Official Cup

Tykhela Stadium
Spectators: 169 (Terracing: 127, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Fredrik Nordström took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the match, Red Devils's goal looked a bit too open when Fredrik Nordström came free, but Braulio Gartxot reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 7 minutes of play, Red Devils's Marcel da Rocha made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alo Kalenik was left in no man's land by his defense there! Marcel da Rocha's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Alo Kalenik read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 15th minute of play. Dorian Lopes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Braulio Gartxot made a huge save. The referee felt a red card was in order, 21 minutes into the game, when Aare Auväärt put in a rough tackle. 21 minutes into the game, one of Tykhela FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Alo Kalenik made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcel da Rocha in the 29th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maarek Vananurm in the 30th minute of play forced Red Devils's goalkeeper Braulio Gartxot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 33rd minute Kazimierz Deyna shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alo Kalenik saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 36th minute Tykhela FC were awarded a corner. Dorian Lopes went to the cornerflag to take it. Braulio Gartxot made a fantastic save in the 38th minute, when Dorian Lopes sent off a good shot on target. When Marcel da Rocha came up free with the goalie in the 41st minute, the Red Devils fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Marcel da Rocha couldn't finish the play. Jiang Ying Liang made in the 45th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Maarek Vananurm however managed to control. After the first half Red Devils were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Marcel da Rocha in the 51st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alo Kalenik prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 54th minute, Marcel da Rocha left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Red Devils fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kiur Nurmeots in the 57th minute of play forced Red Devils's goalkeeper Braulio Gartxot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcel da Rocha took the ball and in the 60 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Alo Kalenik. Alo Kalenik dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-4. Simone Spano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Red Devils getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Konrad Wasikowski hit a great ball. Konrad Wasikowski kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. Fredrik Nordström made in the 70th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Red Devils's Slawomir Trzaskoma. Marcel da Rocha might have been able to make a better finish in the 73rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Alo Kalenik. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Marcel da Rocha ran back to his position shaking his head. 74 minutes into the match, Red Devils's goal looked a bit too open when Kiur Nurmeots came free, but Braulio Gartxot reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marcel da Rocha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 78 minutes into the game, Marcel da Rocha cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-5. Alo Kalenik was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When Sebastian Zawadzki fell near the penalty area in the 83rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Red Devils's protests and gave Sebastian Zawadzki a yellow card for diving instead. Marcel da Rocha who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 88thth minute tested the skills of Alo Kalenik when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After a rather tough play, Tykhela FC's Jiang Ying Liang got a free kick in the 92nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcel da Rocha in the 93rd minute of play forced Tykhela FC's goalkeeper Alo Kalenik to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alo Kalenik showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcel da Rocha, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Red Devils eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.