Official Cup

Forge Field
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Utoh Bachdim took the kick off in the first half of the match. The audience was convinced that Önder Aksakal's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lorien Tros was relentless in the 7th minute of the game. 10 minutes into the match, Birmingham Railers FC's goal looked a bit too open when Nico Williams came free, but Betinho de Azevedo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lorien Tros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Önder Aksakal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, A.S.Saint Ethiene's Lorien Tros got control of the ball when Önder Aksakal tried to sneak it across the goal line. Lorien Tros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Önder Aksakal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 21 minutes into the match, A.S.Saint Ethiene's goal looked a bit too open when Önder Aksakal came free, but Lorien Tros reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Önder Aksakals short, quick shot in the 23rdth minute got Lorien Tros to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 24 minutes into the match, A.S.Saint Ethiene's Nico Williams sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Betinho de Azevedo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Daniel Hidle hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. Birmingham Railers FC's Betinho de Azevedo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nico Williams in the 27th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anakoz Amer in the 35th minute of play forced A.S.Saint Ethiene's goalkeeper Lorien Tros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Álvaro de Brito hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. Betinho de Azevedo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Håkan Molin in the 44th minute of play. Lorien Tros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Önder Aksakal in the 45th minute of the match. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Önder Aksakal made a kick off. Betinho de Azevedo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nico Williams in the 52nd minute of the match. In the 59thth minute of the game Önder Aksakal who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but A.S.Saint Ethiene's Lorien Tros was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 61 minutes had been played when some careless play by A.S.Saint Ethiene's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ugo Fantozzi was slow to take the kick. During this time Birmingham Railers FC's players had a chance to rest. In the 63rd minute, Önder Aksakal left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Birmingham Railers FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Wen Yin Zhen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Lorien Tros tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Birmingham Railers FC booed when A.S.Saint Ethiene was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mariano Millrick didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 78th minute of the match Önder Aksakal shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Lorien Tros showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Birmingham Railers FC made a substitution. Arthur de Castro replaced Anakoz Amer. In the 86th minute, Deivid Ferreira made a precise shot to the right of Lorien Tros. A.S.Saint Ethiene's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Radomil Olejasz hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. After 89 played minutes, Birmingham Railers FC's Deivid Ferreira shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Lorien Tros came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Birmingham Railers FC reached it. After 92 played minutes A.S.Saint Ethiene got a freekick which was hit by Cleto Florian. Douglas Basso's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Lorien Tros read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 93rd minute of play. In the 94th minute Birmingham Railers FC were awarded a corner. Deivid Ferreira went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in João Vítor Trevisan almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but A.S.Saint Ethiene's Lorien Tros did a great save. When the referee ended the match the Birmingham Railers FC players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.