Official Cup

Wallsend
Spectators: 157 (Terracing: 118, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ben Buchanan made the kick off which started today's match. Stefan Cullen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Angelo Jenaro, who was totally free with the ball in the 2nd minute. 7 minutes into the game, Johannes Viitakoski cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Stefan Cullen was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 11th minute, Angelo Jenaro ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Stefan Cullen was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. 14 minutes into the match, FC Catalonia's goal looked a bit too open when Ben Buchanan came free, but Cedrick Francoeur reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bogumil Byczewski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in FC Catalonia's zone, Daniel De Fremeaux stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cedrick Francoeur came out of the goal and Daniel De Fremeaux tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 18 minutes into the match, Osfinch FC's goal looked a bit too open when Angelo Jenaro came free, but Stefan Cullen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 21 minutes into the game, FC Catalonia's Arlindo Tinoco nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Stefan Cullen made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Stefan Cullen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Johannes Viitakoski, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. In the 31st match minute, Osfinch FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ben Buchanan to maneuver through the defense. 35 minutes into the match, Osfinch FC's goal looked a bit too open when Arlindo Tinoco came free, but Stefan Cullen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Stefan Cullen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arlindo Tinoco, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Angelo Jenaro in the 38th minute of play forced Osfinch FC's goalkeeper Stefan Cullen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Osfinch FC's Daniel De Fremeaux got a free kick in the 44th minute. Angelo Jenaro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stefan Cullen having to interfere.

Stefan Cullen made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Angelo Jenaro sent off a good shot on target. In the 53rd minute Johannes Viitakoski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stefan Cullen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cedrick Francoeur showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Don Longden, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. 58 minutes into the match, FC Catalonia's goal looked a bit too open when Ben Buchanan came free, but Cedrick Francoeur reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. FC Catalonia's Cedrick Francoeur played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel De Fremeaux in the 59th minute of play. Damazy Wielkopolski struck a weak shot in the 62nd minute. Stefan Cullen didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Catalonia. The audience thought a goal was coming when Arlindo Tinoco got free with Stefan Cullen in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Carl Walmsley lost his temper 68 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 68th minute of the game. One of Osfinch FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of FC Catalonia:s goal. The goalkeeper, Stefan Cullen, was totally fooled by FC Catalonia's Şinasi Ahioğlu, who 70 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Stefan Cullen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Johannes Viitakoski in the 80th minute of play. Stefan Cullen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Han Wei Yuan, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. In the 93rd minute of the match FC Catalonia got a corner. Osfinch FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Şinasi Ahioğlu ran over to the corner to take the kick. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched FC Catalonia eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.