Official Cup

St James Park
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Fábio Brites started the match with the kick off. Fábio Brites could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 3rd minute of the match, but Marcos Basso made a huge save. The Shadows's Marcos Basso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fábio Brites in the 8th minute of play. The Shadows's Marcos Basso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ingvar Gregersson in the 11th minute of play. A collision led to The Shadows getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Herbert Holmgren hit a great ball. The Shadows's Niklas Lundqvist got a good chance for a goal in the 15th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Marcos Basso made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fábio Brites in the 16th minute. Fahhad Al Herz hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Joakim Vennerlund got free with Marcos Basso in the 28th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Marcos Basso made a fantastic save in the 31st minute, when Ata Bircan sent off a good shot on target. In the 34th minute of the match The Shadows got a corner. Newcastle United F.C.'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ni Zhen Ying ran over to the corner to take the kick. Elliott Vester thought of kicking away a contribution in front of goal but messed it up so badly that the ball went to the right of an astonished Rasmus Sigman, a very annoying self made goal in the 34th minute which led to 0-1. 40 minutes into the game, Niklas Lundqvist cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Rasmus Sigman was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Marcos Basso made a fantastic save in the 44th minute, when Fábio Brites sent off a good shot on target. The Newcastle United F.C. players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. The Shadows were winning 0-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gencer Hisarcık was the one to do the kick off. Marcos Basso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ata Bircan in the 51st minute of play. In the 53rdth minute of the game Gencer Hisarcık who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Newcastle United F.C.'s Rasmus Sigman was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Marcos Basso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ata Bircan, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Herbert Holmgren kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Rasmus Sigman. That made the score 0-3 in the 57 minute of play. Marcos Basso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fábio Brites, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Shadows's Robin Cane was substituted for Paulo Paublo. A collision led to Newcastle United F.C. getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Joakim Vennerlund hit a great ball. Rasmus Sigman made an important save on a dangerous shot by Niklas Lundqvist in the 68th minute. Elliott Vester hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. The Shadows's Marcos Basso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ata Bircan in the 77th minute of play. 81 minutes into the match, Newcastle United F.C.'s goalkeeper Rasmus Sigman had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Niklas Lundqvist. The Shadows's Henrik Nykvist managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Fábio Brites in the 84 minute of the game. After 95 minutes Newcastle United F.C.'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ni Zhen Ying who took care of the corner kick. In the 95th match minute, The Shadows was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Robin Cane to maneuver through the defense. The Shadows's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.