Official Cup

Royal Parc
Spectators: 195 (Terracing: 147, Seating: 45, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Firman Morientes kicked off to start the match. Tristan Bétourne came out of the goal in the 4th minute to try and stop a shot by En Avant Nikko's Gösta Sellberg. But to his dismay, Gösta Sellberg quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. 11 minutes into the match, En Avant Nikko's goal looked a bit too open when Samuel Izard came free, but Silvestre Derwin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gösta Sellberg in the 12th minute of play forced Royal PSG's goalkeeper Tristan Bétourne to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. En Avant Nikko's Silvestre Derwin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 18th minute of the match, managed to save En Avant Nikko from getting a goal against them. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Samuel Izard in the 20th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Silvestre Derwin saved En Avant Nikko from getting behind. Manuel Souris received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Tristan Bétourne tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Silvestre Derwin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Samuel Izard in the 29th minute of the match. If Samuel Izard had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Robert Kiewra hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. If Gösta Sellberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 35th minute, Gilbert Reix hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Silvestre Derwin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Samuel Izard in the 36th minute of play. If Samuel Izard had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Samuel Izard to make the kick off. En Avant Nikko's Silvestre Derwin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fred Torres in the 51st minute of play. In the 54th minute Firman Morientes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tristan Bétourne saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gilbert Reix in the 55th minute of play forced Royal PSG's goalkeeper Tristan Bétourne to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 58th play minutes Samuel Izard shot 2-1, a short shot which went by Silvestre Derwin and just under the crossbar into goal. Silvestre Derwin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Samuel Izard in the 60th minute of the match. Tristan Bétourne made a fantastic save in the 62nd minute, when Gösta Sellberg sent off a good shot on target. Silvestre Derwin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Samuel Izard, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 70th minute of the match Royal PSG got a corner. En Avant Nikko's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ferhat Özsan ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Royal PSG's corner Amancio Itzaina fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Silvestre Derwin quite easily take care of the ball. Silvestre Derwin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Fred Torres went, in the 80th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. After a defensive mix-up in En Avant Nikko's zone, Samuel Izard stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Silvestre Derwin came out of the goal and Samuel Izard tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 84 minutes into the match, Royal PSG's Samuel Izard sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Silvestre Derwin narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 88th minute, Samuel Izard made a precise shot to the right of Silvestre Derwin. En Avant Nikko's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-1. Royal PSG's Samuel Izard got a good chance for a goal in the 92nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Christophe Dureuil received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Silvestre Derwin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Royal PSG had won after a very even match.