Official Cup

Emaηski Arena
Spectators: 195 (Terracing: 147, Seating: 45, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Deng Chang Xu kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Guido Pagomari in the 2nd minute of play forced Emaηski F.C Reborη's goalkeeper Jairo Hurko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Glyn Smith made in the 7th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Steve Oliver. Alexander Bird was out of position in the 14 minute of play, and Deng Chang Xu capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Deng Chang Xu really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. 17 minutes into the match, Mayo's goal looked a bit too open when Deng Chang Xu came free, but Alexander Bird reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 19 minutes into the match, Emaηski F.C Reborη's goal looked a bit too open when Steve Oliver came free, but Jairo Hurko reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Emaηski F.C Reborη's Jairo Hurko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Guido Pagomari in the 22nd minute of play. When the match had gone on for 26 minutes, Deng Chang Xu put it in 2-0 from a short distance just to the right of Alexander Bird. Jairo Hurko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Patrick Robins in the 28th minute of the match. The supporters of Emaηski F.C Reborη booed when Mayo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Glyn Smith didn't get a good kick on the ball. Emaηski F.C Reborη's Jairo Hurko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Patrick Robins in the 34th minute of play. Emaηski F.C Reborη's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Thomas Steffens in the 38th minute. After taking down the ball on Emaηski F.C Reborη's corner Thomas Steffens fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Alexander Bird quite easily take care of the ball. 41 minutes into the match, Mayo's goal looked a bit too open when Deng Chang Xu came free, but Alexander Bird reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 45 played minutes Emaηski F.C Reborη got a freekick which was hit by Brendon Cole. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Guido Pagomari stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Urban Ekström fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alexander Bird having to interfere. In the 57th minute, Deng Chang Xu made a precise shot to the right of Alexander Bird. Mayo's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. The audience was convinced that Deng Chang Xu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alexander Bird was relentless in the 65th minute of the game. Johnnie Osbourn's late challenge caught a Emaηski F.C Reborη's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Johnnie Osbourn helped the player get up and apologised. Johnnie Osbourn hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. Emaηski F.C Reborη's Szabolcs Schimmer was substituted for Urban Ekström. Alexander Bird stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Deng Chang Xu's shot from short distance in the 73rd minute. 73 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Emaηski F.C Reborη's Deng Chang Xu fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. Emaηski F.C Reborη made a substitution. Michael Boy replaced Deng Chang Xu. Emaηski F.C Reborη's Jairo Hurko proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 76th minute of the match, managed to save Emaηski F.C Reborη from getting a goal against them. In the 82nd minute Steve Oliver shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jairo Hurko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Michael Boy in the 84th minute of play forced Mayo's goalkeeper Alexander Bird to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Mayo's zone, Szabolcs Schimmer stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alexander Bird came out of the goal and Szabolcs Schimmer tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 92nd minute Michael Boy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alexander Bird saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Emaηski F.C Reborη were awarded a corner in the 93th minute after Mayo's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Thomas Steffens took the corner. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alfredo Miliano during the 94th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 94th match minute, Mayo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alfredo Miliano to maneuver through the defense. Mayo's Alexander Bird played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Štefan Zemľan in the 96th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Emaηski F.C Reborη had won after a very even match.