Official Cup

Warsong Gulch
Spectators: 172 (Terracing: 130, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Joel Teo kicked off to start the match. Azam Tan's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Kendrick Varela read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 3rd minute of play. After a rather tough play, FriBeRtz Football Club's Reggie Rowe got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Kendrick Varela made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gabriel Mathews in the 4th minute. After a rather tough play, Nagrand's Azam Tan got a free kick in the 9th minute. Reggie Rowe charged in rather forcefully in the 10th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Reggie Rowe the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Reggie Rowe hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. Kendrick Varela showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gabriel Mathews, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Séverin Dent received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Didi Gonçalves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kendrick Varela took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Azam Tan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 18 minutes into the match, Joel Teo notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of FriBeRtz Football Club's Kendrick Varela. Kendrick Varela was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Azam Tan's late challenge caught a FriBeRtz Football Club's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Azam Tan helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Nagrand getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Azam Tan hit a great ball. Didi Gonçalves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ralph Goddu in the 24th minute of the match. In the 24th minute, Ralph Goddu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Didi Gonçalves was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. If Joel Teo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ralph Goddu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Didi Gonçalves having to interfere. In the 33rd minute, Nagrand's Joel Teo ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Kendrick Varela. Kendrick Varela yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-1. Joel Teo scored 3-1 in the 36th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Kendrick Varela, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Kendrick Varela showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gabriel Mathews in the 39th minute of the match. 40 minutes into the match, FriBeRtz Football Club's goalkeeper Kendrick Varela had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Joel Teo. Kendrick Varela showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Didi Kool, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. With a little luck, FriBeRtz Football Club's Kendrick Varela got control of the ball when Joel Teo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Thanks to some nice moves Joel Teo could shoot a difficult shot in the 45th minute, which Kendrick Varela however easily saved by the left post. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-1 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ralph Goddu was the one to do the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Séverin Dent got free with Didi Gonçalves in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 55 minutes into the match, Gabriel Mathews had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kendrick Varela. FriBeRtz Football Club's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gabriel Mathews was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-1. If Gabriel Mathews had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 64 minutes had been played when some careless play by FriBeRtz Football Club's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Joel Teo was slow to take the kick. During this time Nagrand's players had a chance to rest. After a rather tough play, Nagrand's Gabriel Mathews got a free kick in the 64th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Azam Tan in the 67th minute of play forced FriBeRtz Football Club's goalkeeper Kendrick Varela to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 69th minute, Joel Teo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Nagrand's supporters rose to their feet, but Joel Teo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kendrick Varela breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 70 minutes into the game, Nagrand's Gabriel Mathews nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Kendrick Varela made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 6-1. After a defensive mix-up in FriBeRtz Football Club's zone, Gabriel Mathews stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kendrick Varela came out of the goal and Gabriel Mathews tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 74th minute Azam Tan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kendrick Varela saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Teo in the 77th minute of play forced FriBeRtz Football Club's goalkeeper Kendrick Varela to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 78 minutes into the match, Joel Teo notched a goal, 7-1, to the right of FriBeRtz Football Club's Kendrick Varela. Kendrick Varela was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gabriel Mathews in the 86th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Kendrick Varela saved FriBeRtz Football Club from getting behind. Kendrick Varela didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gabriel Mathews went, in the 90th minute, to the upper right corner, 9-1 was the resulting score. Joel Teo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Kendrick Varela having to make a save. If Gabriel Mathews had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.