Official Cup

Slaughtergate
Spectators: 488 (Terracing: 367, Seating: 112, VIP seats: 9) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Peter Crouch got the match started through his kick off. After a rather tough play, Egg Chasers FC's Peter Crouch got a free kick in the 2nd minute. Fabien Barthez didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tony Favoretto went, in the 3rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. After some careless play in the Classe A Futebol Clube defense, Peter Crouch kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Lauro Corrêa. The Classe A Futebol Clube fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Lauro Corrêa should have stopped the shot. Fabien Barthez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tony Favoretto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Egg Chasers FC's Fabien Barthez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tony Favoretto in the 12th minute of play. Lauro Corrêa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Peter Crouch, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 24 minutes into the match, Classe A Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Lauro Corrêa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Joel Groom. After 25 minutes Classe A Futebol Clube's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Kenny Duckworth who took care of the corner kick. Kenny Duckworth made a great header on Egg Chasers FC's corner, it was just that Classe A Futebol Clube's Lauro Corrêa managed to reach the ball for a save. When the match had gone on for 27 minutes, Peter Crouch took a quick shot and it went in 2-1 without a chance for Lauro Corrêa to make any attempt to save it. 32 minutes into the match, Classe A Futebol Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Lee Bannatyne came free, but Lauro Corrêa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 38thth minute of the game Jacinto Fantini who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Egg Chasers FC's Fabien Barthez was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 44 minutes into the match, Classe A Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Lauro Corrêa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Joel Groom. 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.

After 52 played minutes Egg Chasers FC got a freekick which was hit by Ronny Whieldon. Joélson de Amorim was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 52nd played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ronny Whieldon during the 58th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Egg Chasers FC's Ronny Whieldon got a free kick in the 58th minute. The referee gave Egg Chasers FC a penalty, 61 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Kenny Duckworth, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Classe A Futebol Clube's Lauro Corrêa. 3-1. Ozzy Acton sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lauro Corrêa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kenny Duckworth in the 67th minute of the match. Classe A Futebol Clube's Lauro Corrêa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Peter Crouch in the 68th minute of play. In the 73rd minute, Elivélton Seco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With an all-out effort, Classe A Futebol Clube's Fabien Barthez threw himself towards the right post 77 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Tony Favoretto, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. An unexpectedly hard shot by Peter Crouch in the 79th minute of play forced Classe A Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Lauro Corrêa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 81st match minute, Egg Chasers FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rex Wall to maneuver through the defense. In the 83rd minute of the match, Hudson Hoffmann got a very nice opportunity to score, but Fabien Barthez was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Fabien Barthez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jacinto Fantini in the 84th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tony Favoretto in the 86th minute of play forced Egg Chasers FC's goalkeeper Fabien Barthez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Classe A Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Carlos Fernando Santana hit a great ball. Fabien Barthez was out of position in the 93 minute of play, and Jacinto Fantini capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Jacinto Fantini really showed his touch with that goal: 3-2.

The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Egg Chasers FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Classe A Futebol Clube had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.