Official Cup

Lusail
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Lion Messi kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the match, Oakcroft Thrashers's goalkeeper Mårten Nordström had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lion Messi. In the 5th match minute, Oakcroft Thrashers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Henrik Hasselqvist to maneuver through the defense. Oakcroft Thrashers's Mårten Nordström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lionel Messi in the 11th minute of play. Mårten Nordström came out of the goal in the 11th minute to try and stop a shot by La Scaloneta's Lionel Messi. But to his dismay, Lionel Messi quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Thanks to some nice moves Lion Messi could shoot a difficult shot in the 19th minute, which Mårten Nordström however easily saved by the left post. 20 minutes into the match, La Scaloneta's Lionel Messi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mårten Nordström narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A collision led to Oakcroft Thrashers getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Henrik Hasselqvist hit a great ball. When Villiam Finman came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the Oakcroft Thrashers fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Villiam Finman couldn't finish the play. Leo Asteri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jonathan Svensson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Oakcroft Thrashers's Jonatan Siggman got a free kick in the 39th minute. Mårten Nordström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alexis MacAlister in the 44th minute of play. With a little luck, Oakcroft Thrashers's Mårten Nordström got control of the ball when Damaso Belarmo tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 47 minutes of play, La Scaloneta's Lion Messi made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mårten Nordström was left in no man's land by his defense there! Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jonathan Svensson made a kick off. 57 minutes into the game, Lionel Messi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Mårten Nordström was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 63 minutes into the match, Oakcroft Thrashers's Jonathan Svensson sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Leo Asteri narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Mårten Nordström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alexis MacAlister, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. Valentin Taurino's late challenge caught a Oakcroft Thrashers's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Valentin Taurino helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to La Scaloneta getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Valentin Taurino hit a great ball. After 69 played minutes La Scaloneta got a freekick which was hit by Valentin Taurino. Mårten Nordström came out of the goal in the 75th minute to try and stop a shot by La Scaloneta's Lionel Messi. But to his dismay, Lionel Messi quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. La Scaloneta were awarded a corner in the 85th minute after Oakcroft Thrashers's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Alexis MacAlister took the corner. The corner ended in Alexis MacAlister almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Oakcroft Thrashers's Mårten Nordström did a great save. After some fancy dribbling in the 86th minute, Henrik Hasselqvist managed to get in a good position for a shot. Oakcroft Thrashers's supporters rose to their feet, but Henrik Hasselqvist was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Leo Asteri breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Henrik Hasselqvist fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leo Asteri having to interfere. In the 91st minute, Alexis MacAlister made a precise shot to the right of Mårten Nordström. Oakcroft Thrashers's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-0. Jesper Browald's late challenge caught a La Scaloneta's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jesper Browald helped the player get up and apologised. Jesper Browald kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. La Scaloneta's Alexis MacAlister got a good chance for a goal in the 94th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When the referee ended the match the La Scaloneta players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.