Official Cup

El Coloso del Parque
Spectators: 170 (Terracing: 128, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) The Tigers's Carl Atkins started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The Tigers's Tim Johnstone proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 4th minute of the match, managed to save The Tigers from getting a goal against them. Tim Johnstone showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Olly Nethercot, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. Tim Johnstone made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bobby Bear in the 9th minute. When Olly Nethercot fell near the penalty area in the 11th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Club Atlético de Newell's protests and gave Olly Nethercot a yellow card for diving instead. In the 14th minute Benji Murray shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matthieu Abelard saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Tigers's Tim Johnstone played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Olly Nethercot in the 16th minute of play. The Tigers's Tim Johnstone played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Olly Nethercot in the 17th minute of play. In the 18th minute Club Atlético de Newell were awarded a corner. Olly Nethercot went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Olly Nethercot almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but The Tigers's Tim Johnstone did a great save. The Tigers's Tim Johnstone played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Olly Nethercot in the 20th minute of play. In the 25th minute Club Atlético de Newell were awarded a corner. Olly Nethercot went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Olly Nethercot got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Tim Johnstone quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Piers Goacher kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. In the 34th match minute, The Tigers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Higinio Patxi to maneuver through the defense. If Johnny Burns had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Olly Nethercot received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Tim Johnstone came out and tried to block the shot, but Olly Nethercot slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 39th minute. Magno da Costa hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Olly Nethercot made a kick off. The supporters of The Tigers booed when Club Atlético de Newell was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 50 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bobby Bear didn't get a good kick on the ball. 53 minutes into the match, Johnny Burns had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tim Johnstone. The Tigers's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Johnny Burns was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. In the 56thth minute of the game Olly Nethercot who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but The Tigers's Tim Johnstone was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, The Tigers's Dave Joy got a free kick in the 58th minute. The Tigers's Tim Johnstone played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Johnny Burns in the 59th minute of play. The Tigers made a substitution. Phil Clarke replaced Hayden Moore. Club Atlético de Newell's attentive Benjamin Barfield managed to snatch the ball when Higinio Patxi made a throw-in in the 63rd minute of the game. 67 minutes into the match, The Tigers's goal looked a bit too open when Olly Nethercot came free, but Tim Johnstone reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tim Johnstone showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Johnny Burns in the 69th minute of the match. In the 71st minute, Olly Nethercot left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Club Atlético de Newell fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. The Tigers's Tris Hedges was substituted for Carl Atkins. Tris Hedges could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Matthieu Abelard made a huge save. The supporters of The Tigers booed when Club Atlético de Newell was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Greg Bastow didn't get a good kick on the ball. The Tigers's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.