Official Cup

Pandiza
Spectators: 616 (Terracing: 463, Seating: 141, VIP seats: 12) Mincho Robledo made the kick off and thus started the match. After a rather tough play, Saco FC's Malam Drage got a free kick in the 7th minute. The supporters of THE CLUB booed when Saco FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Malam Drage didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 15 played minutes Saco FC got a freekick which was hit by Linus Resentvig. Saco FC's Phillip Glerum proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 16th minute of the match, managed to save Saco FC from getting a goal against them. 18 minutes into the game, Mincho Robledo lined in a short shot 2-0 behind a frustrated Phillip Glerum. 22 minutes into the match, THE CLUB's goal looked a bit too open when Peter-Jan De Brouwer came free, but Guo Ling Nan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Antonio Alzamendi in the 24th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Guo Ling Nan saved THE CLUB from getting behind. 26 minutes into the match, Saco FC's goalkeeper Phillip Glerum had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mincho Robledo. Guo Ling Nan didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Chris Dhaussy went, in the 29th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. Guo Ling Nan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Peter-Jan De Brouwer in the 36th minute of play. Saco FC's Linus Resentvig got a good chance for a goal in the 38th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Saco FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 39th minute, when Mincho Robledo scored to the left of an out of position Phillip Glerum, making the score, 3-1. Leocadio Hebia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Phillip Glerum tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-1 at half-time.

Phillip Glerum came out of the goal in the 54th minute to try and stop a shot by THE CLUB's Preslav Famparski. But to his dismay, Preslav Famparski quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-1. Phillip Glerum took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leocadio Hebia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 73 minutes into the match, Mincho Robledo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Phillip Glerum. Saco FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mincho Robledo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-1. THE CLUB's Velyo Belutov was substituted for Zhelyo Haynadzhiev. Saco FC's Phillip Glerum played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Preslav Famparski in the 77th minute of play. In the 78th minute, Denis Cordera hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. THE CLUB's Kubrat Damev was substituted for Leocadio Hebia. Phillip Glerum showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mincho Robledo in the 85th minute of the match. Linus Resentvig fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Guo Ling Nan having to interfere. After some careless play in the Saco FC defense, Alexey Keresteliev kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Phillip Glerum. The Saco FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Phillip Glerum should have stopped the shot. After a rather tough play, THE CLUB's Lino Galindo got a free kick in the 93rd minute. A hard shot by Chris Dhaussy from long distance, 94 minutes into the match, got Guo Ling Nan's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side.

THE CLUB's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.