Official Cup

Ampthill Park
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ozzy Falkingham took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zane Woodhall in the 3rd minute of play forced Junkyard Dogs's goalkeeper Ernesto Candeloro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ernesto Candeloro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Allan Winship, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Zane Woodhall kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. When Ampthill FC's Zane Woodhall in the 13th minute got a chance for a shot 13th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Junkyard Dogs's goalie prevented a goal. 14 minutes into the match, Junkyard Dogs's goal looked a bit too open when Allan Winship came free, but Ernesto Candeloro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 17th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ampthill FC's goalkeeper Argyris Loukoumakis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 18th minute, Russ Barton hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Li Hai Yan came free with the goalkeeper in the 22nd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Ernesto Candeloro could save by the left post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Allan Winship got free with Ernesto Candeloro in the 29th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ernesto Candeloro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wang Hao Zheng, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Argyris Loukoumakis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ozzy Falkingham in the 34th minute of the match. In the 36th minute Ozzy Falkingham shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Argyris Loukoumakis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 38thth minute of the game Ozzy Falkingham who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ampthill FC's Argyris Loukoumakis was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Zane Woodhall kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Allan Winship to strike the kick off in the second half. Ampthill FC's Argyris Loukoumakis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ozzy Falkingham in the 51st minute of play. After 56 minutes of play, Ampthill FC's Li Hai Yan made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ernesto Candeloro was left in no man's land by his defense there! 58 minutes into the match, Allan Winship had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ernesto Candeloro. Junkyard Dogs's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Allan Winship was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Olivier Mollier hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. Allan Winship struck a weak shot in the 62nd minute. Ernesto Candeloro didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ampthill FC. Argyris Loukoumakis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ozzy Falkingham in the 63rd minute of the match. Carlton Dunning's late challenge caught a Ampthill FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Carlton Dunning helped the player get up and apologised. Carlton Dunning hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. In the 67th minute, Li Hai Yan ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ernesto Candeloro was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. Zane Woodhall scored 4-0 in the 70th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ernesto Candeloro, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The throw-in from Russ Barton in the 76th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Junkyard Dogs's Ethan Rushmere. The supporters of Junkyard Dogs booed when Ampthill FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Russ Barton didn't get a good kick on the ball. Argyris Loukoumakis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ozzy Falkingham in the 82nd minute. Junkyard Dogs's Ernesto Candeloro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Allan Winship in the 84th minute of play. Ozzy Falkingham could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 87th minute of the match, but Argyris Loukoumakis made a huge save. 90 minutes had been played when some careless play by Junkyard Dogs's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Zane Woodhall was slow to take the kick. During this time Ampthill FC's players had a chance to rest. Ampthill FC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.