Official Cup

CE Aixovall
Spectators: 195 (Terracing: 147, Seating: 45, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Damien Fowler made the kick off which started today's match. In the 4th match minute, UE Sant Julià was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Philippe-Arnaud Matthijs to maneuver through the defense. Perry Swanson might have been able to make a better finish in the 7th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Alf Ploughman. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Perry Swanson ran back to his position shaking his head. 9 minutes into the match, FC Soldeu's goal looked a bit too open when Bryan Hornsby came free, but Alf Ploughman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 9th minute of the match, Bryan Hornsby tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Alf Ploughman saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Perry Swanson in the 13thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Alf Ploughman, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After 14 minutes, John Glanvill mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Soldeu and the UE Sant Julià players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 14th minute, John Glanvill hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alf Ploughman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bryan Hornsby in the 15th minute of play. John Glanvill was shown his second yellow card after 18 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. FC Soldeu's Alf Ploughman proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 23rd minute of the match, managed to save FC Soldeu from getting a goal against them. With a little luck, FC Soldeu's Alf Ploughman got control of the ball when Perry Swanson tried to sneak it across the goal line. When the match had gone on for 37 minutes, Perry Swanson took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Alf Ploughman to make any attempt to save it. In the 41st minute Bryan Hornsby shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alf Ploughman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 46 played minutes FC Soldeu got a freekick which was hit by Gary Delaney. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Perry Swanson stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 50th minute, Perry Swanson left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The UE Sant Julià fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. The audience was convinced that Perry Swanson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alf Ploughman was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. Perry Swanson blasted a shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Alf Ploughman having to make a save. Alf Ploughman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Perry Swanson in the 58th minute of play. In the 62nd minute, Bryan Hornsby ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Alf Ploughman was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. When the match had gone on for 67 minutes, Perry Swanson put it in 4-0 from a short distance just to the right of Alf Ploughman. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bryan Hornsby in the 73rd minute of play forced FC Soldeu's goalkeeper Alf Ploughman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Perry Swanson blasted a shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Alf Ploughman having to make a save. 76 minutes into the match, FC Soldeu's goal looked a bit too open when Bryan Hornsby came free, but Alf Ploughman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Perry Swanson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Kurt Milton fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Johnnie Dobson having to interfere. 81 minutes into the game, Perry Swanson cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-0. Alf Ploughman was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 85th minute, Bryan Hornsby 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. After 87 minutes of play, UE Sant Julià's Perry Swanson made it 6-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alf Ploughman was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Perry Swanson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 95 minutes into the match, Perry Swanson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alf Ploughman. FC Soldeu's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Perry Swanson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 7-0. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The UE Sant Julià fans cheered their team off the field, for while FC Soldeu had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.