Official Cup

Grasmere Fields
Spectators: 184 (Terracing: 139, Seating: 42, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Rodd Watson started the match with the kick off. The supporters of Trifillia.FC booed when Harlow AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Damien Yorke didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 9th minute Len Thorne shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Panos Stelakos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 9 minutes into the match, Trifillia.FC's goal looked a bit too open when Len Thorne came free, but Panos Stelakos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A hard shot 10 in the game by Rodd Watson from a close distance when the talented Panos Stelakos managed to make a qualified save. Trifillia.FC's players were relieved. The supporters of Harlow AFC booed when Trifillia.FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Charis Kofinas didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 17th minute Rodd Watson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Panos Stelakos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Aggelos Balafas charged in rather forcefully in the 18th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Aggelos Balafas the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 18th minute, Aggelos Balafas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Panos Stelakos came out of the goal in the 19th minute to try and stop a shot by Harlow AFC's Len Thorne. But to his dismay, Len Thorne quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. When Ash Munroe came up free with the goalie in the 23rd minute, the Harlow AFC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Ash Munroe couldn't finish the play. Rodd Watson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 25th minute of the match, but Panos Stelakos made a huge save. Panos Stelakos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Robert Hurst in the 26th minute. Trifillia.FC's Panos Stelakos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Len Thorne in the 27th minute of play. 31 minutes into the match, Rodd Watson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Panos Stelakos. Trifillia.FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rodd Watson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Panos Stelakos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ash Munroe, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. If Grigoris Tzorvas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Rodd Watson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rodd Watson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 46th minute of the match, but Panos Stelakos made a huge save. Robert Hursts short, quick shot in the 47thth minute got Panos Stelakos to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Grigoris Tzorvas was the one to do the kick off. Rodd Watson took the ball and in the 50 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Panos Stelakos. Panos Stelakos dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-0. Rodd Watson scored 5-0 in the 54th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Panos Stelakos, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 56 minutes into the match, Trifillia.FC's goal looked a bit too open when Rodd Watson came free, but Panos Stelakos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Trifillia.FC defense, Rodd Watson kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Panos Stelakos. The Trifillia.FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Panos Stelakos should have stopped the shot. A collision led to Trifillia.FC getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Vaggelis Christou hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodd Watson in the 64th minute of play forced Trifillia.FC's goalkeeper Panos Stelakos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 69 minutes into the game, Len Thorne cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 8-0. Panos Stelakos was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 73rd minute Rodd Watson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Panos Stelakos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 74th minute Ash Munroe shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Panos Stelakos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 77th minute, Rodd Watson left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Harlow AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 9-0. In the 84th minute, Rodd Watson ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Panos Stelakos was frozen by the shot and now it was 10-0. Panos Stelakos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Len Thorne, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 89 minutes into the match, Trifillia.FC's goal looked a bit too open when Len Thorne came free, but Panos Stelakos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Len Thorne's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Panos Stelakos was relentless in the 89th minute of the game. The supporters of Harlow AFC booed when Trifillia.FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Grigoris Tzorvas didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ash Munroe might have been able to make a better finish in the 93rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Panos Stelakos. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ash Munroe ran back to his position shaking his head. When the referee ended the match the Harlow AFC players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.