Official Cup

The Duck Pen
Spectators: 162 (Terracing: 122, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Léonard Beuve made the kick off and thus started the match. Léonard Beuve struck a weak shot in the 4th minute. Ronan Marler didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Avel Vat. Ronan Marler showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Simon Collinet in the 5th minute of the match. Ronan Marler took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Léonard Beuve, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ronan Marler showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Léonard Beuve, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 18th minute, Lawrence Banks managed to get in a good position for a shot. Real Death Ducks's supporters rose to their feet, but Lawrence Banks was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Yves Amet breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Real Death Ducks's Ronan Marler played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Simon Collinet in the 21st minute of play. After 24 minutes of play, Avel Vat's Léonard Beuve made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ronan Marler was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 28th minute, Simon Collinet made a precise shot to the right of Ronan Marler. Real Death Ducks's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. In the 31st minute, Simon Collinet made a precise shot to the right of Ronan Marler. Real Death Ducks's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. In the 35th minute, Simon Collinet 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. Deon Sheridan's late challenge caught a Avel Vat's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Deon Sheridan helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Avel Vat booed when Real Death Ducks was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Deon Sheridan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Léonard Beuve scored 0-4 in the 44th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ronan Marler, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-4 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Lawrence Banks stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The crowd rose to their feet as Avel Vat's Simon Collinet slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Ronan Marler. That made the score 0-5 after 52 minutes of play. 56 minutes into the game, Avel Vat's Simon Collinet nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ronan Marler made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-6. If Simon Collinet had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With splendid footwork Léonard Beuve arrived in front of goal to shoot 0-7 by the left pole in the game's 62nd minute. Simon Collinet's late challenge caught a Real Death Ducks's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Simon Collinet helped the player get up and apologised. After 66 played minutes Avel Vat got a freekick which was hit by Simon Collinet. The crowd rose to their feet as Simon Collinet kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Ronan Marler. That made the score 0-8 in the 70 minute of play. 80 minutes into the match, Simon Collinet notched a goal, 0-9, to the right of Real Death Ducks's Ronan Marler. Ronan Marler was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Simon Collinet might have been able to make a better finish in the 85th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ronan Marler. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Simon Collinet ran back to his position shaking his head. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ahmid Le Bastard during the 93rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Lawrence Banks's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Yves Amet read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 94th minute of play. When the match was over Avel Vat could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Real Death Ducks throughout the match.