Official Cup

BrighouseFC
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Efrain Elija kicked off to start the match. In the 5th minute, Efrain Elija ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tasiu Bodams was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 8th minute, Efrain Elija left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Vikingos FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. After a rather tough play, Brighouse FC's Ogbonnaya Affianah got a free kick in the 10th minute. 14 minutes into the match, Efrain Elija notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Brighouse FC's Tasiu Bodams. Tasiu Bodams was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Tasiu Bodams took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Efrain Elija, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 19 minutes of play, Vikingos FC's Cornelio Leocadio made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tasiu Bodams was left in no man's land by his defense there! With a couple of smart ball manuevers Efrain Elija in the 24th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tasiu Bodams saved Brighouse FC from getting behind. In the 25th minute Honorato Aureo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tasiu Bodams saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tasiu Bodams made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Efrain Elija in the 27th minute of play. In the 32nd minute, Conrado Nerio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 36thth minute of the game Efrain Elija who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Brighouse FC's Tasiu Bodams was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 41st minute, Efrain Elija ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tasiu Bodams was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-5. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-6 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Adamu Dooyum made a kick off. Conrado Nerio recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 51st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Efrain Elija's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Tasiu Bodams firmly grabbed it by the left post. Lázaro Millrick struck a weak shot in the 55th minute. Tasiu Bodams didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Vikingos FC. Tasiu Bodams made an important save on a dangerous shot by Efrain Elija in the 59th minute. Ogbonnaya Affianah charged in rather forcefully in the 59th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ogbonnaya Affianah the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Tasiu Bodams was a little too slow when Lázaro Millrick got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 66th minute. The score was now 0-9. Rosendo Estevez's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Tasiu Bodams firmly grabbed it by the left post. Deeyah Ekwueme kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. Tasiu Bodams made a fantastic save in the 70th minute, when Efrain Elija sent off a good shot on target. After some careless play in the Brighouse FC defense, Conrado Nerio kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tasiu Bodams. The Brighouse FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tasiu Bodams should have stopped the shot. In the 74th minute, Samson Eric Adeniran hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Efrain Elija could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 76th minute of the match, but Tasiu Bodams made a huge save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Udodimma Adedeji during the 76th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Brighouse FC getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Udodimma Adedeji hit a great ball. In the 77th minute, Honorato Aureo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Vikingos FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-11. Tasiu Bodams didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Honorato Aureo went, in the 81st minute, to the upper right corner, 0-12 was the resulting score. Rosendo Estevez could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 84th minute of the match, but Tasiu Bodams made a huge save. In the 86th minute Rosendo Estevez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tasiu Bodams saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Brighouse FC's Tasiu Bodams played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Honorato Aureo in the 87th minute of play. Efrain Elija came free with the goalkeeper in the 90th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Tasiu Bodams could save by the left post. In the 93rd minute, Efrain Elija reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Tasiu Bodams. The goal made the score 0-13. Tasiu Bodams made an important save on a dangerous shot by Efrain Elija in the 97th minute. Vikingos FC played a much better game than Brighouse FC and deserved their victory. The Brighouse FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.