Official Cup

Kukovske pole
Spectators: 206 (Terracing: 155, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) Valencia CF Mindszent's Gábor Joó started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After a defensive mix-up in Valencia CF Mindszent's zone, Blas Soter stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rene Higuita came out of the goal and Blas Soter tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Róbert Behúň made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gábor Joó in the 6th minute of play. With a little luck, Valencia CF Mindszent's Rene Higuita got control of the ball when Olaf Varela tried to sneak it across the goal line. 16 minutes into the match, Gábor Joó had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Róbert Behúň. FC Kukova's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gábor Joó was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Gregório Pimentel received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Rene Higuita came out and tried to block the shot, but Gregório Pimentel slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 19th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jozef Šagáth got free with Rene Higuita in the 21st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 27th minute Silvestre Pacorro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Róbert Behúň saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 29th minute Jozef Šagáth shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rene Higuita saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Roberto Carlo hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Valencia CF Mindszent's zone, Blas Soter stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rene Higuita came out of the goal and Blas Soter tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Gábor Joó had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gábor Joó in the 40th minute of play forced FC Kukova's goalkeeper Róbert Behúň to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gábor Joó fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Róbert Behúň having to interfere. A collision led to Valencia CF Mindszent getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Christos Xenidis hit a great ball. Rene Higuita took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gong Yang, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Blas Soter to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute Gábor Joó shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Róbert Behúň saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, FC Kukova's Róbert Behúň got control of the ball when Gábor Joó tried to sneak it across the goal line. After some careless play in the Valencia CF Mindszent defense, Stano Dubček kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rene Higuita. The Valencia CF Mindszent fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rene Higuita should have stopped the shot. If Gong Yang had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Valencia CF Mindszent's Adolfo Larrauri was substituted for Marcell Kiss. Róbert Behúň made a fantastic save in the 63rd minute, when Bob Sinclair sent off a good shot on target. After 67 minutes, Antônio Carlos Vaz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Kukova and the Valencia CF Mindszent players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 67th minute, Antônio Carlos Vaz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 71 minutes in the game, Gong Yang dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. Valencia CF Mindszent's Bob Sinclair got a good chance for a goal in the 73rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Rene Higuita showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jozef Šagáth in the 76th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Bob Sinclair's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Róbert Behúň was relentless in the 79th minute of the game. 81 minutes into the match, Valencia CF Mindszent's goal looked a bit too open when Blas Soter came free, but Rene Higuita reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gong Yang struck a weak shot in the 82nd minute. Rene Higuita didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Kukova. In the 87th minute of the game Xosepin Jaramillo made a throw-in which Olaf Varela played forward. 90 minutes into the match, Bob Sinclair dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Róbert Behúň, 3-2. Saltuk Peykan's late challenge caught a FC Kukova's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Saltuk Peykan helped the player get up and apologised. After 93 played minutes Valencia CF Mindszent got a freekick which was hit by Saltuk Peykan. Rene Higuita showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Blas Soter, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. Rene Higuita showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gong Yang in the 95th minute of the match. FC Kukova were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Valencia CF Mindszent for a fine match.