Official Cup

The Kop
Spectators: 188 (Terracing: 142, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Amado Portillo took the kick off in the first half of the match. Sajeev Mathews came out of the goal in the 7th minute to try and stop a shot by U Alcaravaneras's Amado Portillo. But to his dismay, Amado Portillo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Emilio Jaraba fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sajeev Mathews having to interfere. After 12 played minutes U Alcaravaneras got a freekick which was hit by Juan Herrero. Joan Aballe made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bineesh Tian in the 16th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 18th minute, Mujahid Tan managed to get in a good position for a shot. LiverBird Flyers FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Mujahid Tan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Joan Aballe breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Emilio Jaraba fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sajeev Mathews having to interfere. Sajeev Mathews showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emilio Jaraba in the 24th minute of the match. In the 27th minute, Emilio Jaraba sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and LiverBird Flyers FC's Sajeev Mathews didn't even have to move. Albert Soon kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Amado Portillo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sajeev Mathews was relentless in the 30th minute of the game. If Ryan Abdul had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice moves Tan Rajah could shoot a difficult shot in the 35th minute, which Joan Aballe however easily saved by the left post. Amado Portillo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 37 played minutes LiverBird Flyers FC got a freekick which was hit by Bineesh Boon. Amado Portillo took the ball and in the 39 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Sajeev Mathews. Sajeev Mathews dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Amado Portillo struck a weak shot in the 46th minute. Sajeev Mathews didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for U Alcaravaneras. When Amado Portillo came up free with the goalie in the 48th minute, the U Alcaravaneras 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 Amado Portillo couldn't finish the play.

If Mujahid Tan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mujahid Tan in the 60th minute of play forced U Alcaravaneras's goalkeeper Joan Aballe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Mujahid Tan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Albert Soon kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. 69 minutes into the match, Juan Herrero sent off a long shot that looked like it was going straight into the goal, but because Sajeev Mathews threw himself in his full length he managed to grip the ball by the left post, and there was no goal for Juan Herrero this time. After a rather tough play, LiverBird Flyers FC's Shahiran Choo got a free kick in the 76th minute. If Emilio Jaraba had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 86th minute, Mujahid Tan managed to get in a good position for a shot. LiverBird Flyers FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Mujahid Tan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Joan Aballe breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Joan Aballe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ryan Abdul, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. Ryan Abdul sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mujahid Tan struck a weak shot in the 91st minute. Joan Aballe didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for LiverBird Flyers FC. U Alcaravaneras's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.