Official Cup

The Or-Chard
Spectators: 178 (Terracing: 134, Seating: 41, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Simon Gahnsby kicked off to start the match. After some careless play in the Chard United defense, Simon Gahnsby kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Santos Santio. The Chard United fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Santos Santio should have stopped the shot. 7 minutes into the game, Simon Gahnsby cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Santos Santio was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Santos Santio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Simon Gahnsby, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 12th minute Simon Gahnsby shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Santos Santio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Valeriu Hoisie made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lee Cuevas in the 13th minute of play. If Ronny Jansson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Simon Gahnsby scored 0-3 in the 17th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Santos Santio, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Simon Gahnsby in the 20th minute of play forced Chard United's goalkeeper Santos Santio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lee Cuevas received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Valeriu Hoisie came out and tried to block the shot, but Lee Cuevas slotted it home off the left post making it 1-3 in the 23rd minute. Chard United's Santos Santio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Simon Gahnsby in the 26th minute of play. FC Bodil United's Valeriu Hoisie proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 28th minute of the match, managed to save FC Bodil United from getting a goal against them. After 32 minutes, Lukasz Jazwiec mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Chard United and the FC Bodil United players grew even worse after the yellow card. Lukasz Jazwiec hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. Santos Santio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Simon Gahnsby, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. After some careless play in the Chard United defense, Simon Gahnsby kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Santos Santio. The Chard United fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Santos Santio should have stopped the shot. Simon Gahnsby's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Santos Santio read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 39th minute of play. Simon Gahnsby recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 43rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 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.

Chard United's Norbert Swift was substituted for Luis House. The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Lee Cuevas stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute Virgilio Kennedy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Valeriu Hoisie saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Simon Gahnsby got free with Santos Santio in the 55th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Simon Gahnsby got free with Santos Santio in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. FC Bodil United's Fortunato Froněk was substituted for Simon Gahnsby. FC Bodil United were awarded a corner in the 60th minute after Chard United's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Fredrik Kvarnström took the corner. In the last second Santos Santio throw himself and got hold of the ball when Wu Hao Xu in the 63rdth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. A collision led to Chard United getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Virgilio Kennedy hit a great ball. When the match clock showed 65 minutes, the score became 1-5 when Wu Hao Xu sped through Chard United's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Santos Santio. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fredrik Kvarnström in the 68th minute of play forced Chard United's goalkeeper Santos Santio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Chard United's Santos Santio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wu Hao Xu in the 73rd minute of play. In the 75th match minute, Chard United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Norbert Swift to maneuver through the defense. 78 minutes into the match, FC Bodil United's Wu Hao Xu sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Santos Santio narrowly saved just below the crossbar. At last the ball reached Wu Hao Xu at the corner, ending with a kick to difficult to stop for the goalkeeper of Chard United. 1-6. 83 minutes into the match, Chard United's goal looked a bit too open when Wu Hao Xu came free, but Santos Santio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 83 minutes into the match, Wu Hao Xu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Santos Santio. Chard United's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Wu Hao Xu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-7. Virgilio Kennedy hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. Santos Santio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Ennegren in the 87th minute of the match. Santos Santio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wu Hao Xu, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Santos Santio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wu Hao Xu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When FC Bodil United's Wu Hao Xu in the 92nd minute got a chance for a shot 92nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Chard United's goalie prevented a goal. 93 minutes into the match, FC Bodil United's Fredrik Kvarnström sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Santos Santio narrowly saved just below the crossbar. FC Bodil United played a much better game than Chard United and deserved their victory. The Chard United players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.