Official Cup

Signal Iduna Park
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Fernando Rivera got the match started through his kick off. Lirian Rajkovski hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Red Bull Club's Ermegildo Pasqual got control of the ball when Hitz Toxeiro tried to sneak it across the goal line. Fernando Rivera's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ermegildo Pasqual read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 8th minute of play. 13 minutes into the match, Red Bull Club's goalkeeper Ermegildo Pasqual had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fernando Rivera. In the 18th minute, Fernando Rivera left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Barbudos FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fernando Rivera in the 21st minute of play forced Red Bull Club's goalkeeper Ermegildo Pasqual to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Red Bull Club's zone, Fernando Rivera stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ermegildo Pasqual came out of the goal and Fernando Rivera tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 27 minutes into the match, Barbudos FC's Fernando Rivera sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ermegildo Pasqual narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 27th minute, Fernando Rivera left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Barbudos FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 30th minute, Fernando Rivera managed to get in a good position for a shot. Barbudos FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Fernando Rivera was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ermegildo Pasqual breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Fernando Rivera struck a weak shot in the 32nd minute. Ermegildo Pasqual didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Barbudos FC. Fernando Rivera might have been able to make a better finish in the 34th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ermegildo Pasqual. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Fernando Rivera ran back to his position shaking his head. After 43 played minutes Red Bull Club got a freekick which was hit by Flurim Solunčevski. After 45 played minutes Barbudos FC got a freekick which was hit by Severino Rojas. Fernando Rivera took the ball and in the 47 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ermegildo Pasqual. Ermegildo Pasqual dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Aban Popo made a kick off. In the 51st minute, Stamen Šiškov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 53rd minute, Fernando Rivera had to be helped off the field due to a pulled leg muscle. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Heli Segura during the 53rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 53 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Red Bull Club! Red Bull Club:s Ermegildo Pasqual showed great skill when he stopped Hulki Rasih:s penalty. Ermegildo Pasqual showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Herberts Dreizis in the 57th minute of the match. In the 59th match minute, Barbudos FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nicanor Esdras to maneuver through the defense. Iacob Coidum made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aban Popo in the 60th minute of play. The supporters of Barbudos FC booed when Red Bull Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Heli Segura didn't get a good kick on the ball. Barbudos FC made a substitution. Baltasar Ladio replaced Nicanor Esdras. When Hulki Rasih came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the Barbudos FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Hulki Rasih couldn't finish the play. Barbudos FC's Herberts Dreizis got a good chance for a goal in the 70th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When the match clock showed 74 minutes, the score became 4-0 when Herberts Dreizis sped through Red Bull Club's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Ermegildo Pasqual. In the 77th match minute, Red Bull Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lirian Rajkovski to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 80th minute, Herberts Dreizis managed to get in a good position for a shot. Barbudos FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Herberts Dreizis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ermegildo Pasqual breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Damian Budianu in the 82nd minute of play forced Red Bull Club's goalkeeper Ermegildo Pasqual to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Barbudos FC were awarded a corner in the 83th minute after Red Bull Club's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Hulki Rasih took the corner. 85 minutes had been played when some careless play by Red Bull Club's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Hulki Rasih was slow to take the kick. During this time Barbudos FC's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Barbudos FC's corner Hulki Rasih fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Ermegildo Pasqual quite easily take care of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Herberts Dreizis in the 89th minute of play forced Red Bull Club's goalkeeper Ermegildo Pasqual to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 91 minutes of play, Barbudos FC's Herberts Dreizis made it 5-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ermegildo Pasqual was left in no man's land by his defense there! Iacob Coidum made an important save on a dangerous shot by Špend Bošnjaku in the 96th minute. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Barbudos FC had played much better football throughout.