Official Cup

ACS ARENA
Spectators: 168 (Terracing: 127, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Chiquinho Correia started the match with the kick off. After some careless play in the BOMBILLO defense, Sammy Corcoran kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Marcin Kalemba. The BOMBILLO fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Marcin Kalemba should have stopped the shot. The crowd rose to their feet as Sammy Corcoran kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Marcin Kalemba. That made the score 2-0 in the 6 minute of play. After a rather tough play, BOMBILLO's Xuban Sauto got a free kick in the 10th minute. FC ARK CS's Nicolas Joey played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chiquinho Correia in the 13th minute of play. Marcin Kalemba took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sammy Corcoran, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A hard shot 21 in the game by Júlio Severo from a close distance when the talented Marcin Kalemba managed to make a qualified save. BOMBILLO's players were relieved. The corner ended in Yiğit Hasan almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but BOMBILLO's Marcin Kalemba did a great save. In the 27th minute of the match FC ARK CS got a corner. BOMBILLO's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Sammy Corcoran ran over to the corner to take the kick. Sammy Corcoran made a great header on FC ARK CS's corner, it was just that BOMBILLO's Marcin Kalemba managed to reach the ball for a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcel Curta in the 30th minute of play forced FC ARK CS's goalkeeper Nicolas Joey to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 31 minutes into the match, FC ARK CS's goal looked a bit too open when Baha Sökmen came free, but Nicolas Joey reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 33rd minute, Sammy Corcoran ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marcin Kalemba was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. Marcin Kalemba made a fantastic save in the 36th minute, when Sammy Corcoran sent off a good shot on target. Marcin Kalemba made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edgar Lang in the 41st minute of play. After 43 played minutes BOMBILLO got a freekick which was hit by Ruben Gaztea. In the 44th minute of the match, Júlio Severo got a very nice opportunity to score, but Marcin Kalemba was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. The crowd rose to their feet as FC ARK CS's Edgar Lang slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Marcin Kalemba. That made the score 4-0 after 48 minutes of play.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Edgar Lang made a kick off. After 52 played minutes FC ARK CS got a freekick which was hit by Yiğit Hasan. Jairo Maleta struck a weak shot in the 53rd minute. Nicolas Joey didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for BOMBILLO. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcel Curta in the 55th minute of play forced FC ARK CS's goalkeeper Nicolas Joey to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcin Kalemba took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edgar Lang, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marcin Kalemba showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Júlio Severo in the 59th minute of the match. 61 minutes into the match, FC ARK CS's goalkeeper Nicolas Joey had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gelu Ştirbu. Sammy Corcoran fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcin Kalemba having to interfere. Marcin Kalemba showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sammy Corcoran, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. Noel Elvins hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. The long shot by Jairo Maleta in the 67th minute really tested Nicolas Joey's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Adolfo Luengo kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. Sammy Corcoran took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 70th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Marcin Kalemba. BOMBILLO's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 71 minutes had been played when some careless play by BOMBILLO's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Sammy Corcoran was slow to take the kick. During this time FC ARK CS's players had a chance to rest. After 72 minutes of play, FC ARK CS's Sammy Corcoran made it 5-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marcin Kalemba was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 80th minute Edgar Lang shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcin Kalemba saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Chiquinho Correia got free with Nicolas Joey in the 83rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Nicolas Joey was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Chiquinho Correia showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 6-1 in the 83 minute of play. In the 86th match minute, BOMBILLO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Miguel Amaral to maneuver through the defense. If Sammy Corcoran had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. There was no doubt that FC ARK CS were the better team. FC ARK CS's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.