Official Cup

WeldingDirect Park
Spectators: 169 (Terracing: 127, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Jake Yorke took the kick off in the first half of the match. Patrick Pitman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Garlic Eaters getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Nicholas Shephard hit a great ball. Jake Yorke hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. Jake Yorke blasted a shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Stephen Brayford having to make a save. Bill Britton fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stephen Brayford having to interfere. Nicholas Shephard hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. A collision led to Garlic Eaters getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Liam Bettney hit a great ball. Jake Yorke fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stephen Brayford having to interfere. In the 47th minute, Bill Britton got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The wind increased when Patrick Pitman made the kick off in the second half. When Jake Yorke came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the Garlic Eaters fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Jake Yorke couldn't finish the play. Austen Goodwick charged in rather forcefully in the 55th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Austen Goodwick the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In a very dangerous position, a player in Baby Snakes fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 55th minute. Penalty! Stephen Brayford had in the 56thth minute some difficulties stopping Louie Barfield's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Stephen Brayford showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bill Britton, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. In the 70th minute, Ivor Gobey hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Stephen Brayford made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bill Britton in the 76th minute of play. 88 minutes into the match, Patrick Pitman had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Shane Steadman. Garlic Eaters's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Patrick Pitman was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Shane Steadman was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Patrick Pitman showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-2 in the 92 minute of play. After some careless play in the Garlic Eaters defense, Patrick Pitman kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Shane Steadman. The Garlic Eaters fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Shane Steadman should have stopped the shot.