Official Cup

Allianz TBA
Spectators: 166 (Terracing: 125, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Adolfo Salvino made the kick off which started today's match. Rothwell Park's Per-Erik Hjortberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nicasio Quinto in the 4th minute of play. After 5 minutes Rothwell Park's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Antonio Patrido who took care of the corner kick. Rothwell Park's Per-Erik Hjortberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edgardo Txaran in the 6th minute of play. In the 7th match minute, Rothwell Park was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sammy Keino to maneuver through the defense. Per-Erik Hjortberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lisandro Honrio in the 18th minute of play. Per-Erik Hjortberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nicasio Quinto in the 27th minute of play. When BFC 1982's Edgardo Txaran in the 31st minute got a chance for a shot 31st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Rothwell Park's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adolfo Salvino in the 32nd minute of play forced BFC 1982's goalkeeper Cesario Roma to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 38th minute, Adolfo Salvino managed to get in a good position for a shot. Rothwell Park's supporters rose to their feet, but Adolfo Salvino was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cesario Roma breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 45 minutes into the match, Sammy Keino dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Cesario Roma, 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nicasio Quinto to make the kick off. Per-Erik Hjortberg made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Nicasio Quinto sent off a good shot on target. When Christopher Mbugua fell near the penalty area in the 53rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rothwell Park's protests and gave Christopher Mbugua a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Rothwell Park's Christopher Mbugua got a free kick in the 53rd minute. It was beautiful to see BFC 1982's Antonio Patrido in action when he in the 54th minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! In the 56th minute, Urpo Kanerva hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rothwell Park made a substitution. Githinji Ntalami replaced Daniel Kiprugut. After a rather tough play, Rothwell Park's Urpo Kanerva got a free kick in the 57th minute. Rothwell Park's Per-Erik Hjortberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edgardo Txaran in the 71st minute of play. In the 73rd minute the ball was on its way in behind BFC 1982's goalkeeper Cesario Roma, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Adolfo Salvino's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Cesario Roma read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 75th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 82nd minute, Sammy Keino managed to get in a good position for a shot. Rothwell Park's supporters rose to their feet, but Sammy Keino was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cesario Roma breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Githinji Ntalami hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edgardo Txaran in the 92nd minute of play forced Rothwell Park's goalkeeper Per-Erik Hjortberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Adolfo Salvino sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. BFC 1982's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.