Official Cup

Redbourn Park
Spectators: 167 (Terracing: 126, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Khairul Paine got the match started through his kick off. After 3 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for C.A.Esparta! Silverio Cordara had in the 4thth minute some difficulties stopping Khairul Paine's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. With a little luck, C.A.Esparta's Silverio Cordara got control of the ball when Sean Sum tried to sneak it across the goal line. Silverio Cordara stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Khairul Paine's shot from short distance in the 7th minute. Silverio Cordara took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ryan Tan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Silverio Cordara made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ryan Tan in the 10th minute of play. Khairul Paine hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Sajeev Hian sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Danial Ching didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ceferino Miro went, in the 19th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Silverio Cordara didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Fariz Swee went, in the 23rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Ceferino Miro kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. Khairul Paine might have been able to make a better finish in the 26th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Silverio Cordara. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Khairul Paine ran back to his position shaking his head. Ceferino Miro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Danial Ching showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ceferino Miro, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Danial Ching showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Armando Manuelo in the 31st minute of the match. Hermano Rodrigues hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 33rd minute, Armando Manuelo managed to get in a good position for a shot. C.A.Esparta's supporters rose to their feet, but Armando Manuelo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Danial Ching breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 34 minutes into the match, Redbourn AFC's Khairul Paine sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Silverio Cordara narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a rather tough play, C.A.Esparta's Armando Manuelo got a free kick in the 35th minute. In the 36th play minute Khairul Paine came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Silverio Cordara. 2-1. The audience was convinced that Ceferino Miro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Danial Ching was relentless in the 40th minute of the game. In the 41st match minute, C.A.Esparta was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Armando Manuelo to maneuver through the defense. 3-1 became the score in the 43rd minute when Ryan Tan elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Silverio Cordara showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ryan Tan in the 57th minute of the match. In the 58th minute, Ryan Tan ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Silverio Cordara was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-1. Silverio Cordara stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Khairul Paine's shot from short distance in the 61st minute. 5-1 became the score in the 69th minute when Ryan Tan elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. After 71 minutes of play, Redbourn AFC's Fariz Swee made it 6-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Silverio Cordara was left in no man's land by his defense there! Silverio Cordara showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ryan Tan in the 77th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Khairul Paine in the 83rd minute of play forced C.A.Esparta's goalkeeper Silverio Cordara to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Erasmo Beltza kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. In the 86th minute of the match Hermano Rodrigues shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Silverio Cordara showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Redbourn AFC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.