Official Cup

Telford Arena
Spectators: 184 (Terracing: 139, Seating: 42, VIP seats: 3) Russell Dunning started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The crowd rose to their feet as Russell Dunning kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Daniel Rokeloos. That made the score 1-0 in the 5 minute of play. Shane Brindley made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomm Van Calster in the 9th minute of play. In the 16th minute, Blair Ingram left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Juventus Telford fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. A collision led to KFC Cromvelde getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Gregorie Van Herck hit a great ball. Pat Silk was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 20th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. After 22 minutes, Boris Rokeloos made it 2-1 with a short kick to the right side. Juventus Telford's Shane Brindley tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After 27 minutes of play, KFC Cromvelde's Vic Van Brusselen made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Shane Brindley was left in no man's land by his defense there! Shane Brindley made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Boris Rokeloos in the 30th minute of play. When Kasey Markinson fell near the penalty area in the 32nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Juventus Telford's protests and gave Kasey Markinson a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of KFC Cromvelde booed when Juventus Telford was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kasey Markinson didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Levi Eijkens fell near the penalty area in the 39th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored KFC Cromvelde's protests and gave Levi Eijkens a yellow card for diving instead. After 39 played minutes KFC Cromvelde got a freekick which was hit by Levi Eijkens. Shane Brindley showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vic Van Brusselen, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Shane Brindley took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomm Van Calster, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Boris Rokeloos to make the kick off. In the 55th minute Boris Rokeloos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Shane Brindley saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 56th match minute, KFC Cromvelde was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Boris Rokeloos to maneuver through the defense. Shane Brindley took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomm Van Calster, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With splendid footwork Tomm Van Calster arrived in front of goal to shoot 2-3 by the left pole in the game's 59th minute. After 62nd play minutes Boris Rokeloos shot 2-4, a short shot which went by Shane Brindley and just under the crossbar into goal. Blair Ingram kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. KFC Cromvelde's Gregorie Van Herck shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 66th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Shane Brindley but with some difficulty. Shane Brindley showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Boris Rokeloos in the 67th minute of the match. 69 minutes into the match, Juventus Telford's goalkeeper Shane Brindley had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Vic Van Brusselen. After 71 minutes of play KFC Cromvelde's Boris Rokeloos was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 77 minutes into the match, Juventus Telford's goalkeeper Shane Brindley had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Vic Van Brusselen. After 78 played minutes Juventus Telford got a freekick which was hit by Teddy Winter. Shane Brindley made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gregorie Van Herck in the 79th minute. 80 minutes into the match, Juventus Telford's goalkeeper Shane Brindley had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Vic Van Brusselen. Teddy Winter charged in rather forcefully in the 82nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Teddy Winter the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The audience thought it was a sure goal in the 83rd minute, when KFC Cromvelde's Gregorie Van Herck after having done a great run through the defense got himself free with Shane Brindley in Juventus Telford's goal and fired away a shot, but it missed the goal by a fraction of an inch. In the 90th minute Tomm Van Calster shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Shane Brindley saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vic Van Brusselen scored 2-5 in the 91st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Shane Brindley, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The KFC Cromvelde players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.