Official Cup

Dragon Lair
Spectators: 191 (Terracing: 144, Seating: 44, VIP seats: 3) Harchester United's Emiliano Fidele managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Marty Ødegaard in the 4 minute of the game. With a little luck, Real Death Ducks's Syd Cullen got control of the ball when Fan Sheng Yang tried to sneak it across the goal line. Gary Kelly made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Robin Hultstrand in the 7th minute of play. The supporters of Real Death Ducks booed when Harchester United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Veli Özcam didn't get a good kick on the ball. Syd Cullen made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fan Sheng Yang in the 19th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Marty Ødegaard during the 23rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Gary Kelly showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Robin Hultstrand in the 26th minute of the match. 27 minutes into the match, Harchester United's Fan Sheng Yang sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Syd Cullen narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Syd Cullen made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fan Sheng Yang in the 32nd minute. 34 minutes had been played when some careless play by Real Death Ducks's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Danny Farmer was slow to take the kick. During this time Harchester United's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Gökçek Dural almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Real Death Ducks's Syd Cullen did a great save. In the 36th minute, Fan Sheng Yang reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Syd Cullen. The goal made the score 1-0. Franklin de Queiroz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Fan Sheng Yang recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 46th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Yiğitcan Tugal to make the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Fan Sheng Yang had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Syd Cullen. Real Death Ducks's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fan Sheng Yang was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. After 53 minutes, Randall Burton mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Harchester United and the Real Death Ducks players grew even worse after the yellow card. Yiğitcan Tugal struck a weak shot in the 54th minute. Gary Kelly didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Real Death Ducks. Fan Sheng Yang might have been able to make a better finish in the 57th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Syd Cullen. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Fan Sheng Yang ran back to his position shaking his head. Fan Sheng Yang blasted a shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Syd Cullen having to make a save. In the 58th minute Fan Sheng Yang shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Syd Cullen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 60 minutes into the game, Robin Hultstrand cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Gary Kelly was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Harchester United made a substitution. Konstanty Domalik replaced Randall Burton. 66 minutes into the match, Harchester United's goalkeeper Gary Kelly had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ive Volckaerts. 67 minutes into the match, Real Death Ducks's goal looked a bit too open when Konstanty Domalik came free, but Syd Cullen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 69th minute Ive Volckaerts shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gary Kelly saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Danny Farmer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Syd Cullen having to interfere. Real Death Ducks made a substitution. Ni Yong Lei replaced Wen Feng Shi. Harchester United made a substitution. Quentin Fawcett replaced Rosero Rioja. Harchester United's Samuel Farmer was substituted for Fan Sheng Yang. 80 minutes into the match, Harchester United's goalkeeper Gary Kelly had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Franklin de Queiroz. In the 86th minute Konstanty Domalik shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Syd Cullen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Real Death Ducks's Jay Menzies got a free kick in the 90th minute. In the 92nd minute, Robin Hultstrand ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gary Kelly was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. Gary Kelly made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jay Menzies in the 95th minute of play. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.