Official Cup

Murrayfield
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Rangers FC's Fergus Fairbairn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joshua Cumming in the 4th minute of play. In the 6th minute, Cordarryl Garijo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, The North Face's Burhanettin Berkkan got control of the ball when Raymond Johnston tried to sneak it across the goal line. Fergus Fairbairn came out of the goal in the 15th minute to try and stop a shot by The North Face's Joshua Cumming. But to his dismay, Joshua Cumming quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Logan McCubbin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 23rd minute of the match, but Burhanettin Berkkan made a huge save. After 23 minutes, Nicol McCutchen mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Rangers FC and the The North Face players grew even worse after the yellow card. Nicol McCutchen hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. Fergus Fairbairn came out of the goal in the 25th minute to try and stop a shot by The North Face's Freddie Vennerberg. But to his dismay, Freddie Vennerberg quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Gary Gowan kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. 29 minutes into the match, Raymond Johnston dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Burhanettin Berkkan, 1-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tyler McCraw in the 31st minute of play forced The North Face's goalkeeper Burhanettin Berkkan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 34th minute, Freddie Vennerberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Joshua Cumming scored 1-3 in the 36th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Fergus Fairbairn, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After a defensive mix-up in Rangers FC's zone, Freddie Vennerberg stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fergus Fairbairn came out of the goal and Freddie Vennerberg tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Disappointed in the 1-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Raymond Johnston to make the kick off. Joshua Cumming who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 51stth minute tested the skills of Fergus Fairbairn when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Rangers FC's Fergus Fairbairn proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 54th minute of the match, managed to save Rangers FC from getting a goal against them. Fergus Fairbairn stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Joshua Cumming's shot from short distance in the 55th minute. After 57 played minutes The North Face got a freekick which was hit by Qiao Yue. Vinny McNamell's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Fergus Fairbairn read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 65th minute of play. 69 minutes into the game, The North Face's Joshua Cumming nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Fergus Fairbairn made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-4. Freddie Vennerberg struck a weak shot in the 72nd minute. Fergus Fairbairn didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for The North Face. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Joe Reid during the 73rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Joe Reid hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. Rangers FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 77th minute, when Vinny McNamell scored to the left of an out of position Fergus Fairbairn, making the score, 1-5. Burhanettin Berkkan didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tyler McCraw went, in the 82nd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-5 was the resulting score. In the 85th minute Tyler McCraw shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Burhanettin Berkkan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 89th minute, Freddie Vennerberg managed to get in a good position for a shot. The North Face's supporters rose to their feet, but Freddie Vennerberg was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fergus Fairbairn breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Fergus Fairbairn was out of position in the 91 minute of play, and Joshua Cumming capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Joshua Cumming really showed his touch with that goal: 2-6. Fergus Fairbairn didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 94th minute, which inside left pole to 2-7. When the final whistle sounded The North Face left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Rangers FC.