Official Cup

Sakichi Toyota 1891
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) ForestFire's Robert Huddleston suffered a sore thigh after 2 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Gilberto Eliu's late challenge caught a ForestFire's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gilberto Eliu helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to TOYOTA Panasonic RacingF1 getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Gilberto Eliu hit a great ball. 4 minutes into the match, TOYOTA Panasonic RacingF1's goal looked a bit too open when Tuan Zimmerman came free, but Arnaldo Ledesma reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arnaldo Ledesma took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Max Hawthorne, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. TOYOTA Panasonic RacingF1's Hermengildo Mendiko got a good chance for a goal in the 7th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 9th minute, Victor Blasi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of ForestFire booed when TOYOTA Panasonic RacingF1 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gilberto Eliu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Salvador Luix was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 16 minutes into the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in TOYOTA Panasonic RacingF1 fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 16th minute. Penalty! Arnaldo Ledesma went to the wrong direction when Cary Griggs was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. The ForestFire fans' excitement grew in the 28th match minute when ForestFire's Whitney Pelletier looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After a rather tough play, TOYOTA Panasonic RacingF1's Higinio Domeka got a free kick in the 34th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 36th minute, Tuan Zimmerman managed to get in a good position for a shot. ForestFire's supporters rose to their feet, but Tuan Zimmerman was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Arnaldo Ledesma breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 37th match minute, ForestFire was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tuan Zimmerman to maneuver through the defense. In the 38th minute Hermengildo Mendiko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rusty Deering saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 43rd match minute, ForestFire was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stephan Nava to maneuver through the defense. In the 44th minute of the match Victor Blasi shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Rusty Deering showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 46 minutes into the match, TOYOTA Panasonic RacingF1's Hermengildo Mendiko sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rusty Deering narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Tuan Zimmerman to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 61st minute the ball was on its way in behind ForestFire's goalkeeper Rusty Deering, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a rather tough play, TOYOTA Panasonic RacingF1's Hermengildo Mendiko got a free kick in the 66th minute. Arnaldo Ledesma showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tuan Zimmerman, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. 69 minutes into the match, TOYOTA Panasonic RacingF1's goal looked a bit too open when Tuan Zimmerman came free, but Arnaldo Ledesma reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Derek Pendleton hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. Rusty Deering came out of the goal in the 79th minute to try and stop a shot by TOYOTA Panasonic RacingF1's Hermengildo Mendiko. But to his dismay, Hermengildo Mendiko quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. When Max Hawthorne fell near the penalty area in the 88th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ForestFire's protests and gave Max Hawthorne a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, ForestFire's Max Hawthorne got a free kick in the 88th minute. After 91 minutes of play ForestFire's Max Hawthorne was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. After a rather tough play, ForestFire's Max Hawthorne got a free kick in the 92nd minute. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. TOYOTA Panasonic RacingF1 had won after a very even match.