Official Cup

Forge Field
Spectators: 156 (Terracing: 117, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Diego Forlan started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Eurico Gonçalves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Serge Schophuis, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Remond Struik took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luiz Paulo Arce, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Birmingham Railers FC's Eurico Gonçalves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Serge Schophuis in the 8th minute of play. 9 minutes into the match, Birmingham Railers FC's goal looked a bit too open when Elmar Grijp came free, but Eurico Gonçalves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Remond Struik made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dedé Bastos in the 11th minute of play. After 12 played minutes Birmingham Railers FC got a freekick which was hit by Diego Forlan. Fausto Guimarães's late challenge caught a Beetje Moe Re-United's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fausto Guimarães helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Birmingham Railers FC getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Fausto Guimarães hit a great ball. In the 17th minute Ab Eefting shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eurico Gonçalves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 22 minutes into the match, Birmingham Railers FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ab Eefting came free, but Eurico Gonçalves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eurico Gonçalves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Serge Schophuis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Birmingham Railers FC's Eurico Gonçalves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ab Eefting in the 29th minute of play. 34 minutes into the game, Beetje Moe Re-United's Serge Schophuis nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Eurico Gonçalves made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kristian Ijkwezen during the 38th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Beetje Moe Re-United's Kristian Ijkwezen got a free kick in the 38th minute. In the 41st minute, Serge Schophuis left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Beetje Moe Re-United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Eurico Gonçalves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ab Eefting, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eurico Gonçalves didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Elmar Grijp went, in the 48th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

The wind increased when Ab Eefting made the kick off in the second half. Eurico Gonçalves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Serge Schophuis in the 54th minute of the match. In the 55th match minute, Beetje Moe Re-United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alex Overmars to maneuver through the defense. Eurico Gonçalves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elmar Grijp in the 59th minute of the match. After 64 played minutes Birmingham Railers FC got a freekick which was hit by Fausto Guimarães. An unexpectedly hard shot by Serge Schophuis in the 65th minute of play forced Birmingham Railers FC's goalkeeper Eurico Gonçalves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Birmingham Railers FC's Franklin Cardozo got a free kick in the 65th minute. Eurico Gonçalves made a fantastic save in the 67th minute, when Ab Eefting sent off a good shot on target. Remond Struik took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dedé Bastos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 72 minutes into the match, Birmingham Railers FC's goalkeeper Eurico Gonçalves had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ab Eefting. A collision led to Birmingham Railers FC getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Pablo Maia hit a great ball. Serge Schophuis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 76th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 80 minutes into the match, Birmingham Railers FC's goal looked a bit too open when Elmar Grijp came free, but Eurico Gonçalves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 81st minute, Franklin Cardozo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Serge Schophuis in the 83rd minute of play forced Birmingham Railers FC's goalkeeper Eurico Gonçalves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eurico Gonçalves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabian Kregel in the 85th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Birmingham Railers FC's Dedé Bastos got a free kick in the 85th minute. Serge Schophuis received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Eurico Gonçalves came out and tried to block the shot, but Serge Schophuis slotted it home off the left post making it 0-5 in the 88th minute. Eurico Gonçalves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elmar Grijp in the 91st minute of the match. A collision led to Birmingham Railers FC getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Franklin Cardozo hit a great ball.