Official Cup

Bellerive
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Nichol Clark started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After 4 minutes Amputees FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Potter Shirdon who took care of the corner kick. BES MUDI BANDITS's Potter Shirdon was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Dean Watts in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 5 minutes into the match, Carleton Howie had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Einar Heiberg. BES MUDI BANDITS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Carleton Howie was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Amputees FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 8th minute, when Stewart Watson scored to the left of an out of position Dean Watts, making the score, 1-1. Art Kidman made in the 11th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Pete Stebbing. In the 12th minute, Barth Alchin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Abraham Laing might have been able to make a better finish in the 14th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Einar Heiberg. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Abraham Laing ran back to his position shaking his head. 16 minutes into the game, Abraham Laing cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Einar Heiberg was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 20 played minutes BES MUDI BANDITS got a freekick which was hit by Carlos Allan. The audience thought a goal was coming when Stewart Watson got free with Dean Watts in the 24th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Amputees FC's Abraham Laing in the 26th minute got a chance for a shot 26th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye BES MUDI BANDITS's goalie prevented a goal. Einar Heiberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carleton Howie in the 29th minute of the match. Einar Heiberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abraham Laing, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Disappointed in the 1-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Einar Heiberg made a fantastic save in the 53rd minute, when Pete Stebbing sent off a good shot on target. In the 54th minute Nichol Clark shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dean Watts saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 54th minute, Nichol Clark left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The BES MUDI BANDITS fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. Einar Heiberg made an important save on a dangerous shot by Abraham Laing in the 58th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Biddle Millar during the 61st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Biddle Millar hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. 64 minutes into the match, Amputees FC's goal looked a bit too open when Stewart Watson came free, but Dean Watts reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match clock showed 67 minutes, the score became 2-4 when Abraham Laing sped through BES MUDI BANDITS's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Einar Heiberg. After some fancy dribbling in the 72nd minute, Lauder Franklin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Amputees FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Lauder Franklin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Einar Heiberg breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Abraham Laing in the 80th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Einar Heiberg prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Abraham Laing in the 82nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Einar Heiberg saved BES MUDI BANDITS from getting behind. When Carleton Howie fell near the penalty area in the 83rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Amputees FC's protests and gave Carleton Howie a yellow card for diving instead. Carleton Howie kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. Dean Watts took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nichol Clark, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pete Stebbing fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Einar Heiberg having to interfere. BES MUDI BANDITS's Einar Heiberg proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 90th minute of the match, managed to save BES MUDI BANDITS from getting a goal against them. The crowd rose to their feet as Abraham Laing kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Einar Heiberg. That made the score 2-5 in the 91 minute of play. Einar Heiberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carleton Howie, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Einar Heiberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carleton Howie in the 95th minute of play. Amputees FC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.