Official Cup

Meadow Lane
Spectators: 163 (Terracing: 123, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Fernando Grealish started the match with the kick off. Chris Leatherdale hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Real Ale Madrid's Seb Thackray got a free kick in the 4th minute. A collision led to Real Ale Madrid getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Chris Leatherdale hit a great ball. After some careless play in the Real Ale Madrid defense, Pim Fortuin kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Felix Burrows. The Real Ale Madrid fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Felix Burrows should have stopped the shot. In the 15th match minute, Sheep United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by José Antonio Parra to maneuver through the defense. In the 21st minute Alfredo Rulli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Felix Burrows saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Felix Burrows stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alfredo Rulli's shot from short distance in the 21st minute. Sheep United's Gerwin Broerse proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 22nd minute of the match, managed to save Sheep United from getting a goal against them. Chris Leatherdale made in the 28th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Sheep United's Ronald de Boer. After 32 minutes of play, Real Ale Madrid's Esbjörn Fågel made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gerwin Broerse was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 35th minute the ball was on its way in behind Real Ale Madrid's goalkeeper Felix Burrows, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Koos Warringa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 38th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Alfredo Rulli recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 40th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Alfredo Rulli made a kick off. Alfredo Rulli sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. During the 56th minute of the match Chris Leatherdale completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Chris Leatherdale a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 58th minute, Alfredo Rulli left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sheep United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. Koos Warringa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by José Antonio Parra in the 62nd minute of play forced Real Ale Madrid's goalkeeper Felix Burrows to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Real Ale Madrid's Felix Burrows proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 66th minute of the match, managed to save Real Ale Madrid from getting a goal against them. In the 69th match minute, Real Ale Madrid was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 魏夕昆 to maneuver through the defense. Alfredo Rulli in the 74thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Felix Burrows, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After 80 minutes of play, Sheep United's Alfredo Rulli made it 1-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Felix Burrows was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 84th minute, Gerrit Stubbe hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Real Ale Madrid getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Fernando Grealish hit a great ball. Felix Burrows made a fantastic save in the 88th minute, when Alfredo Rulli sent off a good shot on target. Gerwin Broerse stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Esbjörn Fågel's shot from short distance in the 93rd minute. Alfredo Rulli who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 96thth minute tested the skills of Felix Burrows when he managed to save the team from getting behind. A collision led to Real Ale Madrid getting a freekick after 97 minutes play. Fernando Grealish hit a great ball. The Real Ale Madrid supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Sheep United's performance. The match ended with a win for Sheep United.