Official Cup

San Siro
Spectators: 148 (Terracing: 112, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) The supporters of New York Red Bulls booed when I Rossoneri was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jan Grep didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to I Rossoneri getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Agne Palmquist hit a great ball. In the 8thth minute of the game Marian Balint who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but I Rossoneri's Richard Haraldsson was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Richard Haraldsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from George Schiau, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of New York Red Bulls booed when I Rossoneri was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sture Holm didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 16th minute, Marian Balint made a precise shot to the right of Richard Haraldsson. I Rossoneri's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Almir Diamanti charged in rather forcefully in the 18th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Almir Diamanti the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Sture Holm hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. 22 minutes into the match, Berkan Temel had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Richard Haraldsson. I Rossoneri's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Berkan Temel was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Cazimir Giosu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 32 minutes into the match, I Rossoneri's goal looked a bit too open when Berkan Temel came free, but Richard Haraldsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Berkan Temel's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Richard Haraldsson was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. Eduardo Pereyra made an important save on a dangerous shot by Almir Diamanti in the 42nd minute. A collision led to New York Red Bulls getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Berkan Temel hit a great ball. New York Red Bulls's defense didn't have a chance, in the 45th minute, when Jonas Koch scored to the left of an out of position Eduardo Pereyra, making the score, 1-2. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Berkan Temel to make the kick off. 50 minutes into the game, Berkan Temel cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Richard Haraldsson was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The supporters of New York Red Bulls booed when I Rossoneri was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sture Holm didn't get a good kick on the ball. 55 minutes into the match, Berkan Temel notched a goal, 1-4, to the right of I Rossoneri's Richard Haraldsson. Richard Haraldsson was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 64 minutes into the match, New York Red Bulls's goal looked a bit too open when Leonard Arvidsson came free, but Eduardo Pereyra reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Richard Haraldsson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Berkan Temel in the 68th minute. The audience was convinced that Marian Balint's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Richard Haraldsson was relentless in the 70th minute of the game. In the 71st minute George Schiau shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Richard Haraldsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 75 minutes into the match, George Schiau notched a goal, 1-5, to the right of I Rossoneri's Richard Haraldsson. Richard Haraldsson was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Richard Haraldsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Berkan Temel, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. After having played for 83 minutes, Leonard Arvidsson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. I Rossoneri's supporters crossed their fingers, but Leonard Arvidsson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. I Rossoneri's Richard Haraldsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Berkan Temel in the 91st minute of play. After a rather tough play, New York Red Bulls's Marian Balint got a free kick in the 92nd minute. Eduardo Pereyra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leonard Arvidsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. Richard Haraldsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Berkan Temel in the 96th minute of play. When the final whistle sounded New York Red Bulls left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than I Rossoneri.