Official Cup

New York Arena
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Bass Dost kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bass Dost in the 7th minute of play forced . SC Manhattan .'s goalkeeper Mazarópi Barros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bass Dost's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Mazarópi Barros read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 13th minute of play. Mazarópi Barros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bass Dost in the 15th minute of the match. After 19 minutes . SC Manhattan .'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Sten Koch who took care of the corner kick. Sten Koch made a great header on Red Bull Magnus's corner, it was just that . SC Manhattan .'s Mazarópi Barros managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 21st minute, Zhao Lin Zhi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Leo de Carvalho made in the 28th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Gerson Cruzado however managed to control. Mazarópi Barros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bass Dost in the 29th minute of play. Mazarópi Barros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bass Dost, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Red Bull Magnus's Bass Dost in the 33rd minute got a chance for a shot 33rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye . SC Manhattan .'s goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wilton Valladares in the 37th minute of play forced Red Bull Magnus's goalkeeper Cláudio Bittencourt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 38 minutes into the game, Washington Netto was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. . SC Manhattan .'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Red Bull Magnus the free kick. After 38 played minutes . SC Manhattan . got a freekick which was hit by Washington Netto. . SC Manhattan .'s Mazarópi Barros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bass Dost in the 44th minute of play. Red Bull Magnus were furious when Charles Puyol was red carded, 46 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. 45 minutes into the game, one of Red Bull Magnus:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Cláudio Bittencourt had in the 47thth minute some difficulties stopping Anísio Lara's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Chico Valadares made a kick off. In the 53rd minute, Frank de Boer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 57 minutes into the match, Bass Dost had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mazarópi Barros. . SC Manhattan .'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bass Dost was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Red Bull Magnus's Richard Hefter was substituted for Bass Dost. Red Bull Magnus's Luisão Negri was substituted for Gerson Cruzado. If Richard Hefter had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wilton Valladares in the 64th minute of play forced Red Bull Magnus's goalkeeper Cláudio Bittencourt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 66th minute Chico Valadares shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cláudio Bittencourt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Richard Hefter fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mazarópi Barros having to interfere. In the 69th minute, Washington Netto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 70th minute of the match You Wei Xing shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Mazarópi Barros showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 73rd minute, Richard Hefter left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Red Bull Magnus fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Leo de Carvalho made in the 76th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by . SC Manhattan .'s Van Dijk. . SC Manhattan .'s Mazarópi Barros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sten Koch in the 80th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wilton Valladares in the 87th minute of play forced Red Bull Magnus's goalkeeper Cláudio Bittencourt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.