Official Cup

Rushden Lakes
Spectators: 166 (Terracing: 125, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Uriel Isias got the match started through his kick off. Uriel Isias's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Pepe Le Petit read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 3rd minute of play. 6 minutes in the game Frazer Ashworth did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Ian Emander. If Pierce Gerrard had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 11 minutes TibaDons's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Nicanor Porfirio who took care of the corner kick. The corner led Juniors FC's Nicanor Porfirio to fire away a dangerous shot which Pepe Le Petit despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. The audience was convinced that Uriel Isias's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pepe Le Petit was relentless in the 13th minute of the game. 19 minutes into the match, Juniors FC's goal looked a bit too open when Per-Erik Öberg came free, but Lázaro Colon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 20th minute, TibaDons's Anier Eneko ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Lázaro Colon. Lázaro Colon yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Pepe Le Petit showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Uriel Isias, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. In the 24th minute, Ezequiel Barco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Through an outstanding action, after 28 minutes, Lázaro Colon successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Uriel Isias in the 35th minute of play forced TibaDons's goalkeeper Pepe Le Petit to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. TibaDons's Pepe Le Petit played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Uriel Isias in the 36th minute of play. The corner went over the outstretched arms of TibaDons's goalie and right to Wlodzimierz Lepper. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. TibaDons's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Anier Eneko stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Juniors FC booed when TibaDons was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Uku Kosk didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nicanor Porfirio recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 52nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 56th minute the ball was on its way in behind TibaDons's goalkeeper Pepe Le Petit, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The corner led Juniors FC's Nicanor Porfirio to fire away a dangerous shot which Pepe Le Petit despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Lázaro Colon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from John Donnelly, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Juniors FC's Lázaro Colon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ian Emander in the 65th minute of play. Uriel Isias's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Pepe Le Petit read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 66th minute of play. Juniors FC made a substitution. Severino Garikoitz replaced Nicanor Porfirio. Juniors FC's Enrique Frasco was substituted for Uriel Isias. Ian Emander made in the 69th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Eric Clegg immediately put the ball in play. Lázaro Colon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anier Eneko, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Enrique Frasco's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Pepe Le Petit read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 73rd minute of play. 75 minutes into the match, TibaDons's goal looked a bit too open when Enrique Frasco came free, but Pepe Le Petit reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pepe Le Petit had great luck who in the 75thth minute grab hold of the ball when Enrique Frasco from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Lázaro Colon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anier Eneko, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Lázaro Colon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anier Eneko in the 79th minute of the match. Juniors FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Wlodzimierz Lepper in the 84th minute. After taking down the ball on Juniors FC's corner Wlodzimierz Lepper fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Pepe Le Petit quite easily take care of the ball. 88 minutes into the match, Juniors FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ian Emander came free, but Lázaro Colon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 91st minute Pierce Gerrard shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lázaro Colon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Juniors FC's Enrique Frasco slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Pepe Le Petit. That made the score 1-1 after 93 minutes of play. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.