Official Cup

Boothferry Park
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Rio Dunn started the match with the kick off. Ed Ingram made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hayden Moore in the 3rd minute of play. After 3 played minutes Gone With the Win got a freekick which was hit by Jimmy Mulford. In the 7th minute Rio Dunn shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tim Johnstone saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ed Ingram made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Carl Atkins sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of The Tigers booed when Gone With the Win was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Seb Osbourne didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rio Blewitt recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 12th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 17th minute, Kyle Eglington ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tim Johnstone was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 28 minutes into the match, Carl Atkins dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Ed Ingram, 1-1. After some careless play in the The Tigers defense, Rio Dunn kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tim Johnstone. The The Tigers fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tim Johnstone should have stopped the shot. In the 39th minute, Kyle Eglington made a precise shot to the right of Tim Johnstone. The Tigers's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. Lee Smith hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. After 47 played minutes The Tigers got a freekick which was hit by Piers Goacher. After the first half Gone With the Win were leading 1-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Carl Atkins was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd minute Benji Murray shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ed Ingram saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 53rd minute of the match, Rio Dunn tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Tim Johnstone saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Ollie Kennedy lost his temper 55 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. Rio Blewitt placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! An unexpectedly hard shot by Tyrone Meehan in the 58th minute of play forced Gone With the Win's goalkeeper Ed Ingram to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 61 minutes had been played when some careless play by The Tigers's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Jermaine Wroe was slow to take the kick. During this time Gone With the Win's players had a chance to rest. Gone With the Win's Jermaine Wroe was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Tim Johnstone in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After 65 minutes, Piers Goacher mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the The Tigers and the Gone With the Win players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 66 played minutes The Tigers got a freekick which was hit by Piers Goacher. The Tigers's Phil Clarke was substituted for Hayden Moore. The supporters of Gone With the Win booed when The Tigers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Piers Goacher didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 68th minute, Benji Murray made a precise shot to the right of Ed Ingram. Gone With the Win's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-3. Ed Ingram came out of the goal in the 72nd minute to try and stop a shot by The Tigers's Benji Murray. But to his dismay, Benji Murray quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-3. In the 78thth minute of the game Benji Murray who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Gone With the Win's Ed Ingram was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ed Ingram made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tyrone Meehan in the 79th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Gone With the Win's Kyle Eglington got a free kick in the 80th minute. Ed Ingram showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Phil Clarke, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. In the 82nd minute, Benji Murray hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ed Ingram showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Phil Clarke in the 87th minute of the match. Ed Ingram took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Phil Clarke, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 95 minutes into the match, Gone With the Win's goal looked a bit too open when Phil Clarke came free, but Ed Ingram reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gone With the Win's Ed Ingram played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carl Atkins in the 98th minute of play. After 98 minutes, Jimmy Mulford mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Gone With the Win and the The Tigers players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Gone With the Win's Jimmy Mulford got a free kick in the 98th minute. Gone With the Win succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though The Tigers had controlled the match.