Official Cup

Hønning Stadion
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Pipo Benedetto made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 8thth minute of the game Bruno Oxarra who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Hønning's Dirch Glerum was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 10th minute Pipo Benedetto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dirch Glerum saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dirch Glerum showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bruno Oxarra in the 16th minute of the match. Dirch Glerum made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wu Li Zhi in the 18th minute of play. Dirch Glerum showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wu Li Zhi, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. 21 minutes into the match, Hønning's goal looked a bit too open when Eric Târban came free, but Dirch Glerum reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 22 minutes into the game, RIVER's Eric Târban nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dirch Glerum made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Marcial Lordi made a fantastic save in the 26th minute, when John-Arne Riise sent off a good shot on target. 29 minutes into the game, RIVER's Pipo Benedetto nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dirch Glerum made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by John-Arne Riise during the 32nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Hønning's John-Arne Riise got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Dirch Glerum showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marco Rudolfo, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. In the 38th minute Pipo Benedetto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dirch Glerum saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dirch Glerum showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pipo Benedetto in the 42nd minute of the match. In the 44th match minute, Hønning was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jeppe Andersen to maneuver through the defense. 47 minutes into the match, Hønning's goal looked a bit too open when Pipo Benedetto came free, but Dirch Glerum reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The wind increased when John-Arne Riise made the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, Hønning's goalkeeper Dirch Glerum had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Wu Li Zhi. The crowd rose to their feet as RIVER's Pipo Benedetto slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Dirch Glerum. That made the score 0-3 after 66 minutes of play. RIVER made a substitution. Tobias Belmiro replaced Rosendo Osorio. Betinho Beton made in the 73rd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Per Nørbjerg immediately put the ball in play. RIVER's Marcial Lordi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by John-Arne Riise in the 76th minute of play. Dirch Glerum made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eric Târban in the 79th minute of play. 80 minutes into the game, Tiago Silva was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Hønning's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave RIVER the free kick. Hønning's defense didn't have a chance, in the 83rd minute, when Pipo Benedetto scored to the left of an out of position Dirch Glerum, making the score, 0-4. RIVER were awarded a corner in the 89th minute after Hønning's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Domingo Remigio took the corner. After taking down the ball on RIVER's corner Domingo Remigio fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Dirch Glerum quite easily take care of the ball. The supporters of RIVER booed when Hønning was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. John-Arne Riise didn't get a good kick on the ball. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. RIVER walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.