Official Cup

Boothferry Park
Spectators: 166 (Terracing: 125, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) The Tigers's Carl Downes started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 2 minutes into the game, Rio Blewitt threw the ball into play from the sideline. Team Pogba's Louie Mulford quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. If Bennvar Nickler had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Tim Johnstone made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bennvar Nickler in the 7th minute of play. In the 9th minute Carl Downes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lech Urban saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 11 minutes into the match, The Tigers's goal looked a bit too open when Bennvar Nickler came free, but Tim Johnstone reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lech Urban took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Benji Murray, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 19 minutes into the match, The Tigers's goal looked a bit too open when Sander Roeles came free, but Tim Johnstone reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tim Johnstone showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sander Roeles in the 22nd minute of the match. Benji Murray charged in rather forcefully in the 23rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Benji Murray the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Bennvar Nickler sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 24 minutes into the match, The Tigers's goal looked a bit too open when Bennvar Nickler came free, but Tim Johnstone reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 26 minutes had been played when some careless play by The Tigers's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Sander Roeles was slow to take the kick. During this time Team Pogba's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Sander Roeles got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Tim Johnstone quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 29th minute Bennvar Nickler shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tim Johnstone saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A sloppy throw-in by Rio Blewitt in the 30th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Team Pogba's Louie Mulford. Bennvar Nickler blasted a shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Tim Johnstone having to make a save. Tim Johnstone took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bennvar Nickler, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tim Johnstone showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bennvar Nickler, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Team Pogba were awarded a corner in the 34th minute after The Tigers's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Sander Roeles took the corner. Rio Blewitt tried to clear up in front of the goal, but didn't succeed and rather the ball rolled into the own goal to the right of a despaired Tim Johnstone. An unnecessary self made goal, 0-1 in the 35th minute. In the 37th minute the ball was on its way in behind The Tigers's goalkeeper Tim Johnstone, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When the match had gone on for 39 minutes, Bennvar Nickler put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Tim Johnstone. Tim Johnstone took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bennvar Nickler, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Team Pogba were awarded a corner in the 43th minute after The Tigers's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Sander Roeles took the corner. Sander Roeles made a great header on Team Pogba's corner, it was just that The Tigers's Tim Johnstone managed to reach the ball for a save. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Sander Roeles was the one to do the kick off. Lech Urban made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carl Downes in the 54th minute of play. Bennvar Nickler sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Lech Urban made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Owen Noble in the 60th minute of play. Sander Roeles was extremely unlucky when he, in the 62nd minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. The Tigers made a substitution. Tyrone Meehan replaced Owen Noble. In the 65th minute Bennvar Nickler shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tim Johnstone saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tim Johnstone didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Sander Roeles went, in the 68th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. Team Pogba made a substitution. Casey Gough replaced Louie Mulford. With a little luck, The Tigers's Tim Johnstone got control of the ball when Sander Roeles tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ismael Pitta could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 75th minute of the match, but Tim Johnstone made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bennvar Nickler in the 76th minute of play forced The Tigers's goalkeeper Tim Johnstone to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tim Johnstone took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bennvar Nickler, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tim Johnstone made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bennvar Nickler in the 83rd minute of play. In the 83rd minute of the match, Bennvar Nickler tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Tim Johnstone saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Tim Johnstone made a fantastic save in the 86th minute, when Bennvar Nickler sent off a good shot on target. With an all-out effort, Team Pogba's Tim Johnstone threw himself towards the right post 87 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Bennvar Nickler, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Ismael Pitta hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. A collision led to Team Pogba getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Ismael Pitta hit a great ball. After having played for 96 minutes, Rio Blewitt managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. The Tigers's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rio Blewitt was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The Team Pogba players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.