Official Cup

Arborial Park
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Lucas Navarro took the kick off in the first half of the match. The supporters of THE CLUB booed when ForestFire was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Wilfred Pelletier didn't get a good kick on the ball. Preslav Famparski's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Shaki Conn read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 5th minute of play. ForestFire's Shaki Conn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leocadio Hebia in the 10th minute of play. Shaki Conn came out of the goal in the 12th minute to try and stop a shot by THE CLUB's Mincho Robledo. But to his dismay, Mincho Robledo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Lucas Navarro kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. After having played for 16 minutes, Leocadio Hebia managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. THE CLUB's supporters crossed their fingers, but Leocadio Hebia was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Shaki Conn stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mincho Robledo's shot from short distance in the 20th minute. Shaki Conn came out of the goal in the 23rd minute to try and stop a shot by THE CLUB's Leocadio Hebia. But to his dismay, Leocadio Hebia quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. In the 28th minute Mincho Robledo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Shaki Conn saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the ForestFire defense, Mincho Robledo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Shaki Conn. The ForestFire fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Shaki Conn should have stopped the shot. After a defensive mix-up in ForestFire's zone, Leocadio Hebia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Shaki Conn came out of the goal and Leocadio Hebia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mincho Robledo in the 45th minute of play forced ForestFire's goalkeeper Shaki Conn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mincho Robledo in the 47th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Shaki Conn prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Mincho Robledo was the one to do the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Joseph Reeder during the 54th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 54 played minutes ForestFire got a freekick which was hit by Joseph Reeder. In the 58th minute, Dancho Chochov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The THE CLUB fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. Mincho Robledo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, ForestFire's Joseph Reeder got a free kick in the 62nd minute. Carmine Mancinelli recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 63rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Shaki Conn was a little too slow when Mincho Robledo got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 68th minute. The score was now 0-5. After 74 played minutes ForestFire got a freekick which was hit by Luisito James. If Preslav Famparski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of THE CLUB booed when ForestFire was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stan Sanford didn't get a good kick on the ball. ForestFire's Shaki Conn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leocadio Hebia in the 78th minute of play. 79 minutes into the match, ForestFire's goal looked a bit too open when Preslav Famparski came free, but Shaki Conn reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Shaki Conn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mincho Robledo in the 81st minute of the match. Danial Dunbar hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. Cãlin Tâmbalari fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Guo Ling Nan having to interfere. Stan Sanford lost his temper 88 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After 88 played minutes ForestFire got a freekick which was hit by Stan Sanford. After a defensive mix-up in ForestFire's zone, Dancho Chochov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Shaki Conn came out of the goal and Dancho Chochov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a little luck, ForestFire's Shaki Conn got control of the ball when Dancho Chochov tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 92nd minute, Leocadio Hebia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Shaki Conn made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leocadio Hebia in the 94th minute of play. Shaki Conn was a little too slow when Preslav Famparski got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 95th minute. The score was now 0-6. THE CLUB played a much better game than ForestFire and deserved their victory. The ForestFire players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.