Official Cup

Edmonton Arena
Spectators: 208 (Terracing: 156, Seating: 48, VIP seats: 4) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when 黄荣斐 kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nuralp Akbal in the 4th minute of play forced EMhawks's goalkeeper Herbert Posadzki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If 黄荣斐 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 13th minute Ionel Mirea shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Herbert Posadzki saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 14 minutes had been played when some careless play by EMhawks's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Francisco Montae was slow to take the kick. During this time Pagos FC's players had a chance to rest. In the 21st minute the ball was on its way in behind Pagos FC's goalkeeper Manuel Campens, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Manuel Campens took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 黄荣斐, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 27 minutes into the game, Nuralp Akbal cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Herbert Posadzki was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 34th minute Nuralp Akbal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Herbert Posadzki saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Herbert Posadzki stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nuralp Akbal's shot from short distance in the 36th minute. EMhawks's Herbert Posadzki played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nuralp Akbal in the 39th minute of play. Xiao Yan Jian kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. In the 46th minute Nuralp Akbal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Herbert Posadzki saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Herbert Posadzki showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nuralp Akbal, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

EMhawks made a substitution. Lars Hammeren replaced 黄荣斐. EMhawks made a substitution. Tore-Andre Seppola replaced Thomas Berg. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nuralp Akbal to make the kick off. Herbert Posadzki made a fantastic save in the 54th minute, when Ionel Mirea sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to Pagos FC getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Alexandros Komninos hit a great ball. In the 59th minute Nuralp Akbal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Herbert Posadzki saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nuralp Akbal might have been able to make a better finish in the 60th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Herbert Posadzki. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nuralp Akbal ran back to his position shaking his head. With a little luck, EMhawks's Herbert Posadzki got control of the ball when Nuralp Akbal tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Lars Hammeren had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nuralp Akbal's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Herbert Posadzki read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 64th minute of play. Nuralp Akbal came free with the goalkeeper in the 67th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Herbert Posadzki could save by the left post. Pagos FC's Argyris Panteliadis was substituted for Mjölnir Martelo. 71 minutes into the game, Xiao Yan Jian threw the ball into play from the sideline. Pagos FC's Pepe Sabatini quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. EMhawks's Jim Gustad managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Maximilian Carlsson in the 73 minute of the game. In the 74th minute, Lars Hammeren 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. EMhawks's Herbert Posadzki proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 81st minute of the match, managed to save EMhawks from getting a goal against them. Herbert Posadzki didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Christos Bartzokas went, in the 84th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. In the 89th minute, Lars Hammeren 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. EMhawks's Herbert Posadzki played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christos Bartzokas in the 91st minute of play. 92 minutes into the match, Lars Hammeren had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Manuel Campens. Pagos FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lars Hammeren was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. 98 minutes had been played when some careless play by EMhawks's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Francisco Montae was slow to take the kick. During this time Pagos FC's players had a chance to rest. Ionel Mirea made a great header on Pagos FC's corner, it was just that EMhawks's Herbert Posadzki managed to reach the ball for a save. The EMhawks fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Pagos FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.