Official Cup

WeldingDirect Park
Spectators: 169 (Terracing: 127, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Justin Collingwood kicked off to start the match. In the 2nd match minute, Garlic Eaters was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jim Tonkin to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 3 minutes, Arthur Laguna managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. America Futebol Clube SP's supporters crossed their fingers, but Arthur Laguna was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The throw-in from Pavol Stano in the 10th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by America Futebol Clube SP's Tadeu Xavier. Stefan Rasiak made a fantastic save in the 13th minute, when Justin Collingwood sent off a good shot on target. Nikolay Bonkov didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jeronimo Rico went, in the 14th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Stefan Rasiak made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fitz Lambley in the 17th minute. If Jeronimo Rico had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Stefan Rasiak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jasper Attwood, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jeronimo Rico took the ball and in the 23 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nikolay Bonkov. Nikolay Bonkov dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. Jeronimo Rico took the ball and in the 26 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nikolay Bonkov. Nikolay Bonkov dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. Stefan Rasiak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Justin Collingwood in the 29th minute of the match. Jeronimo Rico scored 1-4 in the 33rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nikolay Bonkov, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Arthur Laguna during the 39th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, America Futebol Clube SP's Arthur Laguna got a free kick in the 39th minute. In the 40th minute the ball was on its way in behind America Futebol Clube SP's goalkeeper Stefan Rasiak, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 42 minutes of play, America Futebol Clube SP's Jeronimo Rico made it 1-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nikolay Bonkov was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, America Futebol Clube SP's Tadeu Xavier got a free kick in the 46th minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-5.

Stefan Rasiak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Justin Collingwood, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Garlic Eaters's Nikolay Bonkov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 57th minute of the match, managed to save Garlic Eaters from getting a goal against them. If Jeronimo Rico had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With a little luck, Garlic Eaters's Nikolay Bonkov got control of the ball when Jeronimo Rico tried to sneak it across the goal line. America Futebol Clube SP's attentive Serginho Chulapa managed to snatch the ball when Jim Tonkin made a throw-in in the 62nd minute of the game. Nikolay Bonkov made a fantastic save in the 63rd minute, when Iago Bala sent off a good shot on target. Stefan Rasiak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tommy Hanley, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. In the 67th minute Iago Bala shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nikolay Bonkov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. America Futebol Clube SP's Stefan Rasiak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tommy Hanley in the 69th minute of play. In the 71st minute, Iago Bala ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nikolay Bonkov was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-6. America Futebol Clube SP's Jorginho Quirino was substituted for Tadeu Xavier. 75 minutes into the match, Garlic Eaters's goalkeeper Nikolay Bonkov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Iago Bala. Thanks to some nice moves Iago Bala could shoot a difficult shot in the 77th minute, which Nikolay Bonkov however easily saved by the left post. Iago Bala might have been able to make a better finish in the 83rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Nikolay Bonkov. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Iago Bala ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience thought a goal was coming when Iago Bala got free with Nikolay Bonkov in the 83rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Garlic Eaters's Nikolay Bonkov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Iago Bala in the 86th minute of play. A collision led to Garlic Eaters getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Jim Tonkin hit a great ball. In the 93rd play minute Iago Bala came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Nikolay Bonkov. 1-7.