Official Cup

3ª República
Spectators: 164 (Terracing: 123, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) Couto Mixto F.C.'s Wei De Ling 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alessandro Sacchi in the 3rd minute of play forced Couto Mixto F.C.'s goalkeeper Christopher Langford to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Christopher Langford took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alessandro Sacchi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lawrance See made a fantastic save in the 5th minute, when Eneko Quesada sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when José Augusto Hoffmann got free with Lawrance See in the 6th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 7th match minute, Stratton FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jervis Tresise to maneuver through the defense. Christopher Langford took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alessandro Sacchi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Stratton FC's Lawrance See proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 11th minute of the match, managed to save Stratton FC from getting a goal against them. Couto Mixto F.C. were awarded a corner in the 12th minute after Stratton FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Wei De Ling took the corner. In the 17th minute Wei De Ling shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lawrance See saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 17th minute, Couto Mixto F.C.'s Wei De Ling ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Lawrance See. Lawrance See yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Felix Morales hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. If Alessandro Sacchi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 26th minute, Jervis Tresise left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Stratton FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. With a little luck, Stratton FC's Lawrance See got control of the ball when Eneko Quesada tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 42nd minute Wei De Ling shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lawrance See saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Stratton FC's Alberto Sinden got a free kick in the 42nd minute. José Augusto Hoffmann received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Lawrance See tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Christopher Langford took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jervis Tresise, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Alessandro Sacchi stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Cristinel Paraschivescu charged in rather forcefully in the 55th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cristinel Paraschivescu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Couto Mixto F.C. booed when Stratton FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cristinel Paraschivescu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Stratton FC's Lawrance See played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wei De Ling in the 58th minute of play. 59 minutes had been played when some careless play by Stratton FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Wei De Ling was slow to take the kick. During this time Couto Mixto F.C.'s players had a chance to rest. The corner led Couto Mixto F.C.'s José Augusto Hoffmann to a score. 2-1 in the 60th minute. Alessandro Sacchi hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. Christopher Langford made a fantastic save in the 68th minute, when Alessandro Sacchi sent off a good shot on target. Lawrance See came out of the goal in the 70th minute to try and stop a shot by Couto Mixto F.C.'s Eneko Quesada. But to his dismay, Eneko Quesada quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wei De Ling in the 75th minute of play forced Stratton FC's goalkeeper Lawrance See to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jervis Tresise hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. Stratton FC made a substitution. Matt Sanderson replaced Brynn Andrews. After 79 played minutes Stratton FC got a freekick which was hit by Jervis Tresise. Alessandro Sacchi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 83rd minute of the match, but Christopher Langford made a huge save. In the 84th match minute, Couto Mixto F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Basilio Alabern to maneuver through the defense. Jervis Tresise fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Christopher Langford having to interfere. Stratton FC's Ivan Warhurst was substituted for Jervis Tresise. Lawrance See showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Peru Casals in the 89th minute of the match. The supporters of Couto Mixto F.C. booed when Stratton FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nentres Travers didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 92 played minutes, Couto Mixto F.C.'s Eneko Quesada shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Lawrance See came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Couto Mixto F.C. reached it. With a little luck, Couto Mixto F.C.'s Christopher Langford got control of the ball when Alessandro Sacchi tried to sneak it across the goal line. José Augusto Hoffmann fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lawrance See having to interfere.