Official Cup

Highbury
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Malin Pušķis kicked off to start the match. 【AC】★御剑堂★ 188's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Malin Pušķis in the 4th minute. Des Black thought of kicking away a contribution in front of goal but messed it up so badly that the ball went to the right of an astonished Danila Anikeichik, a very annoying self made goal in the 4th minute which led to 0-1. Arsenal FC's Rodd Hough suffered a concussion in the 8th minute, after a hard challenge, and had to leave the field. When 齐凌西 fell near the penalty area in the 8th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored 【AC】★御剑堂★ 188's protests and gave 齐凌西 a yellow card for diving instead. In the 12th minute Malin Pušķis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Danila Anikeichik saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 13th minute, Nathanial Coulthard hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Danila Anikeichik took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from D.J. 张锋文, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 19th minute the ball was on its way in behind Arsenal FC's goalkeeper Danila Anikeichik, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to Arsenal FC getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Ben Cousens hit a great ball. Danila Anikeichik made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Malin Pušķis in the 26th minute of play. In the 30th minute, Malin Pušķis ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Danila Anikeichik was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Danila Anikeichik showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Malin Pušķis, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. In the 34th minute Malin Pušķis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Danila Anikeichik saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Danila Anikeichik made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Malin Pušķis in the 36th minute of play. 38 minutes into the match, Arsenal FC's goal looked a bit too open when Malin Pušķis came free, but Danila Anikeichik reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 39th minute of the match 【AC】★御剑堂★ 188 got a corner. Arsenal FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Malin Pušķis ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on 【AC】★御剑堂★ 188's corner Malin Pušķis fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Danila Anikeichik quite easily take care of the ball. 【AC】★御剑堂★ 188's Severiano Redondas managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Nathanial Coulthard in the 43 minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Malin Pušķis in the 46th minute of play forced Arsenal FC's goalkeeper Danila Anikeichik to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Jacek Kielb to strike the kick off in the second half. Danila Anikeichik made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Malin Pušķis sent off a good shot on target. The 【AC】★御剑堂★ 188 fans' excitement grew in the 54th match minute when 【AC】★御剑堂★ 188's Malin Pušķis looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Danila Anikeichik made a fantastic save in the 58th minute, when Malin Pušķis sent off a good shot on target. 【AC】★御剑堂★ 188's Chris Harrison played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Austen Coulson in the 61st minute of play. Malin Pušķis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. With a little luck, Arsenal FC's Danila Anikeichik got control of the ball when Malin Pušķis tried to sneak it across the goal line. Nathanial Coulthard hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Malin Pušķis might have been able to make a better finish in the 69th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Danila Anikeichik. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Malin Pušķis ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 69th minute Malin Pušķis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Danila Anikeichik saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Arsenal FC's Danila Anikeichik got control of the ball when Malin Pušķis tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Guy Lewington in the 73rd minute of play forced 【AC】★御剑堂★ 188's goalkeeper Chris Harrison to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of 【AC】★御剑堂★ 188 booed when Arsenal FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stephen Nelson didn't get a good kick on the ball. A sloppy throw-in by Nathanial Coulthard in the 79th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by 【AC】★御剑堂★ 188's D.J. 张锋文. In the 81st match minute, Arsenal FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Des Black to maneuver through the defense. 齐凌西 struck a weak shot in the 85th minute. Danila Anikeichik didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for 【AC】★御剑堂★ 188. When the match had gone on for 86 minutes, Jimmy 张昭 took a quick shot and it went in 0-5 without a chance for Danila Anikeichik to make any attempt to save it. Chris Harrison made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jacek Kielb in the 90th minute of play. When Des Black was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 94 minutes had been played. The supporters of 【AC】★御剑堂★ 188 booed when Arsenal FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Des Black didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 95th minute, Jimmy 张昭 left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The 【AC】★御剑堂★ 188 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-6. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched 【AC】★御剑堂★ 188 eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.