Official Cup

EL GRAN HULK STADIUM
Spectators: 190 (Terracing: 143, Seating: 44, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Flavian Garcon kicked off to start the match. Sofyane Valognes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Radamel-Falcao García in the 4th minute. 5 minutes into the match, Radamel-Falcao García had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sofyane Valognes. Rathmore Lime Tree's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Radamel-Falcao García was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Sofyane Valognes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Radamel-Falcao García, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. Adil Magaud's late challenge caught a E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Adil Magaud helped the player get up and apologised. Sofyane Valognes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Radamel-Falcao García in the 17th minute of the match. In the 18th match minute, Rathmore Lime Tree was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Brandon Pardon to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Radamel-Falcao García in the 18th minute of play forced Rathmore Lime Tree's goalkeeper Sofyane Valognes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 21 minutes into the match, E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s Radamel-Falcao García sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Sofyane Valognes narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 23 minutes had been played when some careless play by Rathmore Lime Tree's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Tiago Clavell was slow to take the kick. During this time E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s players had a chance to rest. The corner led E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s Lando Lavet to fire away a dangerous shot which Sofyane Valognes despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Sofyane Valognes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Radamel-Falcao García, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Radamel-Falcao García took the ball and in the 27 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Sofyane Valognes. Sofyane Valognes dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. In the 32nd minute, Radamel-Falcao García made a precise shot to the right of Sofyane Valognes. Rathmore Lime Tree's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. Sofyane Valognes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Radamel-Falcao García, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. After 39 minutes of play, E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s Radamel-Falcao García made it 5-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sofyane Valognes was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a defensive mix-up in Rathmore Lime Tree's zone, Radamel-Falcao García stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sofyane Valognes came out of the goal and Radamel-Falcao García tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Hervé Annette hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the Rathmore Lime Tree defense, Radamel-Falcao García kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sofyane Valognes. The Rathmore Lime Tree fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sofyane Valognes should have stopped the shot. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 6-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Radamel-Falcao García to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Radamel-Falcao García in the 51st minute of play forced Rathmore Lime Tree's goalkeeper Sofyane Valognes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 56th minute, Radamel-Falcao García ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Sofyane Valognes was frozen by the shot and now it was 7-0. Sofyane Valognes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Radamel-Falcao García in the 59th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Radamel-Falcao García in the 62nd minute of play forced Rathmore Lime Tree's goalkeeper Sofyane Valognes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 63 minutes Rathmore Lime Tree's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Tiago Clavell who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s corner Tiago Clavell fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Sofyane Valognes quite easily take care of the ball. E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s Louis Alebio was substituted for Radamel-Falcao García. If Zdzislaw Lichniak had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 76th minute, Louis Alebio managed to get in a good position for a shot. E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s supporters rose to their feet, but Louis Alebio was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sofyane Valognes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Sofyane Valognes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zdzislaw Lichniak, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. 79 minutes into the game, E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s Louis Alebio nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Sofyane Valognes made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 9-0. Sofyane Valognes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Zdzislaw Lichniak's shot from short distance in the 82nd minute. 83 minutes into the game, E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s Zdzislaw Lichniak nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Sofyane Valognes made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 10-0. Sofyane Valognes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Louis Alebio in the 87th minute of play. 91 minutes into the match, Louis Alebio had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sofyane Valognes. Rathmore Lime Tree's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Louis Alebio was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 11-0. There was no doubt that E L C O K O F C ® E V G ® were the better team. E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.