Official Cup

Ricardo Bochini
Spectators: 166 (Terracing: 125, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Valentin Valentine got the match started through his kick off. In the 2nd minute Fatih-Sultan Mehmet shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elias Firmin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fatih-Sultan Mehmet scored 0-1 in the 2nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Elias Firmin, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jo-Wilfried Zaaboub in the 6th minute of play forced Galmock FC's goalkeeper Elias Firmin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Valentin Valentine in the 15th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Beniamin Chuchro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 18 minutes into the match, Galmock FC's Primitivo Ferman sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Beniamin Chuchro narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A throw-in in the 23rd minute of the game was made by Kyösti Puumala with Jens Kolber as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. When Fatih-Sultan Mehmet came up free with the goalie in the 27th minute, the SaarijärvenSomaliSpartans fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Fatih-Sultan Mehmet couldn't finish the play. Galmock FC's Valentin Valentine got a good chance for a goal in the 30th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Chip Douglas hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. Elias Firmin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ali Nieminen, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Elias Firmin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aristides Terciero in the 35th minute of the match. In the 36th minute, Galmock FC's Claudio-Paul Caniggia ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Beniamin Chuchro. Beniamin Chuchro yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-1. 39 minutes into the match, Galmock FC's goal looked a bit too open when Aristides Terciero came free, but Elias Firmin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Elias Firmin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fatih-Sultan Mehmet in the 40th minute of play. Elias Firmin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fatih-Sultan Mehmet in the 42nd minute of play. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

With his leg Elias Firmin managed to avoid a goal in the 51stth minute, when SaarijärvenSomaliSpartans's Jo-Wilfried Zaaboub fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fatih-Sultan Mehmet in the 53rd minute of play forced Galmock FC's goalkeeper Elias Firmin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 58 minutes into the match, Galmock FC's goal looked a bit too open when Aristides Terciero came free, but Elias Firmin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Elias Firmin made a fantastic save in the 62nd minute, when Jo-Wilfried Zaaboub sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to Galmock FC getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Chip Douglas hit a great ball. Beniamin Chuchro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Claudio-Paul Caniggia in the 66th minute of the match. In the 69th minute, Ali Nieminen got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Elias Firmin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jo-Wilfried Zaaboub, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jo-Wilfried Zaaboub's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 74thth minute, Elias Firmin skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Raphael Schramm succeeded in the game's 78th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-2. Elias Firmin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jo-Wilfried Zaaboub, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jo-Wilfried Zaaboub in the 85th minute of play forced Galmock FC's goalkeeper Elias Firmin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 87 minutes into the match, Jens Kolber dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Elias Firmin, 1-3. With a little luck, Galmock FC's Elias Firmin got control of the ball when Nicolae Hoisie tried to sneak it across the goal line. 96 minutes into the match, SaarijärvenSomaliSpartans's goal looked a bit too open when Chip Douglas came free, but Beniamin Chuchro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Galmock FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching SaarijärvenSomaliSpartans's performance. The match ended with a win for SaarijärvenSomaliSpartans.