Official Cup

Súper Arena Azul
Spectators: 176 (Terracing: 133, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) MILLONARIOS FC's Christoffer Blomqvist started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The throw-in from Acácio Tasso in the 3rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by MILLONARIOS FC's Kepa Barajo. Christoffer Blomqvist sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Baladi Ribalta in the 7th minute of play forced Corinthians Colombiano's goalkeeper Juan Carlos Alvarez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Baladi Ribalta's late challenge caught a Corinthians Colombiano's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Baladi Ribalta helped the player get up and apologised. After 9 played minutes MILLONARIOS FC got a freekick which was hit by Baladi Ribalta. Juan Carlos Alvarez made a fantastic save in the 11th minute, when Christoffer Blomqvist sent off a good shot on target. Angelo Prior made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from La 李鹰乐 in the 12th minute of play. 14 minutes into the match, MILLONARIOS FC's goal looked a bit too open when Qiu Xu Lei came free, but Angelo Prior reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Corinthians Colombiano's zone, Baladi Ribalta stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Juan Carlos Alvarez came out of the goal and Baladi Ribalta tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Christoffer Blomqvist got free with Juan Carlos Alvarez in the 20th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Christoffer Blomqvists short, quick shot in the 21stth minute got Juan Carlos Alvarez to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Qiu Xu Lei in the 24th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Angelo Prior prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 26th minute Christoffer Blomqvist shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Juan Carlos Alvarez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Corinthians Colombiano's Juan Carlos Alvarez got control of the ball when Christoffer Blomqvist tried to sneak it across the goal line. 39 minutes in the game, Baladi Ribalta fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Juan Carlos Alvarez having to interfere. Rafael Jauregui charged in rather forcefully in the 44th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rafael Jauregui the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to MILLONARIOS FC getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Rafael Jauregui hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Christoffer Blomqvist managed to get in a good position for a shot. MILLONARIOS FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Christoffer Blomqvist was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Juan Carlos Alvarez breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tạ 黄忠 to make the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Christoffer Blomqvist notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Corinthians Colombiano's Juan Carlos Alvarez. Juan Carlos Alvarez was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 57 minutes into the match, Corinthians Colombiano's goal looked a bit too open when Christoffer Blomqvist came free, but Juan Carlos Alvarez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 59th minute, Qiu Xu Lei fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Angelo Prior, passed just outside the right post. Juan Carlos Alvarez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christoffer Blomqvist in the 62nd minute of play. The referee gave MILLONARIOS FC a penalty, 65 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Christoffer Blomqvist, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Corinthians Colombiano's Juan Carlos Alvarez. 2-0. In the 76th minute, Heitor Leys hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. MILLONARIOS FC's Federico Errazquin was substituted for Baladi Ribalta. After 77 played minutes MILLONARIOS FC got a freekick which was hit by Heitor Leys. When Corinthians Colombiano's Acácio Tasso in the 78th minute got a chance for a shot 78th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye MILLONARIOS FC's goalie prevented a goal. Juan Carlos Alvarez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Federico Errazquin, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Juan Carlos Alvarez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Federico Errazquin in the 80th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Garcia Osuna in the 81st minute of play forced MILLONARIOS FC's goalkeeper Angelo Prior to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Federico Errazquin in the 83rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Juan Carlos Alvarez saved Corinthians Colombiano from getting behind. Juan Carlos Alvarez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Juan Corredor in the 87th minute of the match. Juan Carlos Alvarez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rafael Jauregui in the 88th minute of play. MILLONARIOS FC's Rafael Jauregui got a good chance for a goal in the 89th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to Corinthians Colombiano getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. 罗振剑 hit a great ball. Rafael Jauregui was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 91st played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Juan Carlos Alvarez didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Rafael Jauregui went, in the 96th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. MILLONARIOS FC had won after a very even match.