Official Cup

Solo Arena
Spectators: 169 (Terracing: 127, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Verner Johnsson took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the match, Kal - El's goalkeeper Iustin Florea had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Wes Nichols. If Verner Johnsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Iustin Florea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Chris Bateman, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. 7 minutes into the match, Kal - El's goal looked a bit too open when Damian Dean came free, but Iustin Florea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ulf-Hendrik Natvig kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Chris Bateman kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Iustin Florea. That made the score 1-0 in the 18 minute of play. Verner Johnsson took the ball and in the 21 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Yoel Quevedo. Yoel Quevedo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joseph Nordlander in the 24th minute of play forced Recolta Alamor's goalkeeper Yoel Quevedo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Iustin Florea made a fantastic save in the 25th minute, when Wes Nichols sent off a good shot on target. Chris Bateman did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 2-1 to the left of a surprised Iustin Florea 25 minutes into the match. Recolta Alamor's Yoel Quevedo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joseph Nordlander in the 31st minute of play. Yoel Quevedo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Joseph Nordlander went, in the 32nd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. After some fancy dribbling in the 35th minute, Wes Nichols managed to get in a good position for a shot. Recolta Alamor's supporters rose to their feet, but Wes Nichols was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Iustin Florea breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 37th minute, Joseph Nordlander ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Yoel Quevedo was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-3. Kal - El's Iustin Florea proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 40th minute of the match, managed to save Kal - El from getting a goal against them. Wes Nichols could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 40th minute of the match, but Iustin Florea made a huge save. After 48 played minutes Kal - El got a freekick which was hit by Shannon Barron. In the 49th minute of the match, Damian Dean tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Iustin Florea saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 2-3.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Chris Bateman to strike the kick off in the second half. Iustin Florea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wes Nichols, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Kal - El's Verner Johnsson got a free kick in the 54th minute. After a rather tough play, Kal - El's Ulf-Hendrik Natvig got a free kick in the 58th minute. An unexpected shot in the 62nd minute by Benjamin Šeško got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 64th match minute, Kal - El was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benjamin Šeško to maneuver through the defense. Matthew Sykes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Yoel Quevedo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Iustin Florea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Romeo Hosu in the 78th minute of the match. Iustin Florea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wes Nichols in the 82nd minute of play. Kal - El's John Tilley got a good chance for a goal in the 83rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wes Nichols in the 90th minute of play forced Kal - El's goalkeeper Iustin Florea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Kal - El's Matthew Sykes slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Yoel Quevedo. That made the score 2-4 after 93 minutes of play. Phil Riggs struck a weak shot in the 97th minute. Iustin Florea didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Recolta Alamor.