Official Cup

Imperial Stadium
Spectators: 185 (Terracing: 140, Seating: 42, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Petar Solunčevski kicked off to start the match. Dawid Ratulowski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Petar Solunčevski in the 2nd minute of play. In the 4th match minute, Red Reign was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ismael Blanco to maneuver through the defense. In the 5th minute Ye Liang shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dawid Ratulowski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Isidoro Maura came out of the goal in the 8th minute to try and stop a shot by Red Reign's Maximo Villamarin. But to his dismay, Maximo Villamarin quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Lopez Portanares sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ismael Blanco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dawid Ratulowski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ye Liang in the 16th minute of play. Ye Liang took the ball and in the 16 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dawid Ratulowski. Dawid Ratulowski dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Maximo Villamarin's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Isidoro Maura read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 19th minute of play. In the 20th minute of the match Red Reign got a corner. DREAM ALBANIA's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Xavion Sorriva ran over to the corner to take the kick. Isidoro Maura was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Maximo Villamarin showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-1 in the 22 minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cai Mo in the 26th minute of play forced Red Reign's goalkeeper Dawid Ratulowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 29th minute Maximo Villamarin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Isidoro Maura saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dawid Ratulowski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cai Mo in the 32nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cai Mo in the 32nd minute of play forced Red Reign's goalkeeper Dawid Ratulowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 33 minutes, Maximo Villamarin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Red Reign's supporters crossed their fingers, but Maximo Villamarin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Stefan Grabinski in the 34th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dawid Ratulowski saved Red Reign from getting behind. The DREAM ALBANIA fans' excitement grew in the 34th match minute when DREAM ALBANIA's Stefan Grabinski looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 38 minutes into the match, Maximo Villamarin dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Isidoro Maura, 3-2. After some careless play in the Red Reign defense, Stefan Grabinski kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dawid Ratulowski. The Red Reign fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dawid Ratulowski should have stopped the shot. 44 minutes into the match, Red Reign's goal looked a bit too open when Stefan Grabinski came free, but Dawid Ratulowski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dawid Ratulowski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cai Mo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Red Reign's Dawid Ratulowski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cai Mo in the 46th minute of play. The score stood at 3-3 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Red Reign made a substitution. Carlos Casemiro replaced Lopez Portanares. The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Maximo Villamarin to strike the kick off in the second half. Carlos Casemiro might have been able to make a better finish in the 53rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Isidoro Maura. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Carlos Casemiro ran back to his position shaking his head. A sloppy throw-in by Kosta Manoilovski in the 58th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Red Reign's Xavion Sorriva. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stefan Grabinski in the 60th minute of play forced Red Reign's goalkeeper Dawid Ratulowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Maximo Villamarin came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the Red Reign 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 Maximo Villamarin couldn't finish the play. Maximo Villamarin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Isidoro Maura having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ye Liang in the 75th minute of play forced Red Reign's goalkeeper Dawid Ratulowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dawid Ratulowski was out of position in the 83 minute of play, and Ye Liang capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Ye Liang really showed his touch with that goal: 3-4. Red Reign's Enrico Algarte was substituted for Xosepe Villamizar. In the 88th minute Maximo Villamarin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Isidoro Maura saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Stefan Grabinski got free with Dawid Ratulowski in the 92nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 94th match minute, DREAM ALBANIA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Petar Solunčevski to maneuver through the defense. DREAM ALBANIA's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.