Official Cup

Ministry of Magic
Spectators: 206 (Terracing: 155, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Adriano Ribeiro started the match with the kick off. After 4 minutes, Keefe Johnson mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Rodborough and the The Obscurials players grew even worse after the yellow card. 6 minutes into the game, The Obscurials's Adriano Ribeiro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mack Neich made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. In the 9th minute, Anders Westerstrand made a precise shot to the right of Mack Neich. Rodborough's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. In the 16th minute, Adriano Ribeiro reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Mack Neich. The goal made the score 4-0. Nelson Wright fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mack Neich having to interfere. If Anders Westerstrand had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. A collision led to Rodborough getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Keefe Johnson hit a great ball. Mack Neich made a fantastic save in the 26th minute, when Adriano Ribeiro sent off a good shot on target. The crowd rose to their feet as The Obscurials's Adriano Ribeiro slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Mack Neich. That made the score 6-0 after 26 minutes of play. Adriano Ribeiro succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 7-0 in the 30th playminute. Mack Neich made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adriano Ribeiro in the 34th minute of play. In the 36th minute, Anders Westerstrand hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. From close distance Adriano Ribeiro pressed in the 8-0 goal high up into nets stiches in the right cross 38 minutes into the game. A collision led to Rodborough getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Munroe Paddle hit a great ball. Rodborough's defense didn't have a chance, in the 41st minute, when Adriano Ribeiro scored to the left of an out of position Mack Neich, making the score, 9-0. In the 45th minute, Adriano Ribeiro ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mack Neich was frozen by the shot and now it was 10-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Pete Bunworth to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Adriano Ribeiro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The The Obscurials fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 11-0. 55 minutes into the match, The Obscurials's Adriano Ribeiro sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mack Neich narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With a little luck, The Obscurials's Zheng Chao got control of the ball when Pete Bunworth tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 58th match minute, Rodborough was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Munroe Paddle to maneuver through the defense. 61 minutes into the match, Adriano Ribeiro notched a goal, 12-0, to the right of Rodborough's Mack Neich. Mack Neich was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 65th minute, Adriano Ribeiro ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mack Neich was frozen by the shot and now it was 13-0. The Obscurials's Angelo Eiró was substituted for Cliff Rowden. A collision led to Rodborough getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Bath Rheistein hit a great ball. In the 71st minute, Lawrance Grandison left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The The Obscurials fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 14-0. The The Obscurials fans' excitement grew in the 74th match minute when The Obscurials's Lawrance Grandison looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 15-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anders Westerstrand in the 81st minute of play forced Rodborough's goalkeeper Mack Neich to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Lawrance Grandison had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 82nd minute Lawrance Grandison shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mack Neich saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Lawrance Grandison had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 88 minutes into the match, Rodborough's goal looked a bit too open when Lawrance Grandison came free, but Mack Neich reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 91st play minutes Lawrance Grandison shot 17-0, a short shot which went by Mack Neich and just under the crossbar into goal. After a defensive mix-up in Rodborough's zone, Lawrance Grandison stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mack Neich came out of the goal and Lawrance Grandison tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Zheng Chao made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pete Bunworth in the 96th minute. The Obscurials walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.