Official Cup

Old Trafford
Spectators: 172 (Terracing: 130, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Olof Wiberg took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Donny Beckwith in the 3rd minute of play forced Kukova United's goalkeeper Simon Manex to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Kukova United booed when T H F C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ronan Sugden didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Kukova United's Martin Ješo got a free kick in the 10th minute. Simon Manex took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Matt Friend, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luke Bush was a little too slow when Erik Malý got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 14th minute. The score was now 1-0. Kukova United's Simon Manex played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Franz Midgley in the 20th minute of play. Luke Bush showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Olof Wiberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. In the 22nd minute of the match Kukova United got a corner. T H F C's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Olof Wiberg ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Kukova United's Olof Wiberg to fire away a dangerous shot which Luke Bush despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 24th match minute, T H F C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jeffrey Inman to maneuver through the defense. In the 33rd minute, Ronan Sugden made a precise shot to the right of Simon Manex. Kukova United's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. The audience was convinced that Daniel Ftáčnik's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Luke Bush was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Kukova United's Matúš Kriššák got a free kick in the 38th minute. T H F C's Luke Bush proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 42nd minute of the match, managed to save T H F C from getting a goal against them. In the 44th minute of the match Kukova United got a corner. T H F C's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Olof Wiberg ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Olof Wiberg almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but T H F C's Luke Bush did a great save. Jacek Gotfryd received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Luke Bush came out and tried to block the shot, but Jacek Gotfryd slotted it home off the left post making it 2-1 in the 45th minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

The wind increased when Franz Midgley made the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute of the match, Matt Friend got a very nice opportunity to score, but Simon Manex was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. If Jeffrey Inman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 60th minute the ball was on its way in behind T H F C's goalkeeper Luke Bush, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 61st minute of the match Kukova United got a corner. T H F C's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Olof Wiberg ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of T H F C's goalie and right to Jacek Gotfryd. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. T H F C's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Luke Bush took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Olof Wiberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Simon Manex made an important save on a dangerous shot by Matt Friend in the 66th minute. T H F C's Luke Bush played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Ftáčnik in the 73rd minute of play. A collision led to Kukova United getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Benjamin Oskitz hit a great ball. T H F C's Orson Billington was substituted for Donny Beckwith. T H F C's Samuel Shakespeare was substituted for Franz Midgley. T H F C's Shawn Coulson was substituted for Matt Friend. The supporters of T H F C booed when Kukova United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Benjamin Oskitz didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Kukova United's Olof Wiberg in the 79th minute got a chance for a shot 79th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye T H F C's goalie prevented a goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jacek Gotfryd in the 82nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Luke Bush saved T H F C from getting behind. In the 84th minute Samuel Shakespeare shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Simon Manex saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The corner led Kukova United's Olof Wiberg to fire away a dangerous shot which Luke Bush despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Lukáš Greško kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. Simon Manex made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Orson Billington in the 89th minute of play. Simon Manex took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Samuel Shakespeare, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luke Bush showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erik Malý, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. Simon Manex made a fantastic save in the 94th minute, when Shawn Coulson sent off a good shot on target.