Official Cup

Feliciano Gambarte
Spectators: 194 (Terracing: 146, Seating: 45, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Scott Bradbury made the kick off which started today's match. 3 minutes into the match, Edu de Sousa dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Nathan Pringle, 1-0. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 6th minute of the game. One of Stamford United:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of El Expreso:s goal. The goalkeeper, Nathan Pringle, was totally fooled by El Expreso's Zhu Quan, who 7 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Edu de Sousa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd rose to their feet as El Expreso's Mikhail Horoshevskiy slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Nathan Pringle. That made the score 3-0 after 11 minutes of play. In the 15th minute, Ilie Negrescu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in El Expreso's zone, Harry Blake stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Elia Di Ianni came out of the goal and Harry Blake tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of Stamford United booed when El Expreso was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jose-Antonio Urioste didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 21 minutes of play, El Expreso's Zhu Quan made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nathan Pringle was left in no man's land by his defense there! 26 minutes into the match, Stamford United's goalkeeper Nathan Pringle had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jose-Antonio Urioste. 29 minutes into the game, Edu de Sousa cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-0. Nathan Pringle was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zhu Quan got free with Nathan Pringle in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 36 minutes into the match, Edu de Sousa dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Nathan Pringle, 6-0. 41 minutes into the game, Ged Coates was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Stamford United's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave El Expreso the free kick. After a rather tough play, Stamford United's Ged Coates got a free kick in the 41st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zhu Quan in the 41st minute of play forced Stamford United's goalkeeper Nathan Pringle to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zhu Quan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 43rd minute of the match, but Nathan Pringle made a huge save. The crowd rose to their feet as Zhu Quan kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Nathan Pringle. That made the score 7-0 in the 43 minute of play.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Stewart Endean to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Jose-Antonio Urioste ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nathan Pringle was frozen by the shot and now it was 8-0. Edu de Sousa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Nathan Pringle read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 55th minute of play. In the 58th minute, Jose-Antonio Urioste ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nathan Pringle was frozen by the shot and now it was 9-0. In the 63rdth minute of the game Edu de Sousa who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Stamford United's Nathan Pringle was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edu de Sousa in the 64th minute of play forced Stamford United's goalkeeper Nathan Pringle to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 66 minutes of play, El Expreso's Jose-Antonio Urioste made it 10-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nathan Pringle was left in no man's land by his defense there! Nathan Pringle took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jose-Antonio Urioste, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edu de Sousa in the 78th minute of play forced Stamford United's goalkeeper Nathan Pringle to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 80th minute, Jose-Antonio Urioste left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The El Expreso fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 12-0. El Expreso's Elia Di Ianni proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 85th minute of the match, managed to save El Expreso from getting a goal against them. 85 minutes into the match, El Expreso's goalkeeper Elia Di Ianni had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Stewart Endean. In the 88th minute, Edu de Sousa made a precise shot to the right of Nathan Pringle. Stamford United's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 13-0. The supporters of El Expreso booed when Stamford United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ged Coates didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 94th minute, Zhu Quan got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. El Expreso's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.