Official Cup

Maracaná
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Elpidio Francis took the kick off in the first half of the match. ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Branislav Velchevski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leo Ortzi in the 5th minute of play. In the 10th minute there was a penalty for ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA. Miguel Prosperi stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Liu Chen Jian. 0-1. Branislav Velchevski came out of the goal in the 16th minute to try and stop a shot by SUPPORT ❤️​ CHEATERS's Leo Ortzi. But to his dismay, Leo Ortzi quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Tabby Rua came free with the goalkeeper in the 19th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Branislav Velchevski could save by the left post. Tabby Rua could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 21st minute of the match, but Branislav Velchevski made a huge save. 25 minutes into the match, SUPPORT ❤️​ CHEATERS's goal looked a bit too open when Elpidio Francis came free, but Liu Chen Jian reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Branislav Velchevski made a fantastic save in the 28th minute, when Domenico Giordani sent off a good shot on target. SUPPORT ❤️​ CHEATERS's Liu Chen Jian played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elpidio Francis in the 30th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Leo Ortzi in the 32nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Branislav Velchevski saved ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA from getting behind. Branislav Velchevski made a fantastic save in the 33rd minute, when Domenico Giordani sent off a good shot on target. ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Branislav Velchevski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 35th minute of the match, managed to save ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA from getting a goal against them. Branislav Velchevski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leo Ortzi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 40th minute Leo Ortzi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Branislav Velchevski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Domenico Giordani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Branislav Velchevski having to interfere. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

53 minutes had been played when some careless play by ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Bernardo Rexino was slow to take the kick. During this time SUPPORT ❤️​ CHEATERS's players had a chance to rest. After having played for 54 minutes, Bernardo Rexino managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SUPPORT ❤️​ CHEATERS's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bernardo Rexino was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Branislav Velchevski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leo Ortzi in the 60th minute of the match. In the 65th minute, Tabby Rua left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SUPPORT ❤️​ CHEATERS fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. SUPPORT ❤️​ CHEATERS made a substitution. Enzo Flecha replaced Domenico Giordani. ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Venancio Estavan was substituted for Elpidio Francis. Liu Chen Jian made an important save on a dangerous shot by Miguel Prosperi in the 70th minute. Bonifacio Suarez made in the 78th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Venancio Estavan however managed to control. 83 minutes into the match, SUPPORT ❤️​ CHEATERS's goalkeeper Liu Chen Jian had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Miguel Prosperi. Venancio Estavan did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 2-2 to the left of a surprised Liu Chen Jian 86 minutes into the match. Branislav Velchevski didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Leo Ortzi went, in the 90th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-2 was the resulting score. Bonifacio Suarez made in the 94th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Venancio Estavan however managed to control. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The SUPPORT ❤️​ CHEATERS fans cheered their team off the field, for while ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.