Official Cup

Omonoia stadium
Spectators: 587 (Terracing: 441, Seating: 135, VIP seats: 11) TRAFFIC FC's Gerardo Claus 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Honorio Vergas in the 6th minute of play forced TRAFFIC FC's goalkeeper Rostislav Kulichev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 7th minute Garth Basham shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Delfino Suarez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Delfino Suarez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Garth Basham in the 10th minute of play. In the 11th match minute, TRAFFIC FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tzoko Kyurpanov to maneuver through the defense. In the 12th minute 邵城沙 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rostislav Kulichev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as 邵城沙 kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Rostislav Kulichev. That made the score 1-0 in the 14 minute of play. In the 17th minute Omar Oruña shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Delfino Suarez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 18 minutes of play, OMONOIA's Matias Araújo made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rostislav Kulichev was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Tzoko Kyurpanov in the 21st minute of play forced OMONOIA's goalkeeper Delfino Suarez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 27 minutes into the match, OMONOIA's goal looked a bit too open when Omar Oruña came free, but Delfino Suarez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Honorio Vergas in the 29th minute of play forced TRAFFIC FC's goalkeeper Rostislav Kulichev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 33 minutes into the match, 邵城沙 notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of TRAFFIC FC's Rostislav Kulichev. Rostislav Kulichev was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Matias Araújo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 37th minute of the match, but Rostislav Kulichev made a huge save. When TRAFFIC FC's Gerardo Claus in the 40th minute got a chance for a shot 40th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye OMONOIA's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gerardo Claus in the 41st minute of play forced OMONOIA's goalkeeper Delfino Suarez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 47th minute Honorio Vergas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rostislav Kulichev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Honorio Vergas stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Rostislav Kulichev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Honorio Vergas in the 50th minute of play. After some careless play in the TRAFFIC FC defense, Matias Araújo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rostislav Kulichev. The TRAFFIC FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rostislav Kulichev should have stopped the shot. Rostislav Kulichev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Matias Araújo, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. In the 56th minute Honorio Vergas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rostislav Kulichev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. OMONOIA's Delfino Suarez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Garth Basham in the 58th minute of play. Rostislav Kulichev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 邵城沙 in the 61st minute of the match. In the 62nd minute, Tzoko Kyurpanov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 63rd minute of the match 曹骋川 sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Rostislav Kulichev skillfully saved the ball. After having played for 65 minutes, Presiyan Tzachev managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. TRAFFIC FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Presiyan Tzachev was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a little luck, OMONOIA's Delfino Suarez got control of the ball when Gerardo Claus tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 71st minute, Garth Basham ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Delfino Suarez was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-1. If Gerardo Claus had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Delfino Suarez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Garth Basham, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. TRAFFIC FC's Rostislav Kulichev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Honorio Vergas in the 79th minute of play. Rostislav Kulichev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 邵城沙, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 82nd minute Matias Araújo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rostislav Kulichev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Napoleon Kiewra's late challenge caught a TRAFFIC FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Napoleon Kiewra helped the player get up and apologised. Napoleon Kiewra kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. Through an outstanding action, after 84 minutes, Delfino Suarez successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Delfino Suarez made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tzoko Kyurpanov in the 86th minute. In the 86th minute of the match, Tzoko Kyurpanov got a very nice opportunity to score, but Delfino Suarez was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by 邵城沙 in the 87th minute of play forced TRAFFIC FC's goalkeeper Rostislav Kulichev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Garth Basham might have been able to make a better finish in the 88th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Delfino Suarez. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Garth Basham ran back to his position shaking his head. The supporters of TRAFFIC FC booed when OMONOIA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. 曹骋川 didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rostislav Kulichev came out of the goal in the 94th minute to try and stop a shot by OMONOIA's 邵城沙. But to his dismay, 邵城沙 quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-1.

For all the effort they put into the match, the TRAFFIC FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for OMONOIA.