Official Cup

Estádio Águia Branca
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Betinho Ferreira started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. If Önder Aksakal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Betinho de Azevedo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Betinho Ferreira in the 6th minute of the match. In the 8th minute Guarei FC were awarded a corner. Constantino Lizer went to the cornerflag to take it. 9 minutes into the match, Guarei FC's goal looked a bit too open when Anakoz Amer came free, but Armando Ruano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Önder Aksakal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Armando Ruano having to interfere. 16 minutes into the match, Birmingham Railers FC's goal looked a bit too open when Kacper Burdalski came free, but Betinho de Azevedo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Armando Ruano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wen Yin Zhen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 19 minutes had been played when some careless play by Guarei FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Önder Aksakal was slow to take the kick. During this time Birmingham Railers FC's players had a chance to rest. The corner led Birmingham Railers FC's Önder Aksakal to fire away a dangerous shot which Armando Ruano despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Betinho de Azevedo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Betinho Ferreira, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Armando Ruano didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Birmingham Railers FC's Önder Aksakal shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-1 in the ordered_time% minute. In the 26thth minute of the game Önder Aksakal who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Guarei FC's Armando Ruano was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Birmingham Railers FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Önder Aksakal in the 27th minute. The corner led Birmingham Railers FC's Anakoz Amer to fire away a dangerous shot which Armando Ruano despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. With a little luck, Birmingham Railers FC's Betinho de Azevedo got control of the ball when Luiz Eduardo Nunes tried to sneak it across the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Önder Aksakal in the 40th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Armando Ruano prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Önder Aksakal in the 40th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Armando Ruano saved Guarei FC from getting behind. 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 Önder Aksakal stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Birmingham Railers FC's zone, Luiz Eduardo Nunes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Betinho de Azevedo came out of the goal and Luiz Eduardo Nunes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Olaf Kingisepp kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. In the 64th minute, Önder Aksakal reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Armando Ruano. The goal made the score 0-3. After having played for 67 minutes, Önder Aksakal managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Birmingham Railers FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Önder Aksakal was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Guarei FC's Alessandro Quadros was substituted for Luiz Eduardo Nunes. Birmingham Railers FC's Ugo Fantozzi was substituted for João Vítor Trevisan. Guarei FC's Edvaldo Barbosa was substituted for Luís Fernando Antunes. When Birmingham Railers FC's Anakoz Amer in the 72nd minute got a chance for a shot 72nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Guarei FC's goalie prevented a goal. Guarei FC's Armando Ruano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arthur de Castro in the 75th minute of play. Armando Ruano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arthur de Castro, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. With an all-out effort, Birmingham Railers FC's Armando Ruano threw himself towards the right post 76 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Önder Aksakal, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Betinho de Azevedo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kacper Burdalski, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. The corner ended in Constantino Lizer almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Birmingham Railers FC's Betinho de Azevedo did a great save. With an all-out effort, Birmingham Railers FC's Armando Ruano threw himself towards the right post 88 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Önder Aksakal, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 88th minute of the match, Önder Aksakal tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Armando Ruano saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Armando Ruano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wen Yin Zhen, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. Kacper Burdalski hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Birmingham Railers FC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.