Official Cup

Togashi Arena
Spectators: 166 (Terracing: 125, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) Jo-Wilfried Schouten made the kick off and thus started the match. When Dragons AFC's Jo-Wilfried Schouten in the 3rd minute got a chance for a shot 3rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC XY's goalie prevented a goal. 5 minutes into the match, Dragons AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Pavlovič came free, but Lorenzo Beckman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Martin Lukáč kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. Jo-Wilfried Schouten could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 14th minute of the match, but Vern Bird made a huge save. After some fancy dribbling in the 15th minute, Jo-Wilfried Schouten managed to get in a good position for a shot. Dragons AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Jo-Wilfried Schouten was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vern Bird breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Lorenzo Beckman didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Daniel Pavlovič went, in the 20th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Jo-Wilfried Schouten blasted a shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Vern Bird having to make a save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jo-Wilfried Schouten got free with Vern Bird in the 23rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. FC XY's Vern Bird played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jo-Wilfried Schouten in the 25th minute of play. Lorenzo Beckman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Pavlovič in the 29th minute of the match. Lorenzo Beckman stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Daniel Pavlovič's shot from short distance in the 29th minute. Lorenzo Beckman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ján Krempašský in the 32nd minute of the match. Dragons AFC's Lorenzo Beckman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ján Krempašský in the 32nd minute of play. 38 minutes into the game, Dragons AFC's Jo-Wilfried Schouten nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Vern Bird made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. 42 minutes into the match, Jo-Wilfried Schouten dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Vern Bird, 2-2. Justino Santos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Vern Bird tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The score stood at 2-2 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Daniel Pavlovič to make the kick off. Dragons AFC were furious when Ciro Tano was red carded, 52 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. 54 minutes into the match, Ingvar Strand had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lorenzo Beckman. Dragons AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ingvar Strand was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3. After 57 minutes of play, Dragons AFC's Jo-Wilfried Schouten made it 3-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Vern Bird was left in no man's land by his defense there! Jo-Wilfried Schouten took the ball and in the 60 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Vern Bird. Vern Bird dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-3. In the 63rd minute, Jo-Wilfried Schouten ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Vern Bird was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-3. Vern Bird made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jo-Wilfried Schouten in the 66th minute of play. Jo-Wilfried Schouten might have been able to make a better finish in the 68th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Vern Bird. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jo-Wilfried Schouten ran back to his position shaking his head. Vern Bird took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jo-Wilfried Schouten, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vern Bird didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Leo Sigali went, in the 72nd minute, to the upper right corner, 6-3 was the resulting score. Jo-Wilfried Schouten sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jo-Wilfried Schouten in the 74th minute of play forced FC XY's goalkeeper Vern Bird to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vern Bird made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jo-Wilfried Schouten in the 76th minute of play. 78 minutes into the game, Dragons AFC's Jo-Wilfried Schouten nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Vern Bird made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 7-3. After some careless play in the FC XY defense, Jo-Wilfried Schouten kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Vern Bird. The FC XY fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Vern Bird should have stopped the shot. Lorenzo Beckman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Pavlovič, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lorenzo Beckman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Pavlovič in the 88th minute of play. 94 minutes into the game, FC XY's Ján Krempašský nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Lorenzo Beckman made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 8-4. Marco Guerau hit a great freekick 97 minutes into the match. Dragons AFC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.