Official Cup

Bravostadio
Spectators: 167 (Terracing: 126, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Azam Chew started the match with the kick off. When Manchester United's Bryan Ramachandran in the 6th minute got a chance for a shot 6th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye BraveHearts United's goalie prevented a goal. Ali Artuner made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marius Brun in the 7th minute of play. 9 minutes into the match, BraveHearts United's goal looked a bit too open when Azam Chew came free, but Karl Björk reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Azam Chew took the ball and in the 9 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Karl Björk. Karl Björk dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Ali Artuner took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marius Brun, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 16 minutes into the match, Manchester United's goalkeeper Ali Artuner had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by CJ Townsley. After 19 minutes BraveHearts United's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Daniz Keng who took care of the corner kick. In the 21st minute Bryan Ramachandran shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Karl Björk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. At last the ball reached Alam Lee at the corner, ending with a kick to difficult to stop for the goalkeeper of BraveHearts United. 0-2. The supporters of BraveHearts United booed when Manchester United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alam Lee didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 27 minutes of play, BraveHearts United's CJ Townsley made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ali Artuner was left in no man's land by his defense there! Daniz Keng struck a weak shot in the 33rd minute. Karl Björk didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Manchester United. Karl Björk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Azam Chew, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Azam Chew in the 40th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Karl Björk saved BraveHearts United from getting behind. When Marius Brun came up free with the goalie in the 41st minute, the BraveHearts United fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Marius Brun couldn't finish the play. Karl Björk showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Azam Chew in the 46th minute of the match. The BraveHearts United players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Manchester United were winning 1-4.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when CJ Townsley stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Karl Björk showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Azam Chew in the 51st minute of the match. When Manchester United's Bryan Ramachandran in the 55th minute got a chance for a shot 55th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye BraveHearts United's goalie prevented a goal. 58 minutes into the match, Bryan Ramachandran had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Karl Björk. BraveHearts United's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bryan Ramachandran was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-6. In the 63rd minute the ball was on its way in behind BraveHearts United's goalkeeper Karl Björk, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Azam Chew had several of the BraveHearts United's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 65 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-7 score and a disappointed Karl Björk as he didn't even see the shot coming. Ali Artuner made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Victoriano Lixandro in the 72nd minute of play. Ali Artuner made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Victoriano Lixandro in the 73rd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Manchester United's Bryan Ramachandran got a free kick in the 74th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marius Brun in the 75th minute of play forced Manchester United's goalkeeper Ali Artuner to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With his leg Karl Björk managed to avoid a goal in the 76thth minute, when Manchester United's Azam Chew fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. When the match had gone on for 76 minutes, Azam Chew put it in 1-8 from a short distance just to the right of Karl Björk. When Manchester United's Azam Chew in the 83rd minute got a chance for a shot 83rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye BraveHearts United's goalie prevented a goal. In the 84th minute of the match Manchester United got a corner. BraveHearts United's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Daniz Keng ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner first didn't look so dangerous but when Danish Ning got the ball he succeeded in some way to get through the defenders to deliver a very hard score. Result 1-9. 85 minutes into the match. In the 88th minute Victoriano Lixandro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ali Artuner saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Marius Brun had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. CJ Townsley blasted a shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ali Artuner having to make a save. The Manchester United supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Manchester United would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.