Official Cup

Gigg Lane
Spectators: 448 (Terracing: 337, Seating: 103, VIP seats: 8) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Arturo Rolado got the match started through his kick off. Robbie Gamble came out of the goal in the 3rd minute to try and stop a shot by Beltrán City FC's Leandro Gasteiz. But to his dismay, Leandro Gasteiz quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. 10 minutes into the match, Beltrán City FC's goalkeeper Eevald Kadarpik had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dominic Seaman. Thanks to some nice moves Dominic Seaman could shoot a difficult shot in the 13th minute, which Eevald Kadarpik however easily saved by the left post. In the 16th minute Ozzy Norton shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eevald Kadarpik saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Robbie Gamble showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arturo Rolado in the 18th minute of the match. The supporters of Bury AFC booed when Beltrán City FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luisito Venceslas didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 20 minutes, Luisito Venceslas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Beltrán City FC and the Bury AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Bury AFC's Dominic Seaman got a good chance for a goal in the 22nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Robbie Gamble took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arturo Rolado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 28 minutes into the game, Arturo Rolado cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Robbie Gamble was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 32 minutes into the match, Bury AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Teofilo Joachim came free, but Robbie Gamble reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 36 played minutes Beltrán City FC got a freekick which was hit by Aquiles Gerazan. In the 37th minute of the match Tom Haywood shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Eevald Kadarpik showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After 39 minutes of play, Beltrán City FC's Leandro Gasteiz made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Robbie Gamble was left in no man's land by his defense there! The throw-in from Tom Haywood in the 43rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Beltrán City FC's Jonathan Herauso. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ozzy Norton made a kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Leandro Gasteiz got free with Robbie Gamble in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 54th minute, Leandro Gasteiz ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Robbie Gamble was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. Leandro Gasteiz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 57th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 60 minutes had been played when some careless play by Beltrán City FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Tom Haywood was slow to take the kick. During this time Bury AFC's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Vic Carragher got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Eevald Kadarpik quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 63rd minute, Bury AFC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Leandro Gasteiz fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. After recieving a nice pass, Beltrán City FC's Domingos Locaio tried to score from far away in the 64th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. 66 minutes into the match, Bury AFC's goalkeeper Robbie Gamble had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Teofilo Joachim. The Beltrán City FC fans' excitement grew in the 66th match minute when Beltrán City FC's Teofilo Joachim 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 0-5 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 72nd minute, Aquiles Gerazan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 73rd minute of the match Greg Jepson shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Eevald Kadarpik showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ozzy Norton in the 76th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Eevald Kadarpik saved Beltrán City FC from getting behind. Arturo Rolado charged in rather forcefully in the 77th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Arturo Rolado the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 77 played minutes Beltrán City FC got a freekick which was hit by Arturo Rolado. Eevald Kadarpik took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ozzy Norton, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 86th minute of the game Tom Haywood made a throw-in which Vic Carragher played forward. Arturo Rolado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 95th minute Dominic Seaman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eevald Kadarpik saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.