Official Cup

NEW AGE ARENA
Spectators: 167 (Terracing: 126, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Stacey Banning kicked off to start the match. Eulalio Francesco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ahmet Paşa in the 3rd minute of play. Ahmet Kutsi Hanbeyi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Eulalio Francesco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 8 minutes into the match, River tu grato nombre's goal looked a bit too open when Ahmet Paşa came free, but Eulalio Francesco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cordario Encina made an important save on a dangerous shot by Stacey Banning in the 14th minute. Louis Alcantara hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the River tu grato nombre defense, Ahmet Paşa kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Eulalio Francesco. The River tu grato nombre fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Eulalio Francesco should have stopped the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 26th minute, Ahmet Paşa managed to get in a good position for a shot. April 25 SC's supporters rose to their feet, but Ahmet Paşa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Eulalio Francesco breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 36 minutes River tu grato nombre's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Kucandana Fastergaard who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Ahmet Kutsi Hanbeyi got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Eulalio Francesco quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. John Presley hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. River tu grato nombre's Eulalio Francesco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ahmet Paşa in the 44th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ahmet Paşa made a kick off. After a rather tough play, April 25 SC's Ahmet Paşa got a free kick in the 50th minute. After 52 played minutes River tu grato nombre got a freekick which was hit by Stacey Banning. April 25 SC made a substitution. Long Dong replaced Kucandana Fastergaard. River tu grato nombre's Eulalio Francesco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by José Rivera in the 63rd minute of play. Eulalio Francesco made an important save on a dangerous shot by José Rivera in the 65th minute. A collision led to April 25 SC getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Leon Goretzka hit a great ball. River tu grato nombre's Rolland Kellogg was substituted for 董烨邦. A collision led to April 25 SC getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Leon Goretzka hit a great ball. Louis Alcantara hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. Pedro Augusto De Assis Moreira hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when José Rivera got free with Eulalio Francesco in the 91st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stacey Banning in the 93rd minute of play forced April 25 SC's goalkeeper Cordario Encina to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Stacey Banning recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 94th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The River tu grato nombre supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching April 25 SC's performance. The match ended with a win for April 25 SC.