Official Cup

Plush Arena
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Kerim Altunbaş made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 3rd match minute, Ciruel Team was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adriano Vilanova to maneuver through the defense. Benoit Van Bettenrode fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Riccardo Hofer having to interfere. With a little luck, Ciruel Team's Riccardo Hofer got control of the ball when Benoit Van Bettenrode tried to sneak it across the goal line. 13 minutes into the game, Ciruel Team's Kerim Altunbaş nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Radowit Trzaskoma made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. 18 minutes into the match, FA Sandtown's goal looked a bit too open when Kerim Altunbaş came free, but Radowit Trzaskoma reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 20 minutes, Kerim Altunbaş managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ciruel Team's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kerim Altunbaş was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 22 minutes into the game, Witomir Domamir threw the ball into play from the sideline. Ciruel Team's Domenico Echavarri quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. After 24 played minutes Ciruel Team got a freekick which was hit by Aipytos Vardoulakis. Riccardo Hofer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sebastian Larsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kerim Altunbaş took the ball and in the 28 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Radowit Trzaskoma. Radowit Trzaskoma dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. In the 32nd minute, Kerim Altunbaş ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Radowit Trzaskoma was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Riccardo Hofer stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Benoit Van Bettenrode's shot from short distance in the 35th minute. Riccardo Hofer made a fantastic save in the 39th minute, when Benoit Van Bettenrode sent off a good shot on target. After 40 minutes Ciruel Team's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ludomil Narbut who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Ludomil Narbut almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Ciruel Team's Riccardo Hofer did a great save. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Benoit Van Bettenrode to strike the kick off in the second half. Riccardo Hofer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Benoit Van Bettenrode, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 53 minutes into the game, Aipytos Vardoulakis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ciruel Team's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FA Sandtown the free kick. In the 53rd minute, Aipytos Vardoulakis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 56th match minute, Ciruel Team was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kerim Altunbaş to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Ciruel Team booed when FA Sandtown was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Witomir Skikiewicz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kerim Altunbaş could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 59th minute of the match, but Radowit Trzaskoma made a huge save. Riccardo Hofer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benoit Van Bettenrode, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. The throw-in from Aipytos Vardoulakis in the 62nd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by FA Sandtown's Witomir Domamir. The referee felt a red card was in order, 64 minutes into the game, when Kevin Zapatero put in a rough tackle. Ciruel Team:s Riccardo Hofer showed great skill when he stopped Ludomil Narbut:s penalty. Riccardo Hofer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benoit Van Bettenrode in the 68th minute of the match. The supporters of FA Sandtown booed when Ciruel Team was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adriano Vilanova didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ciruel Team's Alvaro Quintana was substituted for Domenico Echavarri. FA Sandtown's Mathias Jonasson was substituted for Benoit Van Bettenrode. FA Sandtown made a substitution. Lech Bartoszek replaced Witomir Skikiewicz. After a rather tough play, Ciruel Team's Adriano Vilanova got a free kick in the 73rd minute. Mathias Jonasson's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Riccardo Hofer read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 74th minute of play. FA Sandtown were awarded a corner in the 76th minute after Ciruel Team's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ludomil Narbut took the corner. Kajetan Pusiak made a great header on FA Sandtown's corner, it was just that Ciruel Team's Riccardo Hofer managed to reach the ball for a save. Riccardo Hofer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mathias Jonasson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 92 minutes of play, FA Sandtown's Mathias Jonasson made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Riccardo Hofer was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, Ciruel Team's Aipytos Vardoulakis got a free kick in the 96th minute. Mathias Jonasson scored 2-3 in the 98th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Riccardo Hofer, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The FA Sandtown supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Ciruel Team's performance. The match ended with a win for Ciruel Team.