Official Cup

Arena Arizona
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 111, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) Julio Grondona started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. If Sacit Refik had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Efrain Maria showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Musa Muhteşem, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. 11 minutes into the match, Gladiadores Legionarios's goal looked a bit too open when Musa Muhteşem came free, but Efrain Maria reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 14th minute, Jeronimo Gaitan 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. Sacit Refik scored 0-1 in the 19th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Thibau Courtois, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Niklas Dalkvist scored 0-2 in the 26th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Thibau Courtois, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Thibau Courtois showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Niklas Dalkvist, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Gladiadores Legionarios's Efrain Maria played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Musa Muhteşem in the 30th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Niklas Dalkvist in the 32nd minute of play forced A A Arizona's goalkeeper Thibau Courtois to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Gladiadores Legionarios's Julio Grondona in the 33rd minute got a chance for a shot 33rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye A A Arizona's goalie prevented a goal. A A Arizona's Thibau Courtois played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sacit Refik in the 34th minute of play. Lyuboslav Penev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Efrain Maria tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Humberto Bastos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Efrain Maria having to interfere. A A Arizona's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Vitinho do Valle in the 40th minute. A nice corner shot did that Vitinho do Valle got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Efrain Maria quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. If Jeronimo Gaitan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 45 minutes into the match, Gladiadores Legionarios's goalkeeper Efrain Maria had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Musa Muhteşem. Thibau Courtois showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Julio Grondona, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute.

A collision led to Gladiadores Legionarios getting a freekick after 50 minutes play. Fabio Bernabel hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Musa Muhteşem in the 56th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Efrain Maria prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A A Arizona made a substitution. Laércio Aguiar replaced Vitinho do Valle. In the 59th minute of the match A A Arizona got a corner. Gladiadores Legionarios's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Laércio Aguiar ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on A A Arizona's corner Luli Rios fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Efrain Maria quite easily take care of the ball. Efrain Maria stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Musa Muhteşem's shot from short distance in the 62nd minute. In the 63rd minute Jeronimo Gaitan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thibau Courtois saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 65th minute the ball was on its way in behind Gladiadores Legionarios's goalkeeper Efrain Maria, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Efrain Maria made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Humberto Bastos in the 67th minute of play. The supporters of A A Arizona booed when Gladiadores Legionarios was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cui Bang Qi didn't get a good kick on the ball. A A Arizona made a substitution. Natã Pereira replaced Humberto Bastos. Laércio Aguiar took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 70th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Efrain Maria. Gladiadores Legionarios's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Efrain Maria showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lyuboslav Penev, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Musa Muhteşem in the 74th minute of play forced Gladiadores Legionarios's goalkeeper Efrain Maria to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Gladiadores Legionarios getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Fabio Bernabel hit a great ball. Niklas Dalkvist could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Thibau Courtois made a huge save. In the 78th minute the ball was on its way in behind A A Arizona's goalkeeper Thibau Courtois, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Gladiadores Legionarios's Efrain Maria played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Musa Muhteşem in the 80th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Musa Muhteşem's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Efrain Maria was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. 90 minutes into the match, A A Arizona's goal looked a bit too open when Julio Grondona came free, but Thibau Courtois reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 92nd minute Musa Muhteşem shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Efrain Maria saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Gladiadores Legionarios supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Gladiadores Legionarios would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.