Official Cup

The Or-Chard
Spectators: 167 (Terracing: 126, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Franz Midgley got the match started through his kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Franz Midgley in the 3rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Randall Stevens prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 5 minutes into the match, Chard United's Lamar Arthur sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Luke Bush narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Franz Midgley's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Randall Stevens was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. Luke Bush made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Virgilio Kennedy in the 8th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Donny Beckwith in the 18th minute of play forced Chard United's goalkeeper Randall Stevens to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Chard United booed when T H F C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ronan Sugden didn't get a good kick on the ball. Luke Bush made a fantastic save in the 21st minute, when Lamar Arthur sent off a good shot on target. Lamar Arthur was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. In the 24th minute, Jeffrey Inman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Randall Stevens stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Franz Midgley's shot from short distance in the 27th minute. Randall Stevens showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Franz Midgley in the 34th minute of the match. In the 36th minute 孙骋磊 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luke Bush saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Randall Stevens stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Franz Midgley's shot from short distance in the 39th minute. When Franz Midgley came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the T H F C 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 Franz Midgley couldn't finish the play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 46th minute of the game. One of Chard United:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of T H F C:s goal. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Chard United made a substitution. Martin Craven replaced Lamar Arthur. Luke Bush took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lukasz Jazwiec, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 55th match minute, T H F C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ronan Sugden to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of T H F C booed when Chard United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Virgilio Kennedy didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 58th minute, Daniel Gillow 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. In the 61st minute, Franz Midgley fired away a shot that was totally unreachable for Randall Stevens. The ball ended up just outside the left post, and T H F C's manager could be seen angrily pacing the sidelines. Franz Midgley didn't miss a given chance and shot in short distance 0-2 via right post in the game's 64th minute. T H F C's supporters showed their exhuberating excitement! In the 68th minute Lukasz Jazwiec shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luke Bush saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 70thth minute of the game Franz Midgley who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Chard United's Randall Stevens was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Matt Friend's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Randall Stevens read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 71st minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Franz Midgley in the 74th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Randall Stevens prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kerem Aktürkoglu in the 77th minute of play forced T H F C's goalkeeper Luke Bush to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Franz Midgley sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 81 minutes into the match, Chard United's goalkeeper Randall Stevens had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Franz Midgley. When T H F C's Franz Midgley in the 85th minute got a chance for a shot 85th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Chard United's goalie prevented a goal. T H F C were awarded a corner in the 88th minute after Chard United's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Daniel Gillow took the corner. Jeffrey Inman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Randall Stevens having to interfere. Randall Stevens made an important save on a dangerous shot by Franz Midgley in the 94th minute. In the 96th minute of the match T H F C got a corner. Chard United's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Daniel Gillow ran over to the corner to take the kick. T H F C's Daniel Gillow was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Randall Stevens in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. T H F C had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.