Official Cup

The Scrapple Factory
Spectators: 162 (Terracing: 122, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Slower Lower FC's Ross Buchanan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rene Harman in the 5th minute of play. Ross Buchanan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Diego Latorre in the 6th minute of the match. Derick Murry sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 12thth minute of the game Gualterio Aguirre who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Slower Lower FC's Ross Buchanan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Derick Murry in the 16th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Aldo Hawk prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Gualterio Aguirre took the ball and in the 22 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ross Buchanan. Ross Buchanan dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Derick Murry did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-1 to the left of a surprised Aldo Hawk 25 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Slower Lower FC's zone, Marcelo-Luis Butcher stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ross Buchanan came out of the goal and Marcelo-Luis Butcher tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Atletico Patoruzu's Diego Latorre in the 29th minute got a chance for a shot 29th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Slower Lower FC's goalie prevented a goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gualterio Aguirre in the 35th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ross Buchanan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 39th minute Gualterio Aguirre shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ross Buchanan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 42 minutes into the game, Marcelo-Luis Butcher was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Atletico Patoruzu's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Slower Lower FC the free kick. Marcelo-Luis Butcher hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. When Atletico Patoruzu's Marcelo-Luis Butcher in the 44th minute got a chance for a shot 44th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Slower Lower FC's goalie prevented a goal. Ross Buchanan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gualterio Aguirre, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Derick Murry stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Derick Murry in the 52nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Aldo Hawk prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to Slower Lower FC getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Hector Hickman hit a great ball. Atletico Patoruzu's Teobaldo Gaizkine was substituted for Diego Latorre. The supporters of Atletico Patoruzu booed when Slower Lower FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hector Hickman didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Slower Lower FC's Derick Murry in the 63rd minute got a chance for a shot 63rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Atletico Patoruzu's goalie prevented a goal. Ross Buchanan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcelo-Luis Butcher in the 66th minute of play. Atletico Patoruzu were awarded a corner in the 67th minute after Slower Lower FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Rúben Verdun took the corner. After taking down the ball on Atletico Patoruzu's corner Rúben Verdun fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Ross Buchanan quite easily take care of the ball. Iraunkor Abar was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 74 minutes into the match. Atletico Patoruzu made a substitution. Jonathan Iruinea replaced Rene Harman. In the 74th minute, one of Slower Lower FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Slower Lower FC. When Teobaldo Gaizkine came up free with the goalie in the 80th minute, the Atletico Patoruzu 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 Teobaldo Gaizkine couldn't finish the play. Ross Buchanan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Marcelo-Luis Butcher in the 86th minute. Wiley Boyles short, quick shot in the 88thth minute got Ross Buchanan to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 95 minutes into the match, Jonathan Iruinea had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ross Buchanan. Slower Lower FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jonathan Iruinea was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Atletico Patoruzu's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.