Official Cup

Tarboro FC
Spectators: 437 (Terracing: 335, Seating: 102, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Hector Geracimos took the kick off in the first half of the match. Seth Schulz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bertil Nässén in the 10th minute of play. In the 13th minute Terrance Agostino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fabio Muñoz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Seth Schulz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Bruno Asur's shot from short distance in the 14th minute. Fabio Muñoz was a little too slow when Terrance Agostino got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 22nd minute. The score was now 1-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, Hector Geracimos managed to get in a good position for a shot. AC Björkmo's supporters rose to their feet, but Hector Geracimos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Seth Schulz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Seth Schulz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bruno Asur in the 30th minute of the match. When Jarl Sefastsson fell near the penalty area in the 33rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored AC Björkmo's protests and gave Jarl Sefastsson a yellow card for diving instead. In the 32nd minute, one of AC Björkmo: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 AC Björkmo. After 34 minutes AC Björkmo's goalkeeper Fabio Muñoz managed, with a little bit of luck, save Monte Padilla's penalty, on his right side after a tricky shot. Monte Padilla scored 2-0 in the 34th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Fabio Muñoz, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Fabio Muñoz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Monte Padilla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Tarboro FC defense, Hector Geracimos kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Seth Schulz. The Tarboro FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Seth Schulz should have stopped the shot. Bertil Nässén recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 44th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 48th minute Bruno Asur shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Seth Schulz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Terrance Agostino to make the kick off. If Terrance Agostino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Hector Geracimos fell near the penalty area in the 54th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored AC Björkmo's protests and gave Hector Geracimos a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, AC Björkmo's Hector Geracimos got a free kick in the 55th minute. Bennett Thompson hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. Tarboro FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 59th minute, when Hector Geracimos scored to the left of an out of position Seth Schulz, making the score, 2-2. 66 minutes into the match, Hector Geracimos notched a goal, 2-3, to the right of Tarboro FC's Seth Schulz. Seth Schulz was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. With a little luck, Tarboro FC's Seth Schulz got control of the ball when Bruno Asur tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 70th minute, AC Björkmo's Bruno Asur ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Seth Schulz. Seth Schulz yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-4. Terrance Agostino scored 3-4 in the 81st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Fabio Muñoz, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 84 minutes, Benito Stephenson mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tarboro FC and the AC Björkmo players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 84 played minutes Tarboro FC got a freekick which was hit by Benito Stephenson. 86 minutes into the match, Tarboro FC's goalkeeper Seth Schulz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bruno Asur. Jarl Sefastsson was shown his second yellow card after 87 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Jarl Sefastsson hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match.