Official Cup

The Duck Pen
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Keanu Sawyer took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Fabrício Cordeiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 6th minute Martyn Bowen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lance Walton saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 8 minutes, Jim Carragher mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Real Death Ducks and the Beech United players grew even worse after the yellow card. 11 minutes into the match, Fabrício Cordeiro notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Real Death Ducks's Anthony Cahill. Anthony Cahill was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Anthony Cahill took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fabrício Cordeiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 18 minutes into the match, Fabrício Cordeiro notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Real Death Ducks's Anthony Cahill. Anthony Cahill was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Beech United's Lance Walton proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 21st minute of the match, managed to save Beech United from getting a goal against them. When the match clock showed 25 minutes, the score became 0-3 when Fabrício Cordeiro sped through Real Death Ducks's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Anthony Cahill. Fabrício Cordeiro might have been able to make a better finish in the 32nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Anthony Cahill. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Fabrício Cordeiro ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabrício Cordeiro in the 32nd minute of play forced Real Death Ducks's goalkeeper Anthony Cahill to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Beech United's Fabrício Cordeiro got a good chance for a goal in the 35th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Fabrício Cordeiro took the ball and in the 36 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Anthony Cahill. Anthony Cahill dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. In the 39th minute, Fabrício Cordeiro ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Anthony Cahill was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-5. 44 minutes into the game, Beech United's Fabrício Cordeiro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Anthony Cahill made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-6. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Victor Bramble managed to get in a good position for a shot. Beech United's supporters rose to their feet, but Victor Bramble was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Anthony Cahill breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-6 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Fabrício Cordeiro was the one to do the kick off. Anthony Cahill showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabrício Cordeiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Real Death Ducks's Anthony Cahill proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 53rd minute of the match, managed to save Real Death Ducks from getting a goal against them. A collision led to Beech United getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Péter Ludas hit a great ball. Keanu Sawyer scored 1-6 in the 56th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Lance Walton, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Anthony Cahill was a little too slow when Fabrício Cordeiro got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 61st minute. The score was now 1-7. In the 65th minute, Fabrício Cordeiro made a precise shot to the right of Anthony Cahill. Real Death Ducks's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-8. After 68 minutes of play, Beech United's Fabrício Cordeiro made it 1-9 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Anthony Cahill was left in no man's land by his defense there! Fabrício Cordeiro's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Anthony Cahill read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 72nd minute of play. Lance Walton showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Keanu Sawyer in the 75th minute of the match. After 76 minutes of play, Beech United's Fabrício Cordeiro made it 1-10 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Anthony Cahill was left in no man's land by his defense there! Fabrício Cordeiro took the ball and in the 81 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Anthony Cahill. Anthony Cahill dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-11. Anthony Cahill was out of position in the 85 minute of play, and Fabrício Cordeiro capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Fabrício Cordeiro really showed his touch with that goal: 1-12. Fabrício Cordeiro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 89th minute of the match, but Anthony Cahill made a huge save. After some careless play in the Real Death Ducks defense, Fabrício Cordeiro kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Anthony Cahill. The Real Death Ducks fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Anthony Cahill should have stopped the shot. When the match was over Beech United could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Real Death Ducks throughout the match.