Official Cup

Napadogan Arena
Spectators: 168 (Terracing: 127, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) Sondang Prabowo made the kick off and thus started the match. 8 minutes into the match, Chico Valadares notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Gasca Nebuna's Bill Carmichael. Bill Carmichael was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Matias Taffarel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sondang Prabowo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 12 played minutes Gasca Nebuna got a freekick which was hit by Sondang Prabowo. In the 13th minute Chico Valadares shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bill Carmichael saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Chico Valadares might have been able to make a better finish in the 21st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Bill Carmichael. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Chico Valadares ran back to his position shaking his head. Bill Carmichael took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chico Valadares, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 22nd minute João Francisco Machado shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matias Taffarel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. . SC Manhattan .'s Matias Taffarel proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 26th minute of the match, managed to save . SC Manhattan . from getting a goal against them. In the 27th minute, one of Gasca Nebuna:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Gasca Nebuna. The referee gave . SC Manhattan . a penalty, 29 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Wilton Valladares, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Gasca Nebuna's Bill Carmichael. 0-2. Bill Carmichael showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Chico Valadares, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. After 39 played minutes . SC Manhattan . got a freekick which was hit by Lu Lin Kuan. Matias Taffarel acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 41st minute, took the ball on the long shot from Kenton Mercure. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chico Valadares in the 44th minute of play forced Gasca Nebuna's goalkeeper Bill Carmichael to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gasca Nebuna's Bill Carmichael played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chico Valadares in the 46th minute of play. The Gasca Nebuna players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. . SC Manhattan . were winning 0-2.

In the 53rd minute, Lu Lin Kuan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 55th minute Tales Arruda shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matias Taffarel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 57th minute Kenton Mercure shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matias Taffarel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 65th minute of the match Gasca Nebuna got a corner. . SC Manhattan .'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Kenton Mercure ran over to the corner to take the kick. Kenton Mercure made a great header on Gasca Nebuna's corner, it was just that . SC Manhattan .'s Matias Taffarel managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 67th minute, Chico Valadares got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Bill Carmichael took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chico Valadares, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. João Francisco Machado received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Matias Taffarel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Juliusz Julku kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. Bill Carmichael was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 83rd minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Robert Uncescu. The supporters of . SC Manhattan . booed when Gasca Nebuna was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Juliusz Julku didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 91st minute, Lu Lin Kuan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Gasca Nebuna supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching . SC Manhattan .'s performance. The match ended with a win for . SC Manhattan ..