Official Cup

The Quiver
Spectators: 206 (Terracing: 155, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Larry Ferrell made the kick off which started today's match. 5 minutes into the game, Курск ФК's Andrey Denisov nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ged Nightingale made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Guy Hogg's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 7thth minute, Frutos Mallo skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 10 minutes into the game, Guy Hogg was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Arrows Academy FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Курск ФК the free kick. After a rather tough play, Arrows Academy FC's Guy Hogg got a free kick in the 11th minute. Курск ФК's Timofey Makogon got a good chance for a goal in the 13th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Andrey Denisov in the 14th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ged Nightingale prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A throw-in in the 18th minute of the game was made by Pacho Quintianan with Fabricio Enekoitz as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Guy Hogg in the 19thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Frutos Mallo, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. With a little luck, Курск ФК's Frutos Mallo got control of the ball when Larry Ferrell tried to sneak it across the goal line. Andrey Denisov's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ged Nightingale read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 27th minute of play. With his leg Frutos Mallo managed to avoid a goal in the 28thth minute, when Arrows Academy FC's Guy Hogg fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 37 minutes into the match, Arrows Academy FC's goal looked a bit too open when Andrey Denisov came free, but Ged Nightingale reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Arrows Academy FC fans' excitement grew in the 40th match minute when Arrows Academy FC's Fabricio Enekoitz 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 2-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Andrey Denisov was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Larry Ferrell in the 51st minute of play forced Курск ФК's goalkeeper Frutos Mallo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Frutos Mallo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabricio Enekoitz in the 52nd minute of the match. After 55 played minutes Arrows Academy FC got a freekick which was hit by Danny Bartlett. An unexpectedly hard shot by Grzegorz Piechna in the 57th minute of play forced Курск ФК's goalkeeper Frutos Mallo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 58 minutes into the match, Курск ФК's goal looked a bit too open when Fabricio Enekoitz came free, but Frutos Mallo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Frutos Mallo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Grzegorz Piechna in the 64th minute of the match. 68 minutes into the match, Arrows Academy FC's goal looked a bit too open when Andrey Denisov came free, but Ged Nightingale reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Andrey Denisov's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ged Nightingale read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 70th minute of play. Ged Nightingale stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Andrey Denisov's shot from short distance in the 71st minute. In the 73rd minute, Larry Ferrell left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Arrows Academy FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Grzegorz Piechna in the 78th minute of play forced Курск ФК's goalkeeper Frutos Mallo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Курск ФК's Boris Basalaev was substituted for Andrey Denisov. 83 minutes in the game Pacho Quintianan did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Connor Pringle. 86 minutes in the game Pacho Quintianan did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Guy Hogg. The audience was convinced that Boris Basalaev's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ged Nightingale was relentless in the 90th minute of the game. In the 93rd minute of the game Pacho Quintianan made a throw-in which Fabricio Enekoitz played forward. After 93 played minutes Курск ФК got a freekick which was hit by Froilan Sol. Arrows Academy FC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.