Official Cup

Rungrado 1st of May
Spectators: 162 (Terracing: 122, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Christian Bergesen took the kick off in the first half of the match. Jorge Zubizarreta kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. Dorio Estrada was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 8 minutes into the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 7th minute of the game. One of April 25 SC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Rock Hard FC:s goal. If Espen Eriksen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Christian Bergesen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Quilo Bartumeu was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. 17 minutes into the match, Espen Eriksen had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Quilo Bartumeu. April 25 SC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Espen Eriksen was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Espen Eriksen recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 21st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a rather tough play, April 25 SC's Jorge Zubizarreta got a free kick in the 29th minute. When Pelayo Camacho fell near the penalty area in the 33rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored April 25 SC's protests and gave Pelayo Camacho a yellow card for diving instead. In the 33rd match minute, April 25 SC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pelayo Camacho to maneuver through the defense. Quilo Bartumeu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christian Bergesen in the 34th minute of the match. After 38 minutes of play, Rock Hard FC's Espen Eriksen made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Quilo Bartumeu was left in no man's land by his defense there! 43 minutes into the game, Espen Eriksen cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Quilo Bartumeu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A collision led to Rock Hard FC getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Sindre Skjervold hit a great ball. The April 25 SC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Rock Hard FC were winning 0-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jorge Zubizarreta to make the kick off. After 53 minutes, Christian Bergesen mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Rock Hard FC and the April 25 SC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Christian Bergesen hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. In the 55th minute, Christian Bergesen fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. The crowd rose to their feet as Rock Hard FC's Christian Bergesen slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Quilo Bartumeu. That made the score 0-4 after 57 minutes of play. 61 minutes into the game, Espen Eriksen cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Quilo Bartumeu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The crowd rose to their feet as Rock Hard FC's Christian Bergesen slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Quilo Bartumeu. That made the score 0-6 after 66 minutes of play. The audience was convinced that Christian Bergesen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Quilo Bartumeu was relentless in the 70th minute of the game. The supporters of Rock Hard FC booed when April 25 SC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lorencio Molina didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, April 25 SC's Quilo Bartumeu got control of the ball when Espen Eriksen tried to sneak it across the goal line. 75 minutes into the match, April 25 SC's goal looked a bit too open when Christian Bergesen came free, but Quilo Bartumeu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Haitz Gonzáles had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 81st minute, Sindre Skjervold hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Christian Bergesen scored 0-7 in the 83rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Quilo Bartumeu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christian Bergesen in the 88th minute of play forced April 25 SC's goalkeeper Quilo Bartumeu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Quilo Bartumeu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Espen Eriksen in the 89th minute. If Espen Eriksen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lluis Erosa kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. When the final whistle sounded Rock Hard FC left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than April 25 SC.