Official Cup

Bellerive
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Nichol Clark got the match started through his kick off. Glasston's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Tom Rheistein in the 10th minute. 11 minutes into the match, BES MUDI BANDITS's goal looked a bit too open when Eddy Watts came free, but Einar Heiberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rafael van der Vaart in the 13th minute of play forced BES MUDI BANDITS's goalkeeper Einar Heiberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Todd Crampton hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. In the 15th minute Tom Rheistein shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Einar Heiberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Glasston's Rafael van der Vaart in the 17th minute got a chance for a shot 17th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye BES MUDI BANDITS's goalie prevented a goal. 18 minutes had been played when some careless play by BES MUDI BANDITS's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Tom Rheistein was slow to take the kick. During this time Glasston's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in György Németh almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but BES MUDI BANDITS's Einar Heiberg did a great save. When Glasston's Rafael van der Vaart in the 21st minute got a chance for a shot 21st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye BES MUDI BANDITS's goalie prevented a goal. Einar Heiberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from György Németh in the 23rd minute of the match. If György Németh had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 28 minutes into the match, BES MUDI BANDITS's goal looked a bit too open when György Németh came free, but Einar Heiberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Einar Heiberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Billy de Jager in the 29th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling György Németh in the 33rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Einar Heiberg prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Barth Alchin hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. Einar Heiberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rafael van der Vaart, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 38 minutes of play, Glasston's György Németh made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Einar Heiberg was left in no man's land by his defense there! Carlos Allan hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. Einar Heiberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mete Golob, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 46 minutes into the match, BES MUDI BANDITS's goal looked a bit too open when Rafael van der Vaart came free, but Einar Heiberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Rafael van der Vaart stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. BES MUDI BANDITS's Einar Heiberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rafael van der Vaart in the 51st minute of play. In the 54th minute of the match Glasston got a corner. BES MUDI BANDITS's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Tom Rheistein ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Glasston's Tom Rheistein to fire away a dangerous shot which Einar Heiberg despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eddy Watts in the 56th minute of play forced BES MUDI BANDITS's goalkeeper Einar Heiberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Todd Crampton charged in rather forcefully in the 58th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Todd Crampton the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Einar Heiberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rafael van der Vaart in the 59th minute of play. With a little luck, BES MUDI BANDITS's Einar Heiberg got control of the ball when Rafael van der Vaart tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 65th minute Rafael van der Vaart shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Einar Heiberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 67th minute Glasston were awarded a corner. Tom Rheistein went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Tom Rheistein got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Einar Heiberg quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 71st minute, Mete Golob made a precise shot to the right of Einar Heiberg. BES MUDI BANDITS's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Billy de Jager could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 76th minute of the match, but Einar Heiberg made a huge save. 78 minutes into the match, BES MUDI BANDITS's goal looked a bit too open when Mete Golob came free, but Einar Heiberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nichol Clark in the 81st minute of play forced Glasston's goalkeeper Carlton Convine to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bryan Fitton charged in rather forcefully in the 90th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bryan Fitton the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Einar Heiberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rafael van der Vaart, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 95 minutes into the match, Rafael van der Vaart had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Einar Heiberg. BES MUDI BANDITS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rafael van der Vaart was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. Glasston played a much better game than BES MUDI BANDITS and deserved their victory. The BES MUDI BANDITS players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.