Official Cup

南通会展中心体育场
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Stratton FC's Alessandro Sacchi started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 7th minute, Tadeusz Psotka 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. In the 12th minute, Tadeusz Psotka reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Lawrance See. The goal made the score 1-0. 15 minutes into the match, 【№1】Galactic Empire's Tadeusz Psotka sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Lawrance See narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Ivan Warhurst had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bradshaw Waller charged in rather forcefully in the 20th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bradshaw Waller the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 20th minute, Bradshaw Waller hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Damian Paraszczuk got free with Lawrance See in the 21st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Lawrance See took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tadeusz Psotka, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 25 minutes into the match, Stratton FC's goalkeeper Lawrance See had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Damian Paraszczuk. In the 26th minute, 【№1】Galactic Empire's Damian Paraszczuk dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-0. In the 33rd match minute, 【№1】Galactic Empire was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alessandro Formica to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tadeusz Psotka in the 36th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Lawrance See prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Lawrance See took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tadeusz Psotka, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Stratton FC's Lawrance See proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 44th minute of the match, managed to save Stratton FC from getting a goal against them. In the 46th match minute, Stratton FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristinel Paraschivescu to maneuver through the defense. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Damian Paraszczuk made the kick off in the second half. Ivan Warhurst fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 鲁明博 having to interfere. After some careless play in the Stratton FC defense, Alessandro Formica kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Lawrance See. The Stratton FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Lawrance See should have stopped the shot. 58 minutes into the match, Ivan Warhurst had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of 鲁明博. 【№1】Galactic Empire's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ivan Warhurst was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-1. If Alessandro Formica had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nentres Travers kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. Stratton FC's Martyon Gronow was substituted for Matthew Grieve. After a rather tough play, Stratton FC's Nentres Travers got a free kick in the 66th minute. Lawrance See showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tadeusz Psotka in the 68th minute of the match. Lawrance See took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tadeusz Psotka, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When 【№1】Galactic Empire's Damian Paraszczuk in the 74th minute got a chance for a shot 74th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Stratton FC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 76thth minute of the game Damian Paraszczuk who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Stratton FC's Lawrance See was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a defensive mix-up in 【№1】Galactic Empire's zone, Ivan Warhurst stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 鲁明博 came out of the goal and Ivan Warhurst tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Stratton FC made a substitution. Matt Sanderson replaced Brynn Andrews. In the 82nd minute, Tadeusz Psotka left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The 【№1】Galactic Empire fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-1. In the 86th minute, Stratton FC's Alberto Sinden seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Alberto Sinden the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Stratton FC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Alberto Sinden had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 89th minute, Damian Paraszczuk left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The 【№1】Galactic Empire fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 7-1. Lawrance See showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Damian Paraszczuk, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. When the referee ended the match the 【№1】Galactic Empire players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.