Official Cup

Zhelezna
Spectators: 189 (Terracing: 143, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Deivid Passos started the match with the kick off. FC Zhelezna's Artur Borubar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexandre Tande in the 3rd minute of play. FC Zhelezna's Artur Borubar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Deivid Passos in the 6th minute of play. After a rather tough play, FC Zhelezna's Milan Kalendzhiev got a free kick in the 8th minute. After 10 played minutes The Best Ones got a freekick which was hit by Nelson Correia. 11 minutes into the match, The Best Ones's goalkeeper Régis Leite had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Neville Staples. In the 17th match minute, The Best Ones was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alfredão Tasso to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to The Best Ones getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Sebastião Chaves hit a great ball. 25 minutes into the match, FC Zhelezna's goal looked a bit too open when Deivid Passos came free, but Artur Borubar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Deivid Passos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Artur Borubar was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. After 28 minutes FC Zhelezna's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jean Correia who took care of the corner kick. When Sebastião Chaves fell near the penalty area in the 33rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored The Best Ones's protests and gave Sebastião Chaves a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of FC Zhelezna booed when The Best Ones was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sebastião Chaves didn't get a good kick on the ball. FC Zhelezna's Artur Borubar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexandre Tande in the 37th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vicente Quintal in the 41st minute of play forced FC Zhelezna's goalkeeper Artur Borubar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Artur Borubar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alexandre Tande in the 44th minute of the match. In the 45th minute, Deivid Passos made a precise shot to the right of Artur Borubar. FC Zhelezna's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. After the first half The Best Ones were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gilberto Garaile to make the kick off. Sven-Erik Wallander sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gilberto Garaile in the 61st minute of play forced The Best Ones's goalkeeper Régis Leite to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee felt a red card was in order, 69 minutes into the game, when Nelson Correia put in a rough tackle. In the 70th minute, Nelson Correia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. FC Zhelezna's Niko Kranjčar was substituted for Tim Vereeken. Nelson Correia kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. Régis Leite took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Neville Staples, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FC Zhelezna were awarded a corner in the 74th minute after The Best Ones's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Neville Staples took the corner. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Deivid Passos in the 79th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Artur Borubar saved FC Zhelezna from getting behind. In the 82nd minute, Gilberto Garaile ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Régis Leite was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. The Best Ones's Régis Leite played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Radko Tetikov in the 85th minute of play. When The Best Ones's Deivid Passos in the 86th minute got a chance for a shot 86th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Zhelezna's goalie prevented a goal. The Best Ones were awarded a corner in the 91th minute after FC Zhelezna's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Jean Correia took the corner. 94 minutes into the match, The Best Ones's goal looked a bit too open when Gilberto Garaile came free, but Régis Leite reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Sven-Erik Wallander fell near the penalty area in the 97th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Zhelezna's protests and gave Sven-Erik Wallander a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of The Best Ones booed when FC Zhelezna was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 97 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sven-Erik Wallander didn't get a good kick on the ball. For all the effort they put into the match, the The Best Ones players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for FC Zhelezna.