Official Cup

BAKU-CITY
Spectators: 183 (Terracing: 138, Seating: 42, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Godfredo Bernad kicked off to start the match. With a little luck, Medanito's Marcel Albuquerque got control of the ball when Lucho Valdez tried to sneak it across the goal line. Marcel Albuquerque showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucho Valdez, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Häsrät Azamämmädov's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Marcel Albuquerque firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 8th minute, --FIRELAND--'s Häsrät Azamämmädov dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. 11 minutes into the match, Medanito's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto de Souza came free, but Marcel Albuquerque reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lukasz Rasialdo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sergio Ilixo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lukasz Rasialdo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sergio Ilixo in the 12th minute of the match. If Häsrät Azamämmädov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Häsrät Azamämmädov scored 2-0 in the 16th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Marcel Albuquerque, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Lukasz Rasialdo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sergio Ilixo in the 19th minute of play. Lukasz Rasialdo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Godfredo Bernad in the 23rd minute of the match. In the 26th minute of the match --FIRELAND-- got a corner. Medanito's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Zeynal Malişov ran over to the corner to take the kick. Lukasz Rasialdo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Godfredo Bernad in the 37th minute of play. In the 41st minute, Lucho Valdez 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. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

Godfredo Bernad sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucho Valdez in the 54th minute of play forced Medanito's goalkeeper Marcel Albuquerque to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 55 minutes Medanito's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Zeynal Malişov who took care of the corner kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucho Valdez in the 57th minute of play forced Medanito's goalkeeper Marcel Albuquerque to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 60th minute, Medanito's Sergio Ilixo ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Lukasz Rasialdo. Lukasz Rasialdo yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-1. Sergio Ilixo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lukasz Rasialdo having to interfere. Häsrät Azamämmädov's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Marcel Albuquerque read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 71st minute of play. In the 72nd minute, Häsrät Azamämmädov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The --FIRELAND-- fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. When --FIRELAND--'s Häsrät Azamämmädov in the 81st minute got a chance for a shot 81st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Medanito's goalie prevented a goal. In the 83rd minute, Hikmät Yaşamazov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 96 minutes into the game, Häsrät Azamämmädov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-1. Marcel Albuquerque was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. --FIRELAND--'s supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.