Official Cup

Jurong East Stadium
Spectators: 187 (Terracing: 141, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) Damaso Sancho started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 3 minutes into the match, Albirex Niigata FC's goal looked a bit too open when Sergio Austin came free, but Dale Kool reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Per Gross struck a weak shot in the 6th minute. Petre Traian didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Albirex Niigata FC. Congo Bongo's Petre Traian played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sharizan Chee in the 8th minute of play. Dale Kool took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Damaso Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Khai Choy hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. Petre Traian took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sharizan Chee, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dale Kool took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Damaso Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 18 minutes into the match, Albirex Niigata FC's goal looked a bit too open when Froilan Iaki came free, but Dale Kool reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dale Kool took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Froilan Iaki, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ingvar Andersson hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. Farhan Lee took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 22nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Petre Traian. Congo Bongo's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 24th minute Sharizan Chee shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Petre Traian saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Albirex Niigata FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Farhan Lee in the 26th minute. Dale Kool took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Froilan Iaki, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dale Kool made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sergio Austin in the 28th minute of play. Albirex Niigata FC's Dale Kool played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Damaso Sancho in the 29th minute of play. If Mujahid Vijiaratnam had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dale Kool stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sergio Austin's shot from short distance in the 33rd minute. In the 37thth minute of the game Sharizan Chee who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Congo Bongo's Petre Traian was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Dale Kool made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ingvar Andersson in the 38th minute of play. Albirex Niigata FC's Dale Kool played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Damaso Sancho in the 40th minute of play. In the 42nd minute, Özalp Yavuzalp hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sergio Austin in the 44th minute of play forced Albirex Niigata FC's goalkeeper Dale Kool to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Sharizan Chee made a kick off. The audience was convinced that Sharizan Chee's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Petre Traian was relentless in the 52nd minute of the game. Congo Bongo's Petre Traian played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sharizan Chee in the 53rd minute of play. Damaso Sancho in the 55thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Dale Kool, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Dale Kool showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Damaso Sancho, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. 59 minutes into the match, Albirex Niigata FC's goal looked a bit too open when Sergio Austin came free, but Dale Kool reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Albirex Niigata FC's Khai Choy got a free kick in the 60th minute. Gonzalo Cucho took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 61st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Dale Kool. Albirex Niigata FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Dale Kool showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gonzalo Cucho, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Dale Kool made a fantastic save in the 65th minute, when Omar Erramun sent off a good shot on target. 70 minutes into the match, Albirex Niigata FC's goalkeeper Dale Kool had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Damaso Sancho. 70 minutes into the game, Damaso Sancho recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Dale Kool. Damaso Sancho showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Froilan Iaki in the 75th minute of play forced Albirex Niigata FC's goalkeeper Dale Kool to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Albirex Niigata FC's Dale Kool played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Froilan Iaki in the 75th minute of play. Dale Kool made a fantastic save in the 82nd minute, when Arnaldo Oidor sent off a good shot on target. When the match had gone on for 83 minutes, Froilan Iaki took a quick shot and it went in 0-2 without a chance for Dale Kool to make any attempt to save it. Arnaldo Oidor's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 88thth minute, Dale Kool skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Dale Kool showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Froilan Iaki, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Christian Goy during the 90th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Congo Bongo booed when Albirex Niigata FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Christian Goy didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Congo Bongo's Caleb Law got a free kick in the 91st minute. Dale Kool made an important save on a dangerous shot by Arnaldo Oidor in the 94th minute. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Congo Bongo eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.