Official Cup

Porvoo Stadium
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Nickolaj Nickerson started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Harlow AFC's Quentin Cobb proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save Harlow AFC from getting a goal against them. After some careless play in the Harlow AFC defense, Co Vid kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Quentin Cobb. The Harlow AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Quentin Cobb should have stopped the shot. Francesco Toldo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nickolaj Nickerson in the 9th minute of play. In the 14th minute Nickolaj Nickerson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Francesco Toldo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 19 minutes into the match, Harlow AFC's goalkeeper Quentin Cobb had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Co Vid. Jari Litmanen kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. In the 22nd minute of the match Harlow AFC got a corner. Porvoon Futura's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ryan Chivers ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Ryan Chivers almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Porvoon Futura's Francesco Toldo did a great save. 27 minutes into the match, Harlow AFC's goalkeeper Quentin Cobb had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Paavo Hirvonen. Francesco Toldo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nickolaj Nickerson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Co Vid received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Quentin Cobb tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Co Vid's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 36thth minute, Quentin Cobb skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 40 minutes into the match, Porvoon Futura's goal looked a bit too open when Frank Zappacosta came free, but Francesco Toldo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Porvoon Futura getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Seppo Jokela hit a great ball. After 42 played minutes, Harlow AFC's Ryan Chivers shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Francesco Toldo came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Harlow AFC reached it. Francesco Toldo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nickolaj Nickerson, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute.

The wind increased when Co Vid made the kick off in the second half. Francesco Toldo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nickolaj Nickerson, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Seb Towler received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Francesco Toldo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 57th minute, Seb Towler hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Francesco Toldo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nickolaj Nickerson's shot from short distance in the 62nd minute. 73 minutes into the match, Porvoon Futura's goal looked a bit too open when Nickolaj Nickerson came free, but Francesco Toldo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 77 minutes of play, Harlow AFC's Nickolaj Nickerson made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Francesco Toldo was left in no man's land by his defense there! Porvoon Futura made a substitution. Iso Gulli replaced Big Fart. 80 minutes into the match, Harlow AFC's Nickolaj Nickerson sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Francesco Toldo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frank Zappacosta in the 85th minute of play forced Porvoon Futura's goalkeeper Francesco Toldo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Co Vid received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Quentin Cobb tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Nickolaj Nickerson came up free with the goalie in the 93rd minute, the Harlow AFC 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 Nickolaj Nickerson couldn't finish the play.