Official Cup

Pélicans Arena
Spectators: 165 (Terracing: 124, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Simon Santa María took the kick off in the first half of the match. Bianco Di Camillo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marc-Aurèle Nortier in the 3rd minute of the match. In the 5th minute Simon Santa María shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jim Bannatyne saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Aurelian Mirciu kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. Simon Santa María took the ball and in the 11 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jim Bannatyne. Jim Bannatyne 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. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dariusz Czerniak in the 15th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jim Bannatyne prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Pélicans FC's Jim Bannatyne played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Simon Santa María in the 17th minute of play. A collision led to Erzurum25 getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Samir Le Comte hit a great ball. Stanislas Bagot's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Bianco Di Camillo firmly grabbed it by the left post. Jim Bannatyne showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jean-Cyrille Robion in the 25th minute of the match. Jim Bannatyne stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Simon Santa María's shot from short distance in the 26th minute. In the 29th minute, Dariusz Czerniak made a precise shot to the right of Jim Bannatyne. Pélicans FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. 33 minutes into the match, Pélicans FC's goal looked a bit too open when Dariusz Czerniak came free, but Jim Bannatyne reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jim Bannatyne took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Simon Santa María, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jim Bannatyne showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jean-Cyrille Robion, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. A collision led to Erzurum25 getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Ernest Chevreuil hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Pélicans FC's Luisito Tono got a free kick in the 42nd minute. Pélicans FC's Jim Bannatyne played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dariusz Czerniak in the 43rd minute of play. Jim Bannatyne came out of the goal in the 45th minute to try and stop a shot by Erzurum25's Simon Santa María. But to his dismay, Simon Santa María quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Stanislas Bagot was the one to do the kick off. Erzurum25's Simon Santa María came free and shot a quick shot against goal 51 minutes in the game, fortunately Jim Bannatyne had problems saving as it came toward the left post. When the match had gone on for 51 minutes, Simon Santa María put it in 0-5 from a short distance just to the right of Jim Bannatyne. Simon Santa María who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 55thth minute tested the skills of Jim Bannatyne when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The audience thought a goal was coming when Simon Santa María got free with Jim Bannatyne in the 67th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, Pélicans FC's Jim Bannatyne got control of the ball when Jean-Cyrille Robion tried to sneak it across the goal line. Bianco Di Camillo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marc-Aurèle Nortier, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. In the 72nd match minute, Pélicans FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Silverio Dino to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 73 minutes, Charles-Henri Bartoli managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Erzurum25's supporters crossed their fingers, but Charles-Henri Bartoli was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 75 minutes into the match, Erzurum25's goal looked a bit too open when Marc-Aurèle Nortier came free, but Bianco Di Camillo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pélicans FC were furious when Guillaume Seret was red carded, 79 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 78th minute, one of Pélicans FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Pélicans FC. In the 81st minute, Charles-Henri Bartoli left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Erzurum25 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-6. Dariusz Czerniak took the ball and in the 85 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jim Bannatyne. Jim Bannatyne dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-7. Alphonse Guénon did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-8 to the left of a surprised Jim Bannatyne 88 minutes into the match. When the match had gone on for 92 minutes, Simon Santa María took a quick shot and it went in 1-9 without a chance for Jim Bannatyne to make any attempt to save it. Jim Bannatyne was out of position in the 96 minute of play, and Dariusz Czerniak capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Dariusz Czerniak really showed his touch with that goal: 1-10. When the match was over Erzurum25 could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Pélicans FC throughout the match.