Official Cup

Neverland
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Artetas artilleri's Evert Browall started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The Artetas artilleri fans' excitement grew in the 3rd match minute when Artetas artilleri's Taylor Silverholt looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Evert Browall charged in rather forcefully in the 7th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Evert Browall the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of CLAYMORE COUNTRY booed when Artetas artilleri was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Evert Browall didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ivar Hult in the 11th minute of play forced CLAYMORE COUNTRY's goalkeeper Owen McGinnis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Owen McGinnis was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Taylor Silverholt showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 12 minute of play. In the 25th minute of the match, Taylor Silverholt got a very nice opportunity to score, but Owen McGinnis was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 29th minute, Taylor Silverholt ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Owen McGinnis was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. Jens-Ove Nyman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thad Rocha in the 34th minute of play. Taylor Silverholt's late challenge caught a CLAYMORE COUNTRY's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Taylor Silverholt helped the player get up and apologised. Taylor Silverholt kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. In the 39th minute of the match Fernando Washburn sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jens-Ove Nyman skillfully saved the ball. In the 41st minute Evert Browall shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Owen McGinnis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 44 minutes into the match, Artetas artilleri's goal looked a bit too open when Bob Bright came free, but Jens-Ove Nyman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Taylor Silverholt kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. After 45 played minutes, CLAYMORE COUNTRY's Fernando Washburn shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Jens-Ove Nyman came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in CLAYMORE COUNTRY reached it. In the 47th minute Joey Rainey shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jens-Ove Nyman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Thad Rocha to make the kick off. Thad Rocha's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jens-Ove Nyman read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 53rd minute of play. Thad Rocha could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 57th minute of the match, but Jens-Ove Nyman made a huge save. Kurt Axelsson hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. Thad Rocha recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 58th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some careless play in the Artetas artilleri defense, Thad Rocha kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jens-Ove Nyman. The Artetas artilleri fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jens-Ove Nyman should have stopped the shot. CLAYMORE COUNTRY's Owen McGinnis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Evert Browall in the 68th minute of play. An unexpected shot in the 75th minute by Thad Rocha got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Jens-Ove Nyman made a fantastic save in the 78th minute, when Bob Bright sent off a good shot on target. The crowd rose to their feet as CLAYMORE COUNTRY's Lucien Cruz slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Jens-Ove Nyman. That made the score 3-2 after 81 minutes of play. With a little luck, Artetas artilleri's Jens-Ove Nyman got control of the ball when Thad Rocha tried to sneak it across the goal line. For all the effort they put into the match, the CLAYMORE COUNTRY players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Artetas artilleri.