Official Cup

Thames Park
Spectators: 162 (Terracing: 122, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Henley on Thames United's Kristian Ottaway started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 3 minutes into the match, Eternal FLame's goal looked a bit too open when Kristian Ottaway came free, but Juan Maore reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nerth Gordon in the 5th minute of play forced Henley on Thames United's goalkeeper Sofoklis Prinianakis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 7th minute, Carl Houghton made a precise shot to the right of Juan Maore. Eternal FLame's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. In the 10th match minute, Henley on Thames United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Beinn Speight to maneuver through the defense. In the 11th minute of the match Cadell Blencow shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Sofoklis Prinianakis showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Juan Maore made a fantastic save in the 13th minute, when Edgar Iovanovici sent off a good shot on target. 13 minutes into the match, Edgar Iovanovici dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Juan Maore, 2-0. Henley on Thames United's Sofoklis Prinianakis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Iago Dowser in the 17th minute of play. Juan Maore showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carl Houghton, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. In the 21st minute Carl Houghton shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Juan Maore saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sofoklis Prinianakis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gruffen Gibson, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Sofoklis Prinianakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gruffen Gibson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With an all-out effort, Henley on Thames United's Juan Maore threw himself towards the right post 24 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Kristian Ottaway, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Cadell Blencow charged in rather forcefully in the 25th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cadell Blencow the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Carl Houghton got free with Juan Maore in the 27th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Henley on Thames United's Sofoklis Prinianakis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gruffen Gibson in the 30th minute of play. With a little luck, Eternal FLame's Juan Maore got control of the ball when Carl Houghton tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carl Houghton in the 36th minute of play forced Eternal FLame's goalkeeper Juan Maore to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kristian Ottaway in the 37th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Juan Maore prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Eternal FLame's Juan Maore played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carl Houghton in the 38th minute of play. Grant Sherwood could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 40th minute of the match, but Juan Maore made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Edgar Iovanovici got free with Juan Maore in the 42nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Juan Maore made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carl Houghton in the 44th minute of play. In the 47th match minute, Henley on Thames United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Grant Sherwood to maneuver through the defense. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gruffen Gibson to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kristian Ottaway in the 52nd minute of play forced Eternal FLame's goalkeeper Juan Maore to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 55 played minutes Eternal FLame got a freekick which was hit by Siarl Biggar. In the 56th minute the ball was on its way in behind Eternal FLame's goalkeeper Juan Maore, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Juan Maore showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kristian Ottaway in the 57th minute of the match. Juan Maore showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carl Houghton in the 58th minute of the match. Henley on Thames United's Grant Sherwood couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 61st minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Eternal FLame. Juan Maore made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carl Houghton in the 63rd minute of play. Juan Maore showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joe Wright, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. 71 minutes into the match, Eternal FLame's goal looked a bit too open when Kristian Ottaway came free, but Juan Maore reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kristian Ottaway in the 76th minute of play forced Eternal FLame's goalkeeper Juan Maore to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 79th minute Carl Houghton shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Juan Maore saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 80th minute, Alexander Longthorn hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Henley on Thames United's Alexander Longthorn got a free kick in the 81st minute. Eternal FLame's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Cadell Blencow in the 83rd minute. The corner led Eternal FLame's Cadell Blencow to fire away a dangerous shot which Sofoklis Prinianakis despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Juan Maore showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kristian Ottaway, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Juan Maore made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carl Houghton in the 89th minute of play. In the 91st minute Kris Tetley shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Juan Maore saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 92nd minute, Beinn Speight hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tremayne Chandler kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. In the 98th minute Carl Houghton shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Juan Maore saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.