Official Cup

Can Xarau
Spectators: 206 (Terracing: 155, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Aníbal Sá started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joan Laporte in the 7th minute of play forced Celtic de Sarda's goalkeeper Rick Brearley to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rick Brearley showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Greg Bridgeman in the 9th minute of the match. Rick Brearley took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aníbal Sá, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Santa Tecla made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Austin Mills in the 18th minute of play. In the 24th minute Dean Floyd shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rick Brearley saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 27th minute Niklas Pettersson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Santa Tecla saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 27th minute, Jonathan Stamnes reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Santa Tecla. The goal made the score 1-0. With an all-out effort, Celtic de Sarda's Santa Tecla threw himself towards the right post 31 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Austin Mills, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. When the match had gone on for 34 minutes, Austin Mills took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Santa Tecla to make any attempt to save it. FC St. Pauli Andorra's Santa Tecla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Niklas Pettersson in the 42nd minute of play. Rick Brearley showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dean Floyd, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Celtic de Sarda's Rick Brearley played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Greg Bridgeman in the 44th minute of play. Seth Hornsby kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. 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 2-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jonathan Stamnes made a kick off. Santa Tecla made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jonathan Stamnes in the 51st minute of play. In the 57th minute, Aníbal Sá hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 60th minute Joan Laporte shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rick Brearley saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. FC St. Pauli Andorra's Michael Corleone was substituted for Greg Bridgeman. 68 minutes into the match, FC St. Pauli Andorra's goal looked a bit too open when Niklas Pettersson came free, but Santa Tecla reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Santa Tecla made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jonathan Stamnes in the 75th minute of play. Santa Tecla took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Niklas Pettersson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jonathan Stamnes took the ball and in the 78 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Santa Tecla. Santa Tecla dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. Santa Tecla didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Austin Mills went, in the 81st minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. Santa Tecla made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jonathan Stamnes in the 84th minute of play. In the 85th minute of the match Celtic de Sarda got a corner. FC St. Pauli Andorra's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Jonathan Stamnes ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 86th minute, Bäşir Abudova hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to FC St. Pauli Andorra getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Michael Corleone hit a great ball. Rick Brearley made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andre Wise in the 94th minute of play. FC St. Pauli Andorra's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.