Official Cup

Lost Limbs Arena
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Abraham Laing took the kick off in the first half of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 4th minute, Eden Heberle managed to get in a good position for a shot. Amputees FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Eden Heberle was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Phillip Finden breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience was convinced that Darian Trenoweth's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Neville Peach was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. Phillip Finden made an important save on a dangerous shot by Abraham Laing in the 7th minute. Glasston's Phillip Finden proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 14th minute of the match, managed to save Glasston from getting a goal against them. 16 minutes into the match, Amputees FC's goal looked a bit too open when Stephan Belford came free, but Neville Peach reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Darian Trenoweth in the 19th minute of play forced Amputees FC's goalkeeper Neville Peach to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Phillip Finden made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dagan Eicke in the 22nd minute. With a little luck, Glasston's Phillip Finden got control of the ball when Abraham Laing tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 30 minutes Glasston's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Howie Withy who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Amputees FC's corner Howie Withy fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Phillip Finden quite easily take care of the ball. Abraham Laing fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Phillip Finden having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Darian Trenoweth in the 37th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Neville Peach saved Amputees FC from getting behind. A collision led to Glasston getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Dani Caddick hit a great ball. When Braedan Merz fell near the penalty area in the 46th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Amputees FC's protests and gave Braedan Merz a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Amputees FC's Braedan Merz got a free kick in the 46th minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Darian Trenoweth to strike the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, Carl Batterham managed to get in a good position for a shot. Glasston's supporters rose to their feet, but Carl Batterham was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Neville Peach breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Amputees FC's Neville Peach played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Darian Trenoweth in the 54th minute of play. In the 60th minute, Howie Withy hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A hard shot by Ian Peixoto from long distance, 61 minutes into the match, got Neville Peach's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. After 61 played minutes Ian Peixoto scored with a long sweeping shot just to the left of Neville Peach who was too lazy, 1-1. Glasston's Phillip Finden played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ed Mckinley in the 64th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Darian Trenoweth in the 65th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Neville Peach saved Amputees FC from getting behind. Earle Franklin kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dagan Eicke in the 69th minute of play forced Glasston's goalkeeper Phillip Finden to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Neville Peach made an important save on a dangerous shot by Darian Trenoweth in the 70th minute. In the 72nd minute of the match Glasston got a corner. Amputees FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ian Peixoto ran over to the corner to take the kick. Glasston's Phillip Finden played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ed Mckinley in the 75th minute of play. Neville Peach made a fantastic save in the 76th minute, when Darian Trenoweth sent off a good shot on target. Phillip Finden took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abraham Laing, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 79th play minute Darian Trenoweth came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Neville Peach. 1-2. Glasston's Phillip Finden played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abraham Laing in the 84th minute of play. 94 minutes into the match, Glasston's goal looked a bit too open when Earle Franklin came free, but Phillip Finden reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Phillip Finden showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dagan Eicke, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.