Official Cup

TRAFFIC ARENA
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gerardo Claus took the kick off in the first half of the match. The supporters of TRAFFIC FC booed when The North Face was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Roy Fair didn't get a good kick on the ball. The North Face's Joe Reid proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 4th minute of the match, managed to save The North Face from getting a goal against them. After 5 played minutes The North Face got a freekick which was hit by Roy Fair. In the 8th minute, Garth Basham left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The TRAFFIC FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. In the 12th minute, TRAFFIC FC's Garth Basham dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-0. The supporters of TRAFFIC FC booed when The North Face was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jacob McKessock didn't get a good kick on the ball. 17 minutes into the match, The North Face's goal looked a bit too open when Panagiotis Baltas came free, but Joe Reid reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 19 minutes into the game, TRAFFIC FC's Gerardo Claus nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Joe Reid made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. After a defensive mix-up in The North Face's zone, Gerardo Claus stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Joe Reid came out of the goal and Gerardo Claus tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Patrick McLennan hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. If Gerardo Claus had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The supporters of TRAFFIC FC booed when The North Face was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jacob McKessock didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 34th minute, TRAFFIC FC's Garth Basham ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Joe Reid. Joe Reid yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 4-0. 38 minutes into the match, The North Face's goal looked a bit too open when Garth Basham came free, but Joe Reid reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gerardo Claus could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 39th minute of the match, but Joe Reid made a huge save. Joe Reid took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Panagiotis Baltas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 41st minute, Gerardo Claus made a precise shot to the right of Joe Reid. The North Face's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-0. After 44 minutes of play, TRAFFIC FC's Gerardo Claus made it 6-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Joe Reid was left in no man's land by his defense there! The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 6-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Lee Massey made the kick off in the second half. Joe Reid took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Garth Basham, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Garth Basham had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 53rd minute, Gerardo Claus ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Joe Reid was frozen by the shot and now it was 7-0. Garth Basham received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Joe Reid tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Garth Basham in the 61st minute of play forced The North Face's goalkeeper Joe Reid to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 62 minutes, Yuri Ibrishimov made it 9-0 with a short kick to the right side. The North Face's Joe Reid tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Yuri Ibrishimov scored 10-0 in the 66th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Joe Reid, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Joe Reid didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gerardo Claus went, in the 72nd minute, to the upper right corner, 12-0 was the resulting score. In the 75th minute, Yuri Ibrishimov made a precise shot to the right of Joe Reid. The North Face's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 13-0. Joe Reid showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Garth Basham in the 78th minute of the match. Eric Buchan hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. 80 minutes into the match, Omar Oruña notched a goal, 14-0, to the right of The North Face's Joe Reid. Joe Reid was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 83 minutes into the game, TRAFFIC FC's Gerardo Claus nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Joe Reid made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 15-0. After 86 minutes of play, TRAFFIC FC's Garth Basham made it 16-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Joe Reid was left in no man's land by his defense there! 90 minutes into the game, TRAFFIC FC's Omar Oruña nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Joe Reid made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 17-0. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. TRAFFIC FC had played much better football throughout.