Official Cup

The Kop
Spectators: 189 (Terracing: 143, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ryan Abdul kicked off to start the match. Afiz Au lost his temper 3 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. LiverBird Flyers FC:s Alam Shyan showed great skill when he stopped Miguel Montinho:s penalty. Young Angola's Edmundo Mantorras played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ryan Abdul in the 7th minute of play. 8 minutes into the match, Ryan Abdul notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Young Angola's Edmundo Mantorras. Edmundo Mantorras was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. LiverBird Flyers FC's Alam Shyan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alda Ramos in the 12th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miguel Montinho in the 13th minute of play forced LiverBird Flyers FC's goalkeeper Alam Shyan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 16th minute Ryan Abdul shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edmundo Mantorras saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 18 played minutes LiverBird Flyers FC got a freekick which was hit by Tan Rajah. LiverBird Flyers FC's Alam Shyan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alda Ramos in the 20th minute of play. Afonso Melo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alam Shyan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alda Ramos in the 27th minute of play. Alam Shyan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Miguel Montinho in the 30th minute of play. When Tan Rajah came up free with the goalie in the 37th minute, the LiverBird Flyers FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Tan Rajah couldn't finish the play. After 39 played minutes LiverBird Flyers FC got a freekick which was hit by Bineesh Vijiaratnam. Edmundo Mantorras took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ryan Abdul, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Afonso Melo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Alda Ramos made the kick off in the second half. Edmundo Mantorras made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ryan Abdul in the 61st minute of play. If Tan Rajah had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 64th minute, Young Angola's Alda Ramos dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-1. After 77 minutes of play, LiverBird Flyers FC's Ryan Abdul made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Edmundo Mantorras was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 81st minute Ryan Abdul shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edmundo Mantorras saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Teta Curvelo's late challenge caught a LiverBird Flyers FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Teta Curvelo helped the player get up and apologised. Teta Curvelo kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. Ali Teo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Edmundo Mantorras tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ryan Abdul received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Edmundo Mantorras tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alam Shyan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Miguel Montinho in the 92nd minute of the match. If Ryan Abdul had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The LiverBird Flyers FC support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.