Prized/Friendly Cup

The New Oval
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Johnny Wadham started the match with the kick off. Zabal Bucaran showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Johnny Wadham, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. After having played for 5 minutes, Richie Goacher managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Corinthians FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Richie Goacher was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Zabal Bucaran took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Richie Goacher, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 12 minutes of play, Corinthians FC's Richie Goacher made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Zabal Bucaran was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Mane Pobes in the 16th minute of play forced Corinthians FC's goalkeeper David Bettney to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 18th minute, Tris Stockley left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Corinthians FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. In the 21st minute Richie Goacher shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zabal Bucaran saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Andy Laime hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. Richie Goacher received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Zabal Bucaran tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the RAMBO FC defense, Johnny Wadham kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Zabal Bucaran. The RAMBO FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Zabal Bucaran should have stopped the shot. In the 36th match minute, RAMBO FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aurre Clavell to maneuver through the defense. 37 minutes into the game, George Cistero was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. RAMBO FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Corinthians FC the free kick. The supporters of Corinthians FC booed when RAMBO FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. George Cistero didn't get a good kick on the ball. RAMBO FC's Zabal Bucaran played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Johnny Wadham in the 41st minute of play.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Mane Pobes stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Dion Spacey hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. After 53 minutes, Urbasa Elberdin mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the RAMBO FC and the Corinthians FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 53rd minute, Urbasa Elberdin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 61st match minute, Corinthians FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vince Whitford to maneuver through the defense. 63 minutes into the game, Tris Stockley cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. Zabal Bucaran was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 71 minutes into the match, Richie Goacher notched a goal, 5-0, to the right of RAMBO FC's Zabal Bucaran. Zabal Bucaran was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When the match had gone on for 76 minutes, Mane Pobes took a quick shot and it went in 5-1 without a chance for David Bettney to make any attempt to save it. In the 79th minute, Aurre Clavell left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The RAMBO FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-2. 83 minutes into the match, Corinthians FC's goal looked a bit too open when Mane Pobes came free, but David Bettney reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 86th minute Tris Stockley shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zabal Bucaran saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, RAMBO FC's Godofredo Pacios got a free kick in the 87th minute. In the 91st minute Toby Dunn suffered a foot injury and had to be helped off the field. The supporters of Corinthians FC booed when RAMBO FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Andy Laime didn't get a good kick on the ball. RAMBO FC's Zabal Bucaran played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Richie Goacher in the 94th minute of play. In the 97th minute, RAMBO FC's George Cistero seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed George Cistero the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of RAMBO FC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and George Cistero had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 96th minute, one of RAMBO FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for RAMBO FC. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Corinthians FC had played much better football throughout.