Official Cup

The Duck Pond
Spectators: 176 (Terracing: 133, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Kris Tetleys short, quick shot in the 4thth minute got Aquiles Senio to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 7 minutes into the match, Stickleback Utd Xl's goal looked a bit too open when Deng Chang Xu came free, but Martin Giöck reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ash Mortimer made in the 13th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Ruben Gregory. Aquiles Senio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ruben Gregory, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 19 played minutes Emaηski F.C Reborη got a freekick which was hit by Gaz Abbott. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jhonny Del Fierro in the 21st minute of play forced Emaηski F.C Reborη's goalkeeper Aquiles Senio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Deng Chang Xu might have been able to make a better finish in the 25th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Martin Giöck. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Deng Chang Xu ran back to his position shaking his head. Martin Giöck made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Deng Chang Xu in the 25th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Stickleback Utd Xl's zone, Deng Chang Xu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Martin Giöck came out of the goal and Deng Chang Xu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 28th minute, Gaz Abbott made a precise shot to the right of Martin Giöck. Stickleback Utd Xl's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 30th minute, Gaz Abbott managed to get in a good position for a shot. Emaηski F.C Reborη's supporters rose to their feet, but Gaz Abbott was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Martin Giöck breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A throw-in in the 36th minute of the game was made by Ash Mortimer with Benji Browne as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. If Deng Chang Xu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Stickleback Utd Xl's Martin Giöck played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Deng Chang Xu in the 44th minute of play. Ash Mortimer hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. Stickleback Utd Xl's Rich Thorn was substituted for Ash Mortimer. After 49 played minutes Stickleback Utd Xl got a freekick which was hit by Ash Mortimer. The Stickleback Utd Xl players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Emaηski F.C Reborη were winning 0-1.

The wind increased when Deng Chang Xu made the kick off in the second half. After 52 played minutes Stickleback Utd Xl got a freekick which was hit by Kees Zeydeveld. Deng Chang Xu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Martin Giöck having to interfere. 55 minutes into the match, Deng Chang Xu notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Stickleback Utd Xl's Martin Giöck. Martin Giöck was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Deng Chang Xu in the 61st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Martin Giöck saved Stickleback Utd Xl from getting behind. 63 minutes into the game, Deng Chang Xu recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Martin Giöck. Deng Chang Xu showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-3. Stickleback Utd Xl's Olly Paley was substituted for Cliff Flower. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Deng Chang Xu in the 71st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Martin Giöck saved Stickleback Utd Xl from getting behind. Stickleback Utd Xl's Martin Giöck proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 72nd minute of the match, managed to save Stickleback Utd Xl from getting a goal against them. Aquiles Senio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stephen Clapham in the 74th minute of the match. Aquiles Senio came out of the goal in the 74th minute to try and stop a shot by Stickleback Utd Xl's Stephen Clapham. But to his dismay, Stephen Clapham quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-4. Emaηski F.C Reborη's Štefan Zemľan was substituted for Renan Duigou. After some fancy dribbling in the 87th minute, Radomir Skaradowski managed to get in a good position for a shot. Emaηski F.C Reborη's supporters rose to their feet, but Radomir Skaradowski was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Martin Giöck breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 90th minute the ball was on its way in behind Stickleback Utd Xl's goalkeeper Martin Giöck, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet as Gez Cooke kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Martin Giöck. That made the score 1-6 in the 91 minute of play. In the 96th minute, Benji Browne hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 98th minute of the match Gaz Abbott shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Martin Giöck showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The Stickleback Utd Xl fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Emaηski F.C Reborη were clearly better and deserved to take the win.