Official Cup

Urbana Garden Park
Spectators: 170 (Terracing: 128, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) Bert Justens started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Teofilo Amato showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 冯永宽, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Danilo Maranhense's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Teofilo Amato firmly grabbed it by the left post. The supporters of Nomads Football Club booed when Illinois Bluewaters was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. 马冰傲 didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 9th minute Holger Dennon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roger Myles saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers 冯永宽 in the 15th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Teofilo Amato saved Nomads Football Club from getting behind. 17 minutes into the match, Illinois Bluewaters's goal looked a bit too open when Bert Justens came free, but Roger Myles reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 21 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Nomads Football Club! The goalkeeper, Teofilo Amato, was totally fooled by Illinois Bluewaters's 冯永宽, who 23 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Şeray Gürgen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 1-1 became the score in the 32nd minute when Claudio Quiroga elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. If Claudio Quiroga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Roger Myles showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Claudio Quiroga in the 43rd minute of the match.

The wind increased when Danilo Maranhense made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute Danilo Maranhense shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Teofilo Amato saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Teofilo Amato took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 冯永宽, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Danilo Maranhense sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Bert Justens had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Danilo Maranhense in the 63rd minute of play forced Nomads Football Club's goalkeeper Teofilo Amato to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Teofilo Amato made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Danilo Maranhense in the 70th minute of play. 71 minutes into the match, Nomads Football Club's goal looked a bit too open when Danilo Maranhense came free, but Teofilo Amato reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 86 minutes into the match, 冯永宽 notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Nomads Football Club's Teofilo Amato. Teofilo Amato was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Illinois Bluewaters's Sal Jarrell was substituted for Şeray Gürgen. Nomads Football Club's Johannes Söderkvist was substituted for Claudio Quiroga. Illinois Bluewaters's 高笑广 was substituted for Ward Mason. If Johannes Söderkvist had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Teofilo Amato showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 冯永宽, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Illinois Bluewaters fans cheered their team off the field, for while Nomads Football Club had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.