Official Cup

BJP Arena
Spectators: 167 (Terracing: 126, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) Birmingham Railers FC's Önder Aksakal started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 5 minutes into the game, Denis Lagunilla was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Bazinga!'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Birmingham Railers FC the free kick. Denis Lagunilla hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. In the 7th minute of the match Ugo Fantozzi shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Alfons Levý showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 8thth minute of the game Önder Aksakal who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Bazinga!'s Alfons Levý was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Önder Aksakal in the 10th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alfons Levý prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The crowd rose to their feet as Bazinga!'s Intriago Montes slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Betinho de Azevedo. That made the score 1-0 after 14 minutes of play. Alfons Levý made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Önder Aksakal in the 19th minute of play. Lars-Erik Rosen kicked a quick shot right in front of the goal in the 22ndth minute. Though ot was a great shot Birmingham Railers FC's keeper Betinho de Azevedo was sill able to block leaving the score board unchanged. In the 23rd minute of the match Bazinga! got a corner. Birmingham Railers FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Bai De Liang ran over to the corner to take the kick. After 24 minutes of play, Birmingham Railers FC's Önder Aksakal made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alfons Levý was left in no man's land by his defense there! Bazinga!'s Alfons Levý played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anakoz Amer in the 27th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Önder Aksakal's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alfons Levý was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. 44 minutes into the match, Bazinga!'s goal looked a bit too open when Olaf Kingisepp came free, but Alfons Levý reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Intriago Montes to make the kick off. In the 53rd minute Anakoz Amer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alfons Levý saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 54th match minute, Birmingham Railers FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jacek Bartocha to maneuver through the defense. Lars-Erik Rosen might have been able to make a better finish in the 55th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Betinho de Azevedo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lars-Erik Rosen ran back to his position shaking his head. Önder Aksakal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alfons Levý having to interfere. Daniel Hidle kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lars-Erik Rosen in the 62nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Betinho de Azevedo saved Birmingham Railers FC from getting behind. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Intriago Montes in the 64th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Betinho de Azevedo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 65 minutes Birmingham Railers FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Bai De Liang who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Bai De Liang almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Birmingham Railers FC's Betinho de Azevedo did a great save. If Anakoz Amer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lars-Erik Rosen in the 70th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Betinho de Azevedo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Alfons Levý made an important save on a dangerous shot by Wen Yin Zhen in the 77th minute. After 81 played minutes Birmingham Railers FC got a freekick which was hit by Jacek Bartocha. Birmingham Railers FC's Álvaro de Brito was substituted for Ugo Fantozzi. After a rather tough play, Birmingham Railers FC's Jacek Bartocha got a free kick in the 83rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Intriago Montes in the 84th minute of play forced Birmingham Railers FC's goalkeeper Betinho de Azevedo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 86th minute Intriago Montes 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. Betinho de Azevedo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lars-Erik Rosen in the 87th minute of the match. In the 90thth minute of the game Önder Aksakal who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Bazinga!'s Alfons Levý was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 91 minutes had been played when some careless play by Bazinga!'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Önder Aksakal was slow to take the kick. During this time Birmingham Railers FC's players had a chance to rest. The corner led Birmingham Railers FC's Önder Aksakal to fire away a dangerous shot which Alfons Levý despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Álvaro de Brito in the 91st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alfons Levý prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 93rd minute Intriago Montes 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.