Official Cup

Stadion Reussufer
Spectators: 187 (Terracing: 141, 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. Nickolai Nickerson started the match with the kick off. Étoile Sportive Du Sahel's Eric Soned played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Silverio Godoy in the 6th minute of play. 10 minutes into the match, Étoile Sportive Du Sahel's goal looked a bit too open when Gutierre Lauri came free, but Eric Soned reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fergus Maina stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nickolai Nickerson's shot from short distance in the 13th minute. Horacio Ignatius made in the 15th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Dan Gerber. After 18 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Ämmer Sportfreaks! In the 19th minute there was a penalty for Étoile Sportive Du Sahel. Radu Fetea stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Fergus Maina. 0-1. 21 minutes into the match, Étoile Sportive Du Sahel's goal looked a bit too open when Gutierre Lauri came free, but Eric Soned reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fergus Maina took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nickolai Nickerson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 24 minutes had been played when some careless play by Ämmer Sportfreaks's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Jim Njurenius was slow to take the kick. During this time Étoile Sportive Du Sahel's players had a chance to rest. The corner led Étoile Sportive Du Sahel's Radu Fetea to fire away a dangerous shot which Fergus Maina despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Eric Soned took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gutierre Lauri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ämmer Sportfreaks's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Willem Rinert in the 27th minute. Ämmer Sportfreaks's Fergus Maina played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nickolai Nickerson in the 32nd minute of play. Fergus Maina took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nickolai Nickerson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A nice corner shot did that Jim Njurenius got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Fergus Maina quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 36th minute Patricius Lafranchi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eric Soned saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fergus Maina made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nickolai Nickerson in the 38th minute of play. Gutierre Lauri took the ball and in the 40 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Eric Soned. Eric Soned dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nickolai Nickerson in the 45th minute of play forced Ämmer Sportfreaks's goalkeeper Fergus Maina to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nickolai Nickerson blasted a shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Fergus Maina having to make a save.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gutierre Lauri to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Silverio Godoy in the 52nd minute of play forced Étoile Sportive Du Sahel's goalkeeper Eric Soned to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match clock showed 53 minutes, the score became 2-1 when Patricius Lafranchi sped through Étoile Sportive Du Sahel's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Eric Soned. Nickolai Nickerson struck a weak shot in the 57th minute. Fergus Maina didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Étoile Sportive Du Sahel. Fergus Maina made a fantastic save in the 61st minute, when Manuel Faria sent off a good shot on target. In the 65thth minute of the game Gutierre Lauri who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Étoile Sportive Du Sahel's Eric Soned was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 66 minutes into the match, Étoile Sportive Du Sahel's goal looked a bit too open when Gutierre Lauri came free, but Eric Soned reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 72nd minute Étoile Sportive Du Sahel were awarded a corner. Jim Njurenius went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led Étoile Sportive Du Sahel's Jim Njurenius to fire away a dangerous shot which Fergus Maina despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 74th match minute, Ämmer Sportfreaks was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Willem Rinert to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 75th minute, Carlo Ancelotti managed to get in a good position for a shot. Étoile Sportive Du Sahel's supporters rose to their feet, but Carlo Ancelotti was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fergus Maina breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 78th minute, Silverio Godoy hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fergus Maina showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlo Ancelotti, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. Eric Soned showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gutierre Lauri in the 81st minute of the match. Carlo Ancelotti sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Fergus Maina made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carlo Ancelotti in the 84th minute of play. When Carlo Ancelotti came up free with the goalie in the 85th minute, the Étoile Sportive Du Sahel 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 Carlo Ancelotti couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Étoile Sportive Du Sahel getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Manuel Faria hit a great ball. When the match clock showed 91 minutes, the score became 3-1 when Gutierre Lauri sped through Étoile Sportive Du Sahel's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Eric Soned. Eric Soned showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Silverio Godoy in the 94th minute of the match. There was no doubt that Ämmer Sportfreaks were the better team. Ämmer Sportfreaks's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.