Official Cup

De Vossenberg
Spectators: 206 (Terracing: 155, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Komen Schotte kicked off to start the match. 4 minutes into the match, FFC Merainies 03's goal looked a bit too open when Gábor Joó came free, but Rıdvan İbrahimoğlu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 4 minutes into the match, Gábor Joó notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of FFC Merainies 03's Rıdvan İbrahimoğlu. Rıdvan İbrahimoğlu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 14th minute of the game Angelo Renzi made a throw-in which Bruno Marceau played forward. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pepijn Hummel in the 15th minute of play forced Valencia CF Mindszent's goalkeeper Rene Higuita to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gábor Joó's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rıdvan İbrahimoğlu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 21st minute of play. FFC Merainies 03's Rıdvan İbrahimoğlu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gábor Joó in the 26th minute of play. Rene Higuita made an important save on a dangerous shot by Komen Schotte in the 34th minute. Rıdvan İbrahimoğlu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elek Bognár, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rıdvan İbrahimoğlu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gábor Joó, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 39 played minutes FFC Merainies 03 got a freekick which was hit by Pepijn Hummel. 43 minutes into the match, Valencia CF Mindszent's Gábor Joó sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rıdvan İbrahimoğlu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Rene Higuita took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leon Craandijk, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Valencia CF Mindszent getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Elek Bognár hit a great ball. In the 47th minute of the match Bruno Marceau shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Rene Higuita showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gábor Joó to make the kick off. Valencia CF Mindszent's Rene Higuita played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pepijn Hummel in the 60th minute of play. Rıdvan İbrahimoğlu made a fantastic save in the 62nd minute, when Gábor Joó sent off a good shot on target. In the 65th minute Pepijn Hummel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rene Higuita saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rıdvan İbrahimoğlu made a fantastic save in the 66th minute, when Gábor Joó sent off a good shot on target. Rene Higuita showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pepijn Hummel in the 73rd minute of the match. Rene Higuita made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leon Craandijk in the 76th minute of play. In the 77th minute, Gábor Joó 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. Valencia CF Mindszent's Adolfo Larrauri was substituted for Marcell Kiss. FFC Merainies 03's Gertjan Engbers was substituted for Jörgen Kjellqvist. After some careless play in the Valencia CF Mindszent defense, Leon Craandijk kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rene Higuita. The Valencia CF Mindszent fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rene Higuita should have stopped the shot. Rene Higuita took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Komen Schotte, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Valencia CF Mindszent's Maurício Monsanto got a free kick in the 88th minute. With a little luck, FFC Merainies 03's Rıdvan İbrahimoğlu got control of the ball when Konstantin Fitos tried to sneak it across the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. FFC Merainies 03 had won after a very even match.