Official Cup

Ministry of Magic
Spectators: 206 (Terracing: 155, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Anders Westerstrand kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute Adriano Ribeiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jagger Kaine saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 6th minute, The Obscurials's Emílio Palmeira seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Emílio Palmeira the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of The Obscurials protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Emílio Palmeira had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. A collision led to The Obscurials getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Emílio Palmeira hit a great ball. In the 8th minute László Kulcsár shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zheng Chao saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zheng Chao took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eddy Odd, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Anders Westerstrand could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 14th minute of the match, but Jagger Kaine made a huge save. When Cliff Rowden fell near the penalty area in the 17th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored The Obscurials's protests and gave Cliff Rowden a yellow card for diving instead. Anders Westerstrand fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jagger Kaine having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as The Obscurials's Nelson Wright slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Jagger Kaine. That made the score 1-0 after 20 minutes of play. A collision led to Rodborough getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Primitivo Piarres hit a great ball. Jagger Kaine acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 24th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Fabian Spânu. Anders Westerstrand could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 26th minute of the match, but Jagger Kaine made a huge save. Jagger Kaine made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adriano Ribeiro in the 28th minute of play. The Obscurials's Zheng Chao played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Boguslaw Golaszewski in the 30th minute of play. Zheng Chao made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eddy Odd in the 35th minute of play. In the 36th minute Adriano Ribeiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jagger Kaine saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 39th minute, Eddy Odd left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Rodborough fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. In the 46th minute Boguslaw Golaszewski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zheng Chao saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zheng Chao showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Boguslaw Golaszewski in the 48th minute of the match. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Boguslaw Golaszewski to make the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Boguslaw Golaszewski in the 52nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Zheng Chao prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 53rd minute, Boguslaw Golaszewski ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Zheng Chao was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. After a defensive mix-up in Rodborough's zone, Adriano Ribeiro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jagger Kaine came out of the goal and Adriano Ribeiro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Zheng Chao made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Boguslaw Golaszewski in the 64th minute of play. With a little luck, The Obscurials's Zheng Chao got control of the ball when Boguslaw Golaszewski tried to sneak it across the goal line. Stig Sandström kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. The Obscurials made a substitution. Lawrance Grandison replaced Adriano Ribeiro. The supporters of Rodborough booed when The Obscurials was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stig Sandström didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 76th minute of the match László Kulcsár shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Zheng Chao showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Zheng Chao made a fantastic save in the 82nd minute, when Herbert Czempa sent off a good shot on target. Eddy Odd made a great header on Rodborough's corner, it was just that The Obscurials's Zheng Chao managed to reach the ball for a save. Zheng Chao took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Boguslaw Golaszewski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Angelo Eiró hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lawrance Grandison in the 94th minute of play forced Rodborough's goalkeeper Jagger Kaine to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zheng Chao made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Boguslaw Golaszewski in the 95th minute of play. When the match was over Rodborough could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than The Obscurials throughout the match.