Official Cup

Thunders Field
Spectators: 166 (Terracing: 125, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) International Thunders's Loukianos Staikos started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Damian Reguer kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. Rodrigo Ferdinand came free with the goalkeeper in the 4th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Rubinho Vasconcelos could save by the left post. After some careless play in the ★★JUARENSE FC.★★ defense, Rodrigo Ferdinand kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rubinho Vasconcelos. The ★★JUARENSE FC.★★ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rubinho Vasconcelos should have stopped the shot. In the 14th play minute Rodrigo Ferdinand came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Rubinho Vasconcelos. 3-0. Stefan Neubrandt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcos Flor in the 18th minute of play. Rubinho Vasconcelos came out of the goal in the 20th minute to try and stop a shot by International Thunders's Loukianos Staikos. But to his dismay, Loukianos Staikos quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. 23 minutes into the match, ★★JUARENSE FC.★★'s goalkeeper Rubinho Vasconcelos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kaan Aktürk. 25 minutes into the match, Kaan Aktürk had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rubinho Vasconcelos. ★★JUARENSE FC.★★'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Kaan Aktürk was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. Rodrigo Ferdinands short, quick shot in the 28thth minute got Rubinho Vasconcelos to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Marcos Flor received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Stefan Neubrandt tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Loukianos Staikos received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Rubinho Vasconcelos came out and tried to block the shot, but Loukianos Staikos slotted it home off the left post making it 6-0 in the 31st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Loukianos Staikos in the 34th minute of play forced ★★JUARENSE FC.★★'s goalkeeper Rubinho Vasconcelos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With splendid footwork Rodrigo Ferdinand arrived in front of goal to shoot 7-0 by the left pole in the game's 38th minute. Rodrigo Ferdinand could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 41st minute of the match, but Rubinho Vasconcelos made a huge save. Rodrigo Ferdinand might have been able to make a better finish in the 42nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Rubinho Vasconcelos. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Rodrigo Ferdinand ran back to his position shaking his head. Rubinho Vasconcelos stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Loukianos Staikos's shot from short distance in the 45th minute. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Marcos Flor made the kick off in the second half. After 50 minutes, Loukianos Staikos made it 8-0 with a short kick to the right side. ★★JUARENSE FC.★★'s Rubinho Vasconcelos tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 53 minutes into the match, ★★JUARENSE FC.★★'s goal looked a bit too open when Rodrigo Ferdinand came free, but Rubinho Vasconcelos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in ★★JUARENSE FC.★★'s zone, Rodrigo Ferdinand stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rubinho Vasconcelos came out of the goal and Rodrigo Ferdinand tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Rubinho Vasconcelos came out of the goal in the 59th minute to try and stop a shot by International Thunders's Kaan Aktürk. But to his dismay, Kaan Aktürk quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 10-0. Rubinho Vasconcelos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rodrigo Ferdinand in the 64th minute of the match. Rubinho Vasconcelos came out of the goal in the 66th minute to try and stop a shot by International Thunders's Rodrigo Ferdinand. But to his dismay, Rodrigo Ferdinand quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 11-0. International Thunders made a substitution. Jonathan Soon replaced Loukianos Staikos. After 71 minutes, Nunez Gartzea mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ★★JUARENSE FC.★★ and the International Thunders players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 72nd match minute, ★★JUARENSE FC.★★ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nunez Gartzea to maneuver through the defense. 72 minutes into the match, Jonathan Soon had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rubinho Vasconcelos. ★★JUARENSE FC.★★'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jonathan Soon was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 12-0. Rubinho Vasconcelos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rodrigo Ferdinand in the 75th minute of play. 76 minutes into the game, Rodrigo Ferdinand cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 13-0. Rubinho Vasconcelos was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 82nd minute, Damian Trac ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rubinho Vasconcelos was frozen by the shot and now it was 14-0. International Thunders's Mario Moser was substituted for Oskar Vahlberg. Aquilino Ceandro hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the ★★JUARENSE FC.★★ defense, Tibor Bäuschlein kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rubinho Vasconcelos. The ★★JUARENSE FC.★★ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rubinho Vasconcelos should have stopped the shot. ★★JUARENSE FC.★★'s Rubinho Vasconcelos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tibor Bäuschlein in the 95th minute of play. There was no doubt that International Thunders were the better team. International Thunders's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.