Official Cup

Ryan Park
Spectators: 187 (Terracing: 141, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Nedim Mekić started the match with the kick off. Eddie Reina showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Širmerd Begović, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. In the 10th minute Arnoldo Aballe shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eddie Reina saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eddie Reina made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nedim Mekić in the 11th minute of play. 14 minutes into the match, Frenchville Sports Club's goal looked a bit too open when Nedim Mekić came free, but Eddie Reina reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eddie Reina took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pero Talić, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Blue Warriors™'s Neriman Vlatkić proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 16th minute of the match, managed to save Blue Warriors™ from getting a goal against them. After 19 played minutes Blue Warriors™ got a freekick which was hit by Širmerd Begović. Frenchville Sports Club's Eddie Reina played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Širmerd Begović in the 22nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arnoldo Aballe in the 24th minute of play forced Frenchville Sports Club's goalkeeper Eddie Reina to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 25th minute Pero Talić shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eddie Reina saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eddie Reina showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nedim Mekić, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Frenchville Sports Club's Eddie Reina played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nedim Mekić in the 28th minute of play. 29 minutes into the match, Frenchville Sports Club's goal looked a bit too open when Pero Talić came free, but Eddie Reina reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eddie Reina took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pero Talić, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 35 minutes into the match, Arnoldo Aballe notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Frenchville Sports Club's Eddie Reina. Eddie Reina was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 40 minutes into the game, Blue Warriors™'s Pero Talić nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Eddie Reina made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Eddie Reina showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pero Talić, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Brendan Gannan to strike the kick off in the second half. Eddie Reina made an important save on a dangerous shot by Arnoldo Aballe in the 51st minute. When Brendan Gannan fell near the penalty area in the 53rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Frenchville Sports Club's protests and gave Brendan Gannan a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Frenchville Sports Club getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Brendan Gannan hit a great ball. Pero Talić recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 54th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nedim Mekić in the 57th minute of play forced Frenchville Sports Club's goalkeeper Eddie Reina to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 63 minutes into the game, Nedim Mekić recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Eddie Reina. Nedim Mekić showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-4. After 67 minutes of play, Blue Warriors™'s Pero Talić made it 0-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Eddie Reina was left in no man's land by his defense there! Eddie Reina made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Širmerd Begović in the 70th minute of play. Eddie Reina showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nedim Mekić in the 71st minute of the match. 72 minutes into the match, Frenchville Sports Club's goal looked a bit too open when Nedim Mekić came free, but Eddie Reina reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 78 played minutes Frenchville Sports Club got a freekick which was hit by Crawford Malacarne. Aaron Marcola charged in rather forcefully in the 81st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Aaron Marcola the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 81st match minute, Frenchville Sports Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aaron Marcola to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice moves Arnoldo Aballe could shoot a difficult shot in the 82nd minute, which Eddie Reina however easily saved by the left post. When the match clock showed 84 minutes, the score became 0-6 when Nedim Mekić sped through Frenchville Sports Club's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Eddie Reina. Through an outstanding action, after 87 minutes, Eddie Reina successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 88th minute Nedim Mekić shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eddie Reina saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 89thth minute of the game Pero Talić who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Frenchville Sports Club's Eddie Reina was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 93 minutes into the match, Frenchville Sports Club's goal looked a bit too open when Pero Talić came free, but Eddie Reina reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Blue Warriors™ walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.