Official Cup

NEW AGE ARENA
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) River tu grato nombre's Stacey Banning started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Lawrance See was a little too slow when Stacey Banning got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 5th minute. The score was now 1-0. In the 8th match minute, Stratton FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jared Wivell to maneuver through the defense. When the match had gone on for 11 minutes, Stacey Banning took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Lawrance See to make any attempt to save it. In the 14th minute, Stacey Banning reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Lawrance See. The goal made the score 3-0. 17 minutes into the match, Alessandro Sacchi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Eulalio Francesco. River tu grato nombre's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alessandro Sacchi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. Eulalio Francesco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alessandro Sacchi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Stacey Banning's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Lawrance See firmly grabbed it by the left post. Stratton FC's Lawrance See proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 24th minute of the match, managed to save Stratton FC from getting a goal against them. River tu grato nombre's Stacey Banning got a good chance for a goal in the 26th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. River tu grato nombre's Eulalio Francesco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alessandro Sacchi in the 29th minute of play. Eulalio Francesco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jakub Zoufalý in the 35th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 40th minute, Stacey Banning managed to get in a good position for a shot. River tu grato nombre's supporters rose to their feet, but Stacey Banning was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lawrance See breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 43 played minutes River tu grato nombre got a freekick which was hit by Mihran Sarkisyan. Brynn Andrews kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. After 46 minutes, John Presley mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the River tu grato nombre and the Stratton FC players grew even worse after the yellow card.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alessandro Sacchi to make the kick off. Eulalio Francesco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jakub Zoufalý in the 53rd minute of the match. 53 minutes in the game, Jakub Zoufalý dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. Stratton FC's Lawrance See played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stacey Banning in the 61st minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Stacey Banning in the 65th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Lawrance See prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a rather tough play, River tu grato nombre's Pedro Augusto De Assis Moreira got a free kick in the 66th minute. Stratton FC made a substitution. Matt Sanderson replaced Dakota Moorby. The supporters of Stratton FC booed when River tu grato nombre was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pedro Augusto De Assis Moreira didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Stratton FC's Cristinel Paraschivescu got a free kick in the 79th minute. In the 84th match minute, River tu grato nombre was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Porter Mansfield to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Stratton FC getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Jared Wivell hit a great ball. In the 90th minute, Jared Wivell hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Stacey Banning blasted a shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Lawrance See having to make a save. Lawrance See showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stacey Banning, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. The River tu grato nombre support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.