Official Cup

Camp Nou Stadium
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Yusuf Ziya Ruhittin got the match started through his kick off. Ian Nogueira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Önder Aksakal in the 15th minute of play. 17 minutes into the match, FC BARCELONA's goal looked a bit too open when Álvaro de Brito came free, but Ian Nogueira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Önder Aksakal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Ian Nogueira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Önder Aksakal in the 21st minute of the match. Betinho de Azevedo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gaston Bitze in the 23rd minute. Ian Nogueira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Önder Aksakal in the 25th minute of the match. Ian Nogueira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anakoz Amer, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. 26 minutes into the game, Birmingham Railers FC's Anakoz Amer nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ian Nogueira made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. In the 31st minute Wen Yin Zhen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ian Nogueira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gaston Bitze got free with Betinho de Azevedo in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ian Nogueira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wen Yin Zhen in the 38th minute of play. Ian Nogueira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wen Yin Zhen, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. The audience was convinced that Önder Aksakal's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ian Nogueira was relentless in the 40th minute of the game. After 40 played minutes Birmingham Railers FC got a freekick which was hit by Luizão Alagoano. FC BARCELONA were furious when Telmo Aparecido was red carded, 43 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 42nd minute of the game. One of FC BARCELONA:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Birmingham Railers FC:s goal. In the 44th minute, Önder Aksakal left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Birmingham Railers FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Önder Aksakal made a kick off. The audience was convinced that Önder Aksakal's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ian Nogueira was relentless in the 51st minute of the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, Luizão Alagoano managed to get in a good position for a shot. Birmingham Railers FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Luizão Alagoano was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ian Nogueira breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of Birmingham Railers FC booed when FC BARCELONA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pontus Ligers didn't get a good kick on the ball. Önder Aksakal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ian Nogueira made a fantastic save in the 57th minute, when Wen Yin Zhen sent off a good shot on target. Yusuf Ziya Ruhittin charged in rather forcefully in the 59th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Yusuf Ziya Ruhittin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Yusuf Ziya Ruhittin hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Önder Aksakal's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ian Nogueira was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. In the 61st minute of the match Birmingham Railers FC got a corner. FC BARCELONA's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Önder Aksakal ran over to the corner to take the kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Wen Yin Zhen got free with Ian Nogueira in the 63rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 68th minute Gaston Bitze shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Betinho de Azevedo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ian Nogueira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anakoz Amer in the 70th minute of play. The corner led FC BARCELONA's Yetkiner Refah to fire away a dangerous shot which Betinho de Azevedo despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. When Gaston Bitze came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the FC BARCELONA 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 Gaston Bitze couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anakoz Amer in the 84th minute of play forced FC BARCELONA's goalkeeper Ian Nogueira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wen Yin Zhen in the 86th minute of play forced FC BARCELONA's goalkeeper Ian Nogueira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ian Nogueira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anakoz Amer in the 88th minute of play. In the 89th minute Birmingham Railers FC were awarded a corner. Önder Aksakal went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Önder Aksakal got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Ian Nogueira quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. A hard shot 92 in the game by Önder Aksakal from a close distance when the talented Ian Nogueira managed to make a qualified save. FC BARCELONA's players were relieved. In the 96thth minute of the game Gaston Bitze who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Birmingham Railers FC's Betinho de Azevedo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Although FC BARCELONA had been in control for most of the match, Birmingham Railers FC still came away with the win.