Official Cup

Mellowbrook Park
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, 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. Pascal Hayden started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the match, þînk þ£st ƒç's goal looked a bit too open when Amir Lee came free, but Iurie Dășanu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Cascade Park West's Dario Wilhelm got control of the ball when Pascal Hayden tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 8th match minute, Cascade Park West was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wang Sha Qian to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Cascade Park West getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Zoilo Doblas hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 10th minute, Berry Chan managed to get in a good position for a shot. þînk þ£st ƒç's supporters rose to their feet, but Berry Chan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dario Wilhelm breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 13th minute, Waldo Renteria hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dario Wilhelm made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pascal Hayden in the 16th minute of play. Iurie Dășanu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amir Lee in the 18th minute of play. Jeremiah Jeffries kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. In the 30th minute, Cihangir Refettin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 31st minute, Amir Lee sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and þînk þ£st ƒç's Iurie Dășanu didn't even have to move. Dario Wilhelm showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jeremiah Jeffries in the 32nd minute of the match. In the 34th minute, Waldo Renteria got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The supporters of þînk þ£st ƒç booed when Cascade Park West was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Amir Lee didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to þînk þ£st ƒç getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Ervin McCauley hit a great ball. Jeremiah Jeffries hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. Cascade Park West's Dario Wilhelm proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 44th minute of the match, managed to save Cascade Park West from getting a goal against them. If Jeremiah Jeffries had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Amir Lee to make the kick off. Waldo Renteria's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Iurie Dășanu firmly grabbed it by the left post. Iurie Dășanu made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Rolland Hobbs sent off a good shot on target. Iurie Dășanu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Amir Lee, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee felt a red card was in order, 55 minutes into the game, when Piotr Brzakala put in a rough tackle. If Nigel Cordero had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When Berry Chan fell near the penalty area in the 66th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored þînk þ£st ƒç's protests and gave Berry Chan a yellow card for diving instead. In the 66th match minute, þînk þ£st ƒç was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Berry Chan to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to þînk þ£st ƒç getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Ervin McCauley hit a great ball. 70 minutes into the game, Pascal Hayden cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Dario Wilhelm was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Johnson Adair fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dario Wilhelm having to interfere. þînk þ£st ƒç's Iurie Dășanu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Humberto Lange in the 77th minute of play. In the 79thth minute of the game Pascal Hayden who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cascade Park West's Dario Wilhelm was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Cascade Park West made a substitution. Claude Joyner replaced Allen Dalton. In the 82nd minute of the match þînk þ£st ƒç got a corner. Cascade Park West's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Berry Chan ran over to the corner to take the kick. A well-hit corner resulted in Preston Dias heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pascal Hayden in the 84th minute of play forced Cascade Park West's goalkeeper Dario Wilhelm to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Iurie Dășanu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Waldo Renteria in the 86th minute. Dario Wilhelm took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pascal Hayden, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. þînk þ£st ƒç had won after a very even match.