Official Cup

Harrys Home
Spectators: 560 (Terracing: 421, Seating: 129, VIP seats: 10) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Gustavo Gol made the kick off which started today's match. 3 minutes into the match, Harry Cool's 盛世 Bati sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Edvin van der Saar narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After some careless play in the Harry Cool defense, Iwo Kalak kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Amos Buckland. The Harry Cool fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Amos Buckland should have stopped the shot. 10 minutes into the match, Tribos 4EVER's goal looked a bit too open when 盛世 Bati came free, but Edvin van der Saar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 盛世 Bati scored 1-1 in the 11th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Edvin van der Saar, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Amos Buckland didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gustavo Gol went, in the 14th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. After a rather tough play, Tribos 4EVER's Adélio Pinhal got a free kick in the 24th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bran Greenan in the 26th minute of play forced Tribos 4EVER's goalkeeper Edvin van der Saar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Harry Cool's Amos Buckland played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gustavo Gol in the 39th minute of play. Edvin van der Saar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 盛世 Bati in the 41st minute of play. Amos Buckland didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gustavo Gol went, in the 43rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-3.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and 盛世 Bati made a kick off. In the 52nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Tribos 4EVER's goalkeeper Edvin van der Saar, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The supporters of Tribos 4EVER booed when Harry Cool was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Andreas Ekegren didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nicanor Elequemedo took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 54th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Amos Buckland. Harry Cool's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Andreas Ekegren hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. Harry Cool made a substitution. Long Tencer replaced Andreas Ekegren. In the 56th match minute, Harry Cool was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andreas Ekegren to maneuver through the defense. Amos Buckland showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gustavo Gol, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Edvin van der Saar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 盛世 Bati, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. In the 66th match minute, Tribos 4EVER was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gustavo Gol to maneuver through the defense. Harry Cool made a substitution. Jaffery Kesi replaced Bran Greenan. The supporters of Harry Cool booed when Tribos 4EVER was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gustavo Gol didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 72nd minute Brent Petersen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edvin van der Saar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 75 minutes into the match, Harry Cool's goalkeeper Amos Buckland had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cristiano Faria. Edvin van der Saar stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of 盛世 Bati's shot from short distance in the 79th minute. Thanks to some nice moves Gustavo Gol could shoot a difficult shot in the 82nd minute, which Amos Buckland however easily saved by the left post. In the 87th minute the ball was on its way in behind Tribos 4EVER's goalkeeper Edvin van der Saar, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 88th minute, Brent Petersen ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Edvin van der Saar was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-3. Edvin van der Saar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 盛世 Bati in the 92nd minute of play. If Cristiano Faria had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Iwo Kalak kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match.

The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Tribos 4EVER eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.