Official Cup

Boothferry Park
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Leo Ackland started the match with the kick off. Damion Holt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carl Downes in the 3rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leo Ackland in the 13th minute of play forced The Tigers's goalkeeper Tim Johnstone to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 16 minutes into the match, Oddspredator.net's goal looked a bit too open when Carl Downes came free, but Damion Holt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 17 minutes, Dylan Fountain mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Oddspredator.net and the The Tigers players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 17th minute, Dylan Fountain hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Owen Noble could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 18th minute of the match, but Damion Holt made a huge save. In the 19thth minute of the game Carl Downes who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Oddspredator.net's Damion Holt was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Owen Noble got free with Damion Holt in the 23rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Damion Holt made an important save on a dangerous shot by Carl Downes in the 25th minute. In the 29th match minute, Oddspredator.net was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leo Ackland to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Carl Downes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Damion Holt was relentless in the 30th minute of the game. 33 minutes into the game, Carl Downes cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Damion Holt was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 36 minutes into the match, Oddspredator.net's goal looked a bit too open when Carl Downes came free, but Damion Holt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 38th match minute, The Tigers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Higinio Patxi to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sonny Hampton during the 42nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Damion Holt had great luck who in the 44thth minute grab hold of the ball when Carl Downes from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Damion Holt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carl Downes in the 45th minute of the match. Carl Downes who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 47thth minute tested the skills of Damion Holt when he managed to save the team from getting behind. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Carl Downes was the one to do the kick off. Damion Holt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Owen Noble, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, Carl Downes managed to get in a good position for a shot. The Tigers's supporters rose to their feet, but Carl Downes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Damion Holt breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When the match clock showed 55 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Carl Downes sped through Oddspredator.net's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Damion Holt. In the 58thth minute of the game Carl Downes who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Oddspredator.net's Damion Holt was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The The Tigers fans' excitement grew in the 63rd match minute when The Tigers's Carl Downes looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 67thth minute of the game Carl Downes who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Oddspredator.net's Damion Holt was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The Tigers's Hayden Moore was substituted for Higinio Patxi. 70 minutes had been played when some careless play by Oddspredator.net's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Rio Blewitt was slow to take the kick. During this time The Tigers's players had a chance to rest. Damion Holt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carl Downes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 76th minute, Carl Downes left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The The Tigers fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. 82 minutes into the game, The Tigers's Carl Downes nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Damion Holt made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-0. Carl Downes took the ball and in the 85 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Damion Holt. Damion Holt dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 6-0. After 88 minutes, Carl Downes made it 7-0 with a short kick to the right side. Oddspredator.net's Damion Holt tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The supporters of Oddspredator.net booed when The Tigers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rio Blewitt didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the match clock showed 94 minutes, the score became 8-0 when Carl Downes sped through Oddspredator.net's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Damion Holt. The Tigers'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.