breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 87th minute, Azzurri FC's Sydney Ewing ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Celestino Pere. Celestino Pere yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-5. Hiram Compton sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Tiki Raspa Fc's zone, Sydney Ewing stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Celestino Pere came out of the goal and Sydney Ewing tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.