Official Cup

MatriX Stadium
Spectators: 184 (Terracing: 139, Seating: 42, VIP seats: 3) Aare Loik took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jardel Head, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ott Kalju got free with Gilles Eekhout in the 13th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rene Luzea in the 14th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gilles Eekhout saved AC Milan from getting behind. After having played for 15 minutes, Rickard Arvidsson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC MatriX's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rickard Arvidsson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. AC Milan's Gilles Eekhout played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daryl Mizzi in the 17th minute of play. In the 18th minute FC MatriX were awarded a corner. Rene Luzea went to the cornerflag to take it. The crowd rose to their feet as Ott Kalju kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Gilles Eekhout. That made the score 1-0 in the 21 minute of play. 24 minutes into the match, AC Milan's goalkeeper Gilles Eekhout had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Aron Kevade. FC MatriX's Aare Loik played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jardel Head in the 25th minute of play. In the 26th minute Jardel Head shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aare Loik saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jardel Head in the 29th minute of play forced FC MatriX's goalkeeper Aare Loik to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aare Loik stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jardel Head's shot from short distance in the 29th minute. When the match had gone on for 29 minutes, Jardel Head put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Aare Loik. 35 minutes into the match, AC Milan's goal looked a bit too open when Ott Kalju came free, but Gilles Eekhout reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. FC MatriX were awarded a corner in the 36th minute after AC Milan's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Rene Luzea took the corner. A collision led to FC MatriX getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Edvin Kaldalu hit a great ball. In the 38th minute Valerios Papagiannakos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aare Loik saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 40 minutes into the game, Jardel Head cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Aare Loik was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 42 played minutes FC MatriX got a freekick which was hit by Ervin Aher. After a rather tough play, FC MatriX's Ervin Aher got a free kick in the 47th minute. In the 48th minute, Ervin Aher hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in FC MatriX's zone, Beniamin Gendolla stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aare Loik came out of the goal and Beniamin Gendolla tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 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 Jardel Head to make the kick off. Gilles Eekhout made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daryl Mizzi in the 57th minute of play. 58 minutes into the match, AC Milan's goal looked a bit too open when Daryl Mizzi came free, but Gilles Eekhout reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 65 minutes into the game, Aron Kevade cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Gilles Eekhout was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. AC Milan's Omiros Pelekoudis was substituted for Demis Papastefanou. AC Milan made a substitution. Didi Corrêa replaced Kostas Giannakidis. AC Milan made a substitution. Tony Hegg replaced Valerios Papagiannakos. An unexpectedly hard shot by Berke Korucu in the 70th minute of play forced FC MatriX's goalkeeper Aare Loik to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jardel Head took the ball and in the 77 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Aare Loik. Aare Loik dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-3. In the 81st minute Rickard Arvidsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gilles Eekhout saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 86 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC MatriX's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Beniamin Gendolla was slow to take the kick. During this time AC Milan's players had a chance to rest. In the 90thth minute of the game Jardel Head who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC MatriX's Aare Loik was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The AC Milan fans' excitement grew in the 94th match minute when AC Milan's Jardel Head looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. AC Milan walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.