Official Cup

Red Mountain Arena
Spectators: 151 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Augusto Stephen got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Martin Mutumba in the 7th minute of play forced Goblins F.C.'s goalkeeper Shen Yi Yuan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 9th minute of the match Hugo Eden shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Shen Yi Yuan showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 11th minute, Cris Beckenbauer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 12 minutes, Abdi Revis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Vykans Vikingar's supporters crossed their fingers, but Abdi Revis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 15 minutes into the game, Vykans Vikingar's Mats Hermansson nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Shen Yi Yuan made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. After a defensive mix-up in Vykans Vikingar's zone, Edvard Carlsson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marcus Ekrot came out of the goal and Edvard Carlsson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 23rd minute Abdi Revis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Shen Yi Yuan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marcus Ekrot came out of the goal in the 26th minute to try and stop a shot by Goblins F.C.'s Edvard Carlsson. But to his dismay, Edvard Carlsson quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Shen Yi Yuan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abdi Revis, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Abelardo Pitta charged in rather forcefully in the 31st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Abelardo Pitta the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Vykans Vikingar booed when Goblins F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Abelardo Pitta didn't get a good kick on the ball. Shen Yi Yuan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abdi Revis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marcus Ekrot made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edvard Carlsson in the 37th minute of play. In the 41st minute of the match, Edvard Carlsson tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Marcus Ekrot saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 43 minutes into the match, Goblins F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Abdi Revis came free, but Shen Yi Yuan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 45th match minute, Vykans Vikingar was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jose Indalecio to maneuver through the defense. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Leonardo Trancoso to make the kick off. Mats Hermansson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 54th minute of the match, but Shen Yi Yuan made a huge save. Hugo Eden kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. Vykans Vikingar's Christoffer Johansson was substituted for Eric Van Lint. In the 59th minute, Christoffer Johansson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 62 minutes into the game, Leonardo Trancoso cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Shen Yi Yuan was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Shen Yi Yuan made a fantastic save in the 65th minute, when Leonardo Trancoso sent off a good shot on target. Goblins F.C.'s Shen Yi Yuan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Martin Mutumba in the 67th minute of play. In the 72nd minute Abdi Revis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Shen Yi Yuan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Leonardo Trancoso could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Shen Yi Yuan made a huge save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mats Hermansson in the 86th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Shen Yi Yuan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 91st match minute, Vykans Vikingar was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mats Hermansson to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gilvan Paes during the 92nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Through an outstanding action, after 94 minutes, Shen Yi Yuan successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post.