Official Cup

Telford Arena
Spectators: 184 (Terracing: 139, Seating: 42, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Darren Vaughan kicked off to start the match. 2 minutes into the match, Darren Vaughan notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Juventus Telford's Shane Brindley. Shane Brindley was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 5 played minutes Juventus Telford got a freekick which was hit by Tris Hurst. Shane Brindley made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Darren Vaughan in the 5th minute of play. After 9 played minutes Juventus Telford got a freekick which was hit by Tony Morning. Shane Brindley didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Darren Vaughan went, in the 10th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. After a rather tough play, Harchester United's Damon Furlong got a free kick in the 13th minute. The supporters of Juventus Telford booed when Harchester United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Darren Vaughan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Russell Dunning kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. The Harchester United fans' excitement grew in the 20th match minute when Harchester United's Darren Vaughan 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 0-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 25 minutes into the match, Juventus Telford's goal looked a bit too open when Marcus Soares came free, but Shane Brindley reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Shane Brindley showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Darren Vaughan in the 26th minute of the match. In the 28th minute Marcus Soares shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Shane Brindley saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 29thth minute of the game Darren Vaughan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Juventus Telford's Shane Brindley was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Syd Knott took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Barney Garner, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 32nd minute Darren Vaughan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Shane Brindley saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Marcus Soares in the 33rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Shane Brindley prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With a little luck, Harchester United's Syd Knott got control of the ball when Russell Dunning tried to sneak it across the goal line. 36 minutes into the match, Juventus Telford's goal looked a bit too open when Den Vaughn came free, but Shane Brindley reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Darren Vaughan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Shane Brindley was relentless in the 38th minute of the game. Shane Brindley made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Seth Sugden in the 39th minute of play. Damon Furlong charged in rather forcefully in the 45th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Damon Furlong the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 45 played minutes Harchester United got a freekick which was hit by Damon Furlong. The supporters of Juventus Telford booed when Harchester United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marcus Soares didn't get a good kick on the ball. The Juventus Telford players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Harchester United were winning 0-3.

51 minutes into the game, Darren Vaughan recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Shane Brindley. Darren Vaughan showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-4. When Seth Sugden came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the Harchester United 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 Seth Sugden couldn't finish the play. Tony Morning hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. 56 minutes into the match, Juventus Telford's goal looked a bit too open when Marcus Soares came free, but Shane Brindley reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Martin Bilton kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. Syd Knott showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Teddy Winter, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. In the 61st minute of the match Harchester United got a corner. Juventus Telford's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Marcus Soares ran over to the corner to take the kick. It was a well-played corner which Den Vaughn managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. In the 62nd match minute, Harchester United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Den Vaughn to maneuver through the defense. Damon Furlong sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Marcus Soares struck a weak shot in the 66th minute. Shane Brindley didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Harchester United. 69 minutes into the match, Juventus Telford's goal looked a bit too open when Darren Vaughan came free, but Shane Brindley reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Seth Sugden's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Shane Brindley was relentless in the 71st minute of the game. Shane Brindley made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Darren Vaughan in the 73rd minute of play. 75 minutes into the match, Juventus Telford's goal looked a bit too open when Darren Vaughan came free, but Shane Brindley reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Harchester United getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Marcus Soares hit a great ball. Darren Vaughan had several of the Juventus Telford's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 79 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 0-5 score and a disappointed Shane Brindley as he didn't even see the shot coming. 82 minutes into the match, Seth Sugden notched a goal, 0-6, to the right of Juventus Telford's Shane Brindley. Shane Brindley was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 86 minutes into the match, Russell Dunning notched a goal, 1-6, to the right of Harchester United's Syd Knott. Syd Knott was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Darren Vaughan who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 91stth minute tested the skills of Shane Brindley when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Syd Knott took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tris Hurst, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Darren Vaughan in the 94th minute of play forced Juventus Telford's goalkeeper Shane Brindley to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the final whistle sounded Harchester United left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Juventus Telford.