Official Cup

The Nerd Nest
Spectators: 184 (Terracing: 139, Seating: 42, VIP seats: 3) Marian Banas started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. A collision led to The Nerd Herd getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Jan-Kenneth Skog hit a great ball. In the 8th minute Geert Wijgaert shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Enzo Noce saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the MAGNIFICOS.FC defense, Marian Banas kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Lara Guadalupi. The MAGNIFICOS.FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Lara Guadalupi should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marian Banas in the 17th minute of play forced MAGNIFICOS.FC's goalkeeper Lara Guadalupi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 21 minutes into the match, Geert Wijgaert notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of The Nerd Herd's Enzo Noce. Enzo Noce was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Lech Cipinski hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. If Marian Banas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marian Banas in the 31st minute of play forced MAGNIFICOS.FC's goalkeeper Lara Guadalupi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Marian Banas came up free with the goalie in the 34th minute, the The Nerd Herd 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 Marian Banas couldn't finish the play. Geert Wijgaert blasted a shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Enzo Noce having to make a save. In the 36th minute Geert Wijgaert shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Enzo Noce saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. MAGNIFICOS.FC's Lech Cipinski quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Jan-Kenneth Skog, made in the 40th minute of the game. Enzo Noce took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Geert Wijgaert, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Geert Wijgaert in the 47th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Enzo Noce saved The Nerd Herd from getting behind. When Jan-Kenneth Skog fell near the penalty area in the 47th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored The Nerd Herd's protests and gave Jan-Kenneth Skog a yellow card for diving instead. In the 47th match minute, The Nerd Herd was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jan-Kenneth Skog to maneuver through the defense. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

In the 53rd minute, Geert Wijgaert ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Enzo Noce was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. The Nerd Herd's Alin Armeanca got a good chance for a goal in the 57th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in The Nerd Herd's zone, Geert Wijgaert stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Enzo Noce came out of the goal and Geert Wijgaert tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. MAGNIFICOS.FC's Lara Guadalupi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marian Banas in the 62nd minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Marian Banas in the 67th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Lara Guadalupi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. MAGNIFICOS.FC made a substitution. Davi Vaz replaced Paul Albeanu. After 68 minutes MAGNIFICOS.FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Odysseas Lagidis who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Alin Armeanca got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Lara Guadalupi quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Mané Gerber kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. A collision led to The Nerd Herd getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Jan-Kenneth Skog hit a great ball. In the 78th minute Marian Banas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lara Guadalupi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 78 minutes into the match, Marian Banas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lara Guadalupi. MAGNIFICOS.FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Marian Banas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. The Nerd Herd's attentive Stein Tysse managed to snatch the ball when Lech Cipinski made a throw-in in the 82nd minute of the game. When Marian Banas came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the The Nerd Herd 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 Marian Banas couldn't finish the play. With an all-out effort, MAGNIFICOS.FC's Enzo Noce threw himself towards the right post 85 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Shivaraja Budaj, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Lech Cipinski kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. When The Nerd Herd's Marian Banas in the 89th minute got a chance for a shot 89th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye MAGNIFICOS.FC's goalie prevented a goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Marian Banas in the 92nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Lara Guadalupi saved MAGNIFICOS.FC from getting behind. If Shivaraja Budaj had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. MAGNIFICOS.FC's Lara Guadalupi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marian Banas in the 96th minute of play.