Official Cup

Sacridome
Spectators: 166 (Terracing: 125, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Mario Pochekanski kicked off to start the match. When Golden Tigers's Mario Pochekanski in the 3rd minute got a chance for a shot 3rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Sacri's goalie prevented a goal. 7 minutes into the match, Khalel Al Motar notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Sacri's Arvid Bremming. Arvid Bremming was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 11 minutes of play, Golden Tigers's 何文震 made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Arvid Bremming was left in no man's land by his defense there! Arvid Bremming made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Khalel Al Motar in the 18th minute of play. 20 minutes into the match, Mario Pochekanski had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Arvid Bremming. Sacri's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mario Pochekanski was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. 24 minutes into the game, Golden Tigers's Mario Pochekanski nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Arvid Bremming made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-6. Arvid Bremming showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mario Pochekanski, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Khalel Al Motar in the 33rd minute of play forced Sacri's goalkeeper Arvid Bremming to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 34th minute Khalel Al Motar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arvid Bremming saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Arvid Bremming showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Khalel Al Motar, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Khalel Al Motar in the 38th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Arvid Bremming prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 40 minutes into the game, Fredric Rudqvist was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sacri's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Golden Tigers the free kick. After 40 played minutes Sacri got a freekick which was hit by Fredric Rudqvist. In the 41st minute of the match Ara Simonyan sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Arvid Bremming skillfully saved the ball. Sacri's Arvid Bremming played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cresconio Bobis in the 42nd minute of play. Golden Tigers's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by 何文震 in the 43rd minute. Golden Tigers's 何文震 was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Arvid Bremming in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After the first half Golden Tigers were leading 0-6. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Fredric Rudqvist made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mario Pochekanski in the 51st minute of play forced Sacri's goalkeeper Arvid Bremming to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Haşmet Hicabi hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. After 56 played minutes Golden Tigers got a freekick which was hit by Mario Pochekanski. Marian Oelke showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fredric Rudqvist in the 57th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Khalel Al Motar in the 58th minute of play forced Sacri's goalkeeper Arvid Bremming to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 59 minutes of play, Golden Tigers's Khalel Al Motar made it 0-7 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Arvid Bremming was left in no man's land by his defense there! Golden Tigers's Khalel Al Motar was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 62nd play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Golden Tigers's Yaqoub Bo Resley was substituted for Haşmet Hicabi. Cresconio Bobis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With his leg Arvid Bremming managed to avoid a goal in the 69thth minute, when Golden Tigers's Mario Pochekanski fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After a rather tough play, Golden Tigers's Yaqoub Bo Resley got a free kick in the 71st minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mario Pochekanski in the 73rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Arvid Bremming saved Sacri from getting behind. Khalel Al Motar received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Arvid Bremming came out and tried to block the shot, but Khalel Al Motar slotted it home off the left post making it 0-9 in the 74th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mario Pochekanski got free with Arvid Bremming in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some careless play in the Sacri defense, Khalel Al Motar kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Arvid Bremming. The Sacri fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Arvid Bremming should have stopped the shot. 82 minutes into the game, Golden Tigers's Khalel Al Motar nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Arvid Bremming made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-11. After a defensive mix-up in Sacri's zone, Khalel Al Motar stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Arvid Bremming came out of the goal and Khalel Al Motar tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 87th minute, Khalel Al Motar managed to get in a good position for a shot. Golden Tigers's supporters rose to their feet, but Khalel Al Motar was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Arvid Bremming breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Arvid Bremming didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mario Pochekanski went, in the 88th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-12 was the resulting score. Golden Tigers's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by 何文震 in the 93rd minute. When the match was over Golden Tigers could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Sacri throughout the match.