Official Cup

Bobby Moore Stadium
Spectators: 165 (Terracing: 124, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Adam Cornell got the match started through his kick off. Max Washington showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Louie Barfield, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. After 9 minutes of play, Elizabeth Three Lions FC's Syd Hayes made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Shane Steadman was left in no man's land by his defense there! Adam Cornell sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Garlic Eaters's Shane Steadman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adam Cornell in the 18th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Garlic Eaters's zone, Adam Cornell stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Shane Steadman came out of the goal and Adam Cornell tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Darryl Furniss received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Shane Steadman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Max Washington made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Louie Barfield in the 22nd minute of play. Max Washington showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thomas Holmes in the 25th minute of the match. Garlic Eaters's Shane Steadman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Darryl Furniss in the 26th minute of play. Shane Steadman didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 28th minute, which inside left pole to 2-0. Thomas Holmes kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. Shane Steadman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Darryl Furniss in the 34th minute of the match. 37 minutes into the match, Garlic Eaters's goal looked a bit too open when Adam Cornell came free, but Shane Steadman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 43 played minutes Elizabeth Three Lions FC got a freekick which was hit by Billie Wise. In the 44th minute of the match Jacob Hopgood shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Max Washington showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Tod Jones scored 2-1 in the 46th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Max Washington, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

The wind increased when Louie Barfield made the kick off in the second half. Shane Steadman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Darryl Furniss in the 57th minute of the match. 58 minutes into the game, Tod Jones was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Garlic Eaters's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Elizabeth Three Lions FC the free kick. In the 58th minute, Tod Jones hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Shane Steadman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adam Cornell, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Syd Hayes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Shane Steadman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Garlic Eaters's Thomas Holmes got a free kick in the 61st minute. In the 63rd match minute, Elizabeth Three Lions FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Billie Wise to maneuver through the defense. Beinn Boston took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 64th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Max Washington. Elizabeth Three Lions FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Max Washington made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tod Jones in the 67th minute of play. 68 minutes into the match, Elizabeth Three Lions FC's goalkeeper Max Washington had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Louie Barfield. Adam Cornell received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Shane Steadman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 75 minutes into the game, one of Garlic Eaters:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The supporters of Elizabeth Three Lions FC booed when Garlic Eaters was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Beinn Boston didn't get a good kick on the ball. Elizabeth Three Lions FC's Orson Fuller couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 80th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Garlic Eaters. An unexpectedly hard shot by Darryl Furniss in the 81st minute of play forced Garlic Eaters's goalkeeper Shane Steadman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 83 minutes into the game, Adam Cornell cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Shane Steadman was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 91 minutes into the match, Garlic Eaters's goal looked a bit too open when Darryl Furniss came free, but Shane Steadman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Shane Steadman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adam Cornell in the 95th minute of the match. In the 96th minute, Darryl Furniss ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Shane Steadman was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-1. Elizabeth Three Lions FC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.