Official Cup

Boothferry Park
Spectators: 157 (Terracing: 118, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Schorsch Schmalzbauer started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After 3 minutes of play, Staffordshire Terrier FC's Schorsch Schmalzbauer made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tim Johnstone was left in no man's land by his defense there! Schorsch Schmalzbauer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Schorsch Schmalzbauer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Schorsch Schmalzbauer in the 12th minute of play forced The Tigers's goalkeeper Tim Johnstone to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in The Tigers's zone, Schorsch Schmalzbauer stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tim Johnstone came out of the goal and Schorsch Schmalzbauer tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 16 minutes into the match, The Tigers's goal looked a bit too open when Schorsch Schmalzbauer came free, but Tim Johnstone reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Tigers's Tim Johnstone played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Schorsch Schmalzbauer in the 17th minute of play. Tim Johnstone didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Schorsch Schmalzbauer went, in the 19th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. Tim Johnstone showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Schorsch Schmalzbauer in the 26th minute of the match. Staffordshire Terrier FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Grant Black in the 27th minute. The corner led Staffordshire Terrier FC's Grant Black to fire away a dangerous shot which Tim Johnstone despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Schorsch Schmalzbauer in the 32nd minute of play forced The Tigers's goalkeeper Tim Johnstone to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 34th minute, Schorsch Schmalzbauer left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Staffordshire Terrier FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. When Schorsch Schmalzbauer came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the Staffordshire Terrier FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Schorsch Schmalzbauer couldn't finish the play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-4 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Carl Downes made a kick off. Isaac Bond made in the 54th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Dave Joy immediately put the ball in play. After some fancy dribbling in the 58th minute, Matt Sullivan managed to get in a good position for a shot. Staffordshire Terrier FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Matt Sullivan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tim Johnstone breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Schorsch Schmalzbauer might have been able to make a better finish in the 62nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tim Johnstone. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Schorsch Schmalzbauer ran back to his position shaking his head. 62 minutes into the match, The Tigers's goalkeeper Tim Johnstone had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Schorsch Schmalzbauer. Clive Holloway showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benji Murray, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Tim Johnstone showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Schorsch Schmalzbauer, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Dave Joy hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. The Tigers made a substitution. Hayden Moore replaced Higinio Patxi. Staffordshire Terrier FC made a substitution. Mark Mager replaced Jay Flack. Dave Joy kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. 75 minutes into the match, The Tigers's goalkeeper Tim Johnstone had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Schorsch Schmalzbauer. Grant Black made a great header on Staffordshire Terrier FC's corner, it was just that The Tigers's Tim Johnstone managed to reach the ball for a save. Schorsch Schmalzbauer could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Tim Johnstone made a huge save. The audience was convinced that Schorsch Schmalzbauer's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tim Johnstone was relentless in the 81st minute of the game. Tim Johnstone made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Schorsch Schmalzbauer in the 83rd minute of play. In the 86th minute of the match Staffordshire Terrier FC got a corner. The Tigers's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Oakley Smith ran over to the corner to take the kick. Oakley Smith made a great header on Staffordshire Terrier FC's corner, it was just that The Tigers's Tim Johnstone managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 91st minute, Staffordshire Terrier FC's Tristram Gower ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Tim Johnstone. Tim Johnstone yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-5. In the 94th minute of the match Hayden Moore shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Clive Holloway showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 95th match minute, Staffordshire Terrier FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tristram Gower to maneuver through the defense. Staffordshire Terrier FC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.