Official Cup

Tambacunda Farafenni
Spectators: 196 (Terracing: 148, Seating: 45, VIP seats: 3) Antoine Nix made the kick off and thus started the match. After 4 played minutes Persepolis F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Antoine Nix. An unexpectedly hard shot by Louis Branson in the 5th minute of play forced Persepolis F.C.'s goalkeeper Tommy Duvall to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gavin Lineker stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Antoine Nix's shot from short distance in the 16th minute. 18 minutes into the match, AMAZON DU DAHOMEY's Phil Cornforth sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tommy Duvall narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Gavin Lineker showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Antoine Nix, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. After some careless play in the AMAZON DU DAHOMEY defense, Mickey Gareau kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gavin Lineker. The AMAZON DU DAHOMEY fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gavin Lineker should have stopped the shot. In the 25th minute Louis Branson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tommy Duvall saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 27 minutes of play, Persepolis F.C.'s Mickey Gareau made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gavin Lineker was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 30th minute Valentin Sloan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gavin Lineker saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gavin Lineker showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Antoine Nix, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Gavin Lineker came out of the goal in the 40th minute to try and stop a shot by Persepolis F.C.'s Valentin Sloan. But to his dismay, Valentin Sloan quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. After a defensive mix-up in AMAZON DU DAHOMEY's zone, Guillaume Anthony stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gavin Lineker came out of the goal and Guillaume Anthony tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-4.

Mickey Gareau recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 53rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a rather tough play, AMAZON DU DAHOMEY's Phillip Fry got a free kick in the 55th minute. Phil Cornforth fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tommy Duvall having to interfere. After 66 minutes, Louis Branson made it 1-4 with a short kick to the right side. Persepolis F.C.'s Tommy Duvall tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Antoine Nix fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gavin Lineker having to interfere. Sylvain Minton sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 76 played minutes Persepolis F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Walker Kline. After 79 played minutes Persepolis F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Antoine Nix. Tommy Duvall showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Louis Branson in the 80th minute of the match. After 81 minutes, Sylvain Minton mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Persepolis F.C. and the AMAZON DU DAHOMEY players grew even worse after the yellow card. Sylvain Minton hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. After having played for 84 minutes, Sylvain Minton managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Persepolis F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Sylvain Minton was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Antoine Nix's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 92ndth minute, Gavin Lineker skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 1-5 became the score in the 94th minute when Antoine Nix elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Persepolis F.C.'s players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.