Official Cup

Estadio Rapido
Spectators: 206 (Terracing: 155, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Patricio Veguri started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Rapid Punta Cana's Patricio Veguri sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Glenn Fyfe narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Rapid Punta Cana were awarded a corner in the 4th minute after A4p FC Gad's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Domingo Lozano took the corner. The corner led Rapid Punta Cana's Domingo Lozano to fire away a dangerous shot which Glenn Fyfe despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 9thth minute of the game Patricio Veguri who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but A4p FC Gad's Glenn Fyfe was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match clock showed 9 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Patricio Veguri sped through A4p FC Gad's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Glenn Fyfe. In the 13th minute, James Batistuta left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The A4p FC Gad fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling James Batistuta in the 16th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Kurt Rosen prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When A4p FC Gad's James Batistuta in the 19th minute got a chance for a shot 19th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Rapid Punta Cana's goalie prevented a goal. Kurt Rosen came out of the goal in the 20th minute to try and stop a shot by A4p FC Gad's King Scorpio. But to his dismay, King Scorpio quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. Kurt Rosen came out of the goal in the 26th minute to try and stop a shot by A4p FC Gad's Daniel Löfgren. But to his dismay, Daniel Löfgren quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3. 30 minutes into the match, Rapid Punta Cana's goal looked a bit too open when James Batistuta came free, but Kurt Rosen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 33rd minute, James Batistuta made a precise shot to the right of Kurt Rosen. Rapid Punta Cana's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-4. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Löfgren in the 37th minute of play forced Rapid Punta Cana's goalkeeper Kurt Rosen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rapid Punta Cana's Kurt Rosen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by King Scorpio in the 39th minute of play. In the 40th minute James Batistuta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kurt Rosen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Glenn Fyfe made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nwakamma Anthony in the 44th minute. In the 47th minute, Patricio Veguri hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when James Batistuta stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Kurt Rosen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Löfgren in the 51st minute of play. Kurt Rosen didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when A4p FC Gad's James Batistuta shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-5 in the ordered_time% minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Domingo Lozano during the 53rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 54th minute, Domingo Lozano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kurt Rosen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from James Batistuta in the 57th minute of play. In the 61st minute, A4p FC Gad's James Batistuta ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Kurt Rosen. Kurt Rosen yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-6. A4p FC Gad's Iulian Berceanu was substituted for Amador Martxel. Flavius Cândroveanu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 70th minute of the match, but Kurt Rosen made a huge save. James Batistuta scored 1-7 in the 72nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Kurt Rosen, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Kurt Rosen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gică Busuioc, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. Gică Busuioc scored 1-8 in the 77th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Kurt Rosen, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 80 minutes into the match, Flavius Cândroveanu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kurt Rosen. Rapid Punta Cana's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Flavius Cândroveanu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-9. 85 minutes into the match, Rapid Punta Cana's goal looked a bit too open when Flavius Cândroveanu came free, but Kurt Rosen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gică Busuioc sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rapid Punta Cana's Kurt Rosen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gică Busuioc in the 91st minute of play. After a rather tough play, Rapid Punta Cana's Paul Westerberg got a free kick in the 93rd minute. A collision led to A4p FC Gad getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. King Scorpio hit a great ball. When the match was over A4p FC Gad could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Rapid Punta Cana throughout the match.