Official Cup

Champagne Park
Spectators: 184 (Terracing: 139, Seating: 42, VIP seats: 3) SCs StarS's Thiago Gol started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. David Schembri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Thiago Gol, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. In the 8th minute of the match, Thiago Gol tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but David Schembri saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 9th match minute, Northern California was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Felix Kusko to maneuver through the defense. 10 minutes into the match, Northern California's goalkeeper David Schembri had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Matthijs Ebbinge. David Schembri made an important save on a dangerous shot by Thiago Gol in the 13th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Thiago Gol kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving David Schembri. That made the score 1-0 in the 16 minute of play. Petr Čech showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabio Monte in the 19th minute of the match. David Schembri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thiago Gol, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Thiago Gol's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but David Schembri was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. David Schembri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thiago Gol, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 37th minute Serafin Ilazki shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Petr Čech saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 38th minute, Leandro Chorche got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Thiago Gol in the 41st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg David Schembri saved Northern California from getting behind. 43 minutes into the match, Northern California's goalkeeper David Schembri had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Thiago Gol. SCs StarS's Petr Čech played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fabio Monte in the 45th minute of play.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Fabio Monte was the one to do the kick off. Hector Garin charged in rather forcefully in the 52nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hector Garin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 53rd match minute, Northern California was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hector Garin to maneuver through the defense. David Schembri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thiago Gol in the 54th minute of the match. Northern California's David Schembri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Florian Hekman in the 65th minute of play. 66 minutes into the match, SCs StarS's goal looked a bit too open when Fabio Monte came free, but Petr Čech reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, SCs StarS's Petr Čech got control of the ball when Fabio Monte tried to sneak it across the goal line. David Schembri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Florian Hekman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 71stth minute of the game Thiago Gol who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Northern California's David Schembri was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Serafin Ilazki could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 75th minute of the match, but Petr Čech made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Serafin Ilazki got free with Petr Čech in the 77th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Petr Čech made a fantastic save in the 82nd minute, when Leandro Chorche sent off a good shot on target. Wlodzimierz Kochanowski recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 89th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 91st match minute, Northern California was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Otto Kotto to maneuver through the defense. Northern California's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.