Official Cup

Bellerive
Spectators: 184 (Terracing: 139, Seating: 42, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Nichol Clark kicked off to start the match. Zheng Chao made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nichol Clark in the 5th minute of play. Blake Kinnaird made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adriano Ribeiro in the 9th minute of play. In the 11th minute Adriano Ribeiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Blake Kinnaird saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Adriano Ribeiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 17 minutes, Adriano Ribeiro made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. BES MUDI BANDITS's Blake Kinnaird tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 22nd minute Adriano Ribeiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Blake Kinnaird saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, BES MUDI BANDITS's Edmonds Askew got a free kick in the 22nd minute. Fabian Spânu took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 23rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Blake Kinnaird. BES MUDI BANDITS's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. With a little luck, The Obscurials's Zheng Chao got control of the ball when Stewart Watson tried to sneak it across the goal line. 31 minutes into the game, The Obscurials's Adriano Ribeiro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Blake Kinnaird made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. In the 35th minute, Adriano Ribeiro made a precise shot to the right of Blake Kinnaird. BES MUDI BANDITS's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. The Obscurials's Zheng Chao played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bradford Hinwood in the 38th minute of play. The Obscurials's Adriano Ribeiro got a good chance for a goal in the 44th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 47th minute, Adriano Ribeiro made a precise shot to the right of Blake Kinnaird. BES MUDI BANDITS's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-6. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-6 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Anders Westerstrand stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute, Adriano Ribeiro 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. BES MUDI BANDITS's defense didn't have a chance, in the 56th minute, when Anders Westerstrand scored to the left of an out of position Blake Kinnaird, making the score, 0-7. With his leg Blake Kinnaird managed to avoid a goal in the 60thth minute, when The Obscurials's Anders Westerstrand fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Blake Kinnaird took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nelson Wright, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 64th match minute, BES MUDI BANDITS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edmonds Askew to maneuver through the defense. It was beautiful to see The Obscurials's Fabian Spânu in action when he in the 65th minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Matias Ginter during the 66th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The Obscurials made a substitution. Lawrance Grandison replaced Adriano Ribeiro. After 68 played minutes The Obscurials got a freekick which was hit by Matias Ginter. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stewart Watson in the 69th minute of play forced The Obscurials's goalkeeper Zheng Chao to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. BES MUDI BANDITS's defense didn't have a chance, in the 73rd minute, when Anders Westerstrand scored to the left of an out of position Blake Kinnaird, making the score, 0-8. In the 76th minute, The Obscurials's Lawrance Grandison dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-9. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lawrance Grandison in the 81st minute of play forced BES MUDI BANDITS's goalkeeper Blake Kinnaird to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 82 minutes into the match, Anders Westerstrand had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Blake Kinnaird. BES MUDI BANDITS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Anders Westerstrand was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-10. BES MUDI BANDITS's Blake Kinnaird played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anders Westerstrand in the 85th minute of play. 93 minutes into the match, BES MUDI BANDITS's goal looked a bit too open when Lawrance Grandison came free, but Blake Kinnaird reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lawrance Grandison scored 0-11 in the 95th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Blake Kinnaird, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The Obscurials'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.