Official Cup

Paisley Road
Spectators: 476 (Terracing: 358, Seating: 109, VIP seats: 9) If Brendon Whittingham had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 15 minutes into the match, Gerd Kathan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lawrence Knowles. Roseburn Rovers's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gerd Kathan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Marcus Keller made a fantastic save in the 23rd minute, when Felix Ring sent off a good shot on target. Marcus Keller showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felix Ring in the 24th minute of the match. Lawrence Knowles took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gerd Kathan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marcus Keller showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felix Ring in the 29th minute of the match. Lawrence Knowles took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gerd Kathan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marcus Keller took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felix Ring, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lawrence Knowles came out of the goal in the 34th minute to try and stop a shot by Schurke F.C's Carlo Richter. But to his dismay, Carlo Richter quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. In the 41st minute, Felix Ring hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lawrence Knowles took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jürgen Spalt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Brendon Whittingham recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 46th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The Roseburn Rovers players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Schurke F.C were winning 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Carlo Richter to make the kick off. Lawrence Knowles stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Carlo Richter's shot from short distance in the 55th minute. After 59 played minutes Roseburn Rovers got a freekick which was hit by Gaz Dothery. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlo Richter in the 62nd minute of play forced Roseburn Rovers's goalkeeper Lawrence Knowles to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Schurke F.C booed when Roseburn Rovers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Colin Seaward didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Antoni Brändle got free with Lawrence Knowles in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 66 minutes into the game, Philip Wildman was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Roseburn Rovers's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Schurke F.C the free kick. In the 67th match minute, Roseburn Rovers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Philip Wildman to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jürgen Spalt in the 71st minute of play forced Roseburn Rovers's goalkeeper Lawrence Knowles to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gaz Dothery during the 72nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 74th minute Jürgen Spalt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lawrence Knowles saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Roseburn Rovers's Lawrence Knowles proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 75th minute of the match, managed to save Roseburn Rovers from getting a goal against them. When Terry Ryder fell near the penalty area in the 80th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Roseburn Rovers's protests and gave Terry Ryder a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Roseburn Rovers getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Terry Ryder hit a great ball. Lawrence Knowles showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gerd Kathan, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. With a little luck, Roseburn Rovers's Lawrence Knowles got control of the ball when Carlo Richter tried to sneak it across the goal line. Marcus Keller took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Terry Ryder, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 87 minutes into the match, Schurke F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Felix Ring came free, but Marcus Keller reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gerd Kathan got free with Lawrence Knowles in the 89th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 96th minute, Jannik Kranz ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lawrence Knowles was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3.

When the match was over Schurke F.C could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Roseburn Rovers throughout the match.