Official Cup

Lost Limbs Arena
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Abraham Laing made the kick off which started today's match. Ed Mckinley could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 3rd minute of the match, but Edward Magrath made a huge save. 5 minutes had been played when some careless play by Frenchville Sports Club's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Howie Withy was slow to take the kick. During this time Amputees FC's players had a chance to rest. Howie Withy made a great header on Amputees FC's corner, it was just that Frenchville Sports Club's Edward Magrath managed to reach the ball for a save. With a little luck, Frenchville Sports Club's Edward Magrath got control of the ball when Abraham Laing tried to sneak it across the goal line. Neville Peach showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Brendan Gannan in the 9th minute of the match. Neville Peach showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Brendan Gannan in the 10th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Brendan Gannan in the 11th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Neville Peach saved Amputees FC from getting behind. When Frenchville Sports Club's Brendan Gannan in the 11th minute got a chance for a shot 11th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Amputees FC's goalie prevented a goal. Frenchville Sports Club's defense didn't have a chance, in the 13th minute, when Abraham Laing scored to the left of an out of position Edward Magrath, making the score, 1-0. In the 15th minute, Eden Heberle left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Amputees FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. In the 19th minute, Bud Bailey made a precise shot to the right of Edward Magrath. Frenchville Sports Club's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. After a rather tough play, Amputees FC's Steve Bohn got a free kick in the 23rd minute. In the 24th minute of the match Earle Lingwoodock sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Neville Peach skillfully saved the ball. Steve Bohn kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Abraham Laing got free with Edward Magrath in the 28th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Reese Oconnell in the 31st minute of play forced Amputees FC's goalkeeper Neville Peach to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Frenchville Sports Club getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Rod Haskell hit a great ball. In the 33rd minute, Dagan Eicke ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Edward Magrath was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-0. A hard shot 38 in the game by Abraham Laing from a close distance when the talented Edward Magrath managed to make a qualified save. Frenchville Sports Club's players were relieved. The audience thought a goal was coming when Abraham Laing got free with Edward Magrath in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Edward Magrath was out of position in the 40 minute of play, and Ed Mckinley capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Ed Mckinley really showed his touch with that goal: 5-0. Edward Magrath showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abraham Laing in the 45th minute of the match. In the 46th minute, Reese Oconnell hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 48 minutes into the match, Bud Bailey notched a goal, 6-0, to the right of Frenchville Sports Club's Edward Magrath. Edward Magrath was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Af the end of the first half the score was 6-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Brendan Gannan made the kick off in the second half. When the match clock showed 57 minutes, the score became 7-0 when Abraham Laing sped through Frenchville Sports Club's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Edward Magrath. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dagan Eicke in the 60th minute of play forced Frenchville Sports Club's goalkeeper Edward Magrath to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Edward Magrath came out of the goal in the 62nd minute to try and stop a shot by Amputees FC's Abraham Laing. But to his dismay, Abraham Laing quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 8-0. In the 65thth minute of the game Abraham Laing who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Frenchville Sports Club's Edward Magrath was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Henry Laing during the 66th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 66 played minutes Frenchville Sports Club got a freekick which was hit by Henry Laing. Abraham Laing scored 9-0 in the 67th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Edward Magrath, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Dagan Eicke fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edward Magrath having to interfere. Edward Magrath stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Abraham Laing's shot from short distance in the 71st minute. In the 73rd minute, Ed Mckinley made a precise shot to the right of Edward Magrath. Frenchville Sports Club's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 10-0. Abraham Laing recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 75th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 76th minute Abraham Laing shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edward Magrath saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Rod Haskell fell near the penalty area in the 76th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Frenchville Sports Club's protests and gave Rod Haskell a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Frenchville Sports Club getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Rod Haskell hit a great ball. In the 78th minute, Dagan Eicke left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Amputees FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 11-0. Frenchville Sports Club's Edward Magrath played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dagan Eicke in the 81st minute of play. In the 81st minute, Dagan Eicke ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Edward Magrath was frozen by the shot and now it was 12-0. In the 84th minute, Brendan Gannan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 89 minutes into the game, Dagan Eicke cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 13-0. Edward Magrath was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Earle Lingwoodock hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. 95 minutes into the game, Evan Millar was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Frenchville Sports Club's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Amputees FC the free kick. A collision led to Frenchville Sports Club getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Evan Millar hit a great ball. In the 97th minute Abraham Laing shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edward Magrath saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Amputees FC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.