Official Cup

BLAZER STADIUM
Spectators: 557 (Terracing: 419, Seating: 128, VIP seats: 10) Pete Kitching made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 4thth minute of the game Hermengildo Argoitz who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FK BLAZER's Shawn Plummer was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Des Wildman in the 11th minute of play forced BULFUT GALAXY CF's goalkeeper Benedicto Iaki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 20 minutes of play, BULFUT GALAXY CF's Javier Atarrabi made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Shawn Plummer was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 25th minute of the match, Des Wildman tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Benedicto Iaki saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 27 minutes into the game, Olly Butterfield recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Benedicto Iaki. Olly Butterfield showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-1. 31 minutes into the match, Javier Atarrabi notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of FK BLAZER's Shawn Plummer. Shawn Plummer was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. BULFUT GALAXY CF's defense didn't have a chance, in the 34th minute, when Olly Butterfield scored to the left of an out of position Benedicto Iaki, making the score, 3-2. Nunez Nahia charged in rather forcefully in the 37th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nunez Nahia the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 37th minute, Nunez Nahia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some careless play in the FK BLAZER defense, Gonzalo Padro kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Shawn Plummer. The FK BLAZER fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Shawn Plummer should have stopped the shot. Tim Byfield kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. Shawn Plummer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hermengildo Argoitz in the 46th minute of play.

The wind increased when Javier Atarrabi made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Des Wildman left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FK BLAZER fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-3. Shawn Plummer made a fantastic save in the 55th minute, when Javier Atarrabi sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pete Kitching in the 56th minute of play forced BULFUT GALAXY CF's goalkeeper Benedicto Iaki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 59 minutes into the match, Romeo Farias had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Benedicto Iaki. BULFUT GALAXY CF's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Romeo Farias was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-3. After 63 minutes of play, FK BLAZER's Des Wildman made it 6-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Benedicto Iaki was left in no man's land by his defense there! Nunez Nahia hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pete Kitching in the 67th minute of play forced BULFUT GALAXY CF's goalkeeper Benedicto Iaki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ignacio Lertxun lost his temper 68 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 69th match minute, BULFUT GALAXY CF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ignacio Lertxun to maneuver through the defense. 72 minutes into the match, BULFUT GALAXY CF's goal looked a bit too open when Pete Kitching came free, but Benedicto Iaki reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 72nd match minute, BULFUT GALAXY CF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hermengildo Argoitz to maneuver through the defense. BULFUT GALAXY CF's Benedicto Iaki played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pete Kitching in the 78th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Javier Atarrabi in the 80th minute of play forced FK BLAZER's goalkeeper Shawn Plummer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 81st minute Graeme Granville shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benedicto Iaki saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Benedicto Iaki took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pete Kitching, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as Javier Atarrabi kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Shawn Plummer. That made the score 6-4 in the 85 minute of play. After a rather tough play, FK BLAZER's Graeme Granville got a free kick in the 90th minute.

FK BLAZER's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.