Official Cup

Acushnet
Spectators: 162 (Terracing: 122, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Carl Downes got the match started through his kick off. After 2 played minutes The Tigers got a freekick which was hit by Carl Downes. In the 6thth minute of the game Carl Downes who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Titleist's Isidoro Elequemedo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Tim Johnstone showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ole-Petter Anda in the 7th minute of the match. Isidoro Elequemedo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benji Murray, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Isidoro Elequemedo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Benji Murray, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Titleist were awarded a corner in the 11th minute after The Tigers's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Jan-Kenneth Brynildsen took the corner. It was a well-played corner which Kenneth Kvalsvik managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. After a rather tough play, Titleist's Henrik Bakstad got a free kick in the 16th minute. Benji Murray kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. In the 25th minute Owen Noble shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Isidoro Elequemedo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Titleist getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Ole-Petter Anda hit a great ball. 28 minutes into the match, Titleist's goal looked a bit too open when Carl Downes came free, but Isidoro Elequemedo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Isidoro Elequemedo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carl Downes in the 30th minute of play. Isidoro Elequemedo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Owen Noble, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 40th minute, Carl Downes ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Isidoro Elequemedo was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 44th minute, Carl Downes left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The The Tigers fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. After 47 played minutes Titleist got a freekick which was hit by Halvard Oliversen. After the first half The Tigers were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

After a defensive mix-up in Titleist's zone, Benji Murray stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Isidoro Elequemedo came out of the goal and Benji Murray tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Isidoro Elequemedo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Owen Noble in the 61st minute. 63 minutes into the match, Titleist's goalkeeper Isidoro Elequemedo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Owen Noble. 64 minutes into the game, Kelvin Atherton recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Isidoro Elequemedo. Kelvin Atherton showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-3. Isidoro Elequemedo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carl Downes in the 73rd minute of play. Isidoro Elequemedo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tyrone Meehan, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Tim Johnstone made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Halvard Oliversen in the 76th minute of play. The Tigers's Jonatan Fredericksen was substituted for Dave Joy. Isidoro Elequemedo made a fantastic save in the 82nd minute, when Carl Downes sent off a good shot on target. Isidoro Elequemedo came out of the goal in the 83rd minute to try and stop a shot by The Tigers's Carl Downes. But to his dismay, Carl Downes quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-5. Isidoro Elequemedo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mitch Furniss, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Carl Downes kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. Tim Johnstone took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Iver Aspelund, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 91st minute of the match Titleist got a corner. The Tigers's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Jan-Kenneth Brynildsen ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Jan-Kenneth Brynildsen got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Tim Johnstone quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The supporters of Titleist booed when The Tigers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jonatan Fredericksen didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Carl Downes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Isidoro Elequemedo was relentless in the 96th minute of the game.