Official Cup

Rushden Lakes
Spectators: 184 (Terracing: 139, Seating: 42, VIP seats: 3) Anier Eneko who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 5thth minute tested the skills of Fernado Alves when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 7th minute, Christiano Ronaldo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Pepe Le Petit was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. TibaDons were furious when Kamilo Glik was red carded, 11 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. 10 minutes into the game, one of TibaDons:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. TibaDons:s Pepe Le Petit showed great skill when he stopped August Bratt:s penalty. Pepe Le Petit showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iphiklos Patrianakos, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. The supporters of TibaDons booed when Unione Sportiva was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Iphiklos Patrianakos didn't get a good kick on the ball. 21 minutes into the match, Unione Sportiva's goalkeeper Fernado Alves had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ian Emander. Pepe Le Petit made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kimon Yfantis in the 23rd minute of play. Fernado Alves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Per-Erik Öberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Unione Sportiva's goalie and right to John Donnelly. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Unione Sportiva's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Pepe Le Petit made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kimon Yfantis in the 45th minute of play. Uku Kosk kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. August Bratt took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 48th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Pepe Le Petit. TibaDons's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The TibaDons players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Unione Sportiva were winning 0-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Kimon Yfantis was the one to do the kick off. In the 52ndth minute of the game Kimon Yfantis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but TibaDons's Pepe Le Petit was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Christiano Ronaldo received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Pepe Le Petit came out and tried to block the shot, but Christiano Ronaldo slotted it home off the left post making it 0-2 in the 54th minute. TibaDons's Pepe Le Petit proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 57th minute of the match, managed to save TibaDons from getting a goal against them. 59 minutes into the match, TibaDons's goalkeeper Pepe Le Petit had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by August Bratt. After 60 played minutes TibaDons got a freekick which was hit by Dennis Bellomo. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Eric Clegg in the 62nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Fernado Alves saved Unione Sportiva from getting behind. 65 minutes into the match, TibaDons's goalkeeper Pepe Le Petit had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Christiano Ronaldo. Fernado Alves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ian Emander in the 72nd minute of the match. In the 74th minute Per-Erik Öberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fernado Alves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 77 minutes into the match, TibaDons's goal looked a bit too open when Kimon Yfantis came free, but Pepe Le Petit reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kimon Yfantis in the 80th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pepe Le Petit prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Ian Emander came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the TibaDons 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 Ian Emander couldn't finish the play. 89 minutes into the match, Unione Sportiva's Christiano Ronaldo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Pepe Le Petit narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Pierce Gerrard blasted a shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Fernado Alves having to make a save. Unione Sportiva's Fernado Alves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pierce Gerrard in the 97th minute of play. The TibaDons supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Unione Sportiva's performance. The match ended with a win for Unione Sportiva.