Official Cup

Stade Olympique
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Roger Bannister made the kick off which started today's match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Eloi Bermudo during the 3rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Rayland FC's Eloi Bermudo got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Joel Bertol showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nickolai Nickerson in the 4th minute of the match. 5 minutes had been played when some careless play by Rayland FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Vladimir Capixaba was slow to take the kick. During this time Étoile Sportive Du Sahel's players had a chance to rest. At last the ball reached Tomasz Jakubowski at the corner, ending with a kick to difficult to stop for the goalkeeper of Rayland FC. 1-0. Joel Bertol showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nickolai Nickerson in the 12th minute of the match. 16 minutes into the game, Étoile Sportive Du Sahel's Nickolai Nickerson nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Joel Bertol made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Eric Soned showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roger Bannister in the 19th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Endrick de Souza in the 24th minute of play forced Étoile Sportive Du Sahel's goalkeeper Eric Soned to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 25th minute, Teodoro Hernandez managed to get in a good position for a shot. Rayland FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Teodoro Hernandez was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Eric Soned breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Nickolai Nickerson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Joel Bertol showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nickolai Nickerson in the 27th minute of the match. Nickolai Nickerson scored 3-0 in the 29th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Joel Bertol, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Frank Taglieri made in the 34th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Frederic Ramm immediately put the ball in play. Nickolai Nickerson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Joel Bertol showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nickolai Nickerson, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. Frank Taglieri made in the 43rd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Leszek Sidor immediately put the ball in play. Nickolai Nickerson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 44th minute of the match, but Joel Bertol made a huge save.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Nickolai Nickerson made a kick off. Joel Bertol showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nickolai Nickerson, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. A sloppy throw-in by Frederic Ramm in the 52nd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Étoile Sportive Du Sahel's Fabrício Rivarola. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nickolai Nickerson in the 53rd minute of play forced Rayland FC's goalkeeper Joel Bertol to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nickolai Nickerson in the 55th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Joel Bertol prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nickolai Nickerson in the 58th minute of play forced Rayland FC's goalkeeper Joel Bertol to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joel Bertol stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nickolai Nickerson's shot from short distance in the 60th minute. When Étoile Sportive Du Sahel's Nickolai Nickerson in the 62nd minute got a chance for a shot 62nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Rayland FC's goalie prevented a goal. After 63 minutes of play, Étoile Sportive Du Sahel's Nickolai Nickerson made it 4-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Joel Bertol was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Nickolai Nickerson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roger Bannister in the 69th minute of play forced Étoile Sportive Du Sahel's goalkeeper Eric Soned to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rayland FC made a substitution. Janusz Absolwent replaced Wasyl Redisz. Étoile Sportive Du Sahel's Per-Arne Gunnarsson was substituted for Rei Bolas. A sloppy throw-in by Frederic Ramm in the 72nd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Étoile Sportive Du Sahel's Valentin Elg. Carlo Ancelotti struck a weak shot in the 76th minute. Joel Bertol didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Étoile Sportive Du Sahel. Rayland FC's Reynardo Salto was substituted for Frederic Ramm. Étoile Sportive Du Sahel's Eric Soned proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 82nd minute of the match, managed to save Étoile Sportive Du Sahel from getting a goal against them. The audience was convinced that Carlo Ancelotti's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Joel Bertol was relentless in the 84th minute of the game. Endrick de Souza who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 85thth minute tested the skills of Eric Soned when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Reynardo Salto made in the 95th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Étoile Sportive Du Sahel's Fabrício Rivarola. Rayland FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.