Official Cup

Ampthill Park
Spectators: 166 (Terracing: 125, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Allan Winship took the kick off in the first half of the match. Aguinaga Nebot made an important save on a dangerous shot by Allan Winship in the 3rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Allan Winship in the 5th minute of play forced Esmeraldas S.C.'s goalkeeper Aguinaga Nebot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 7thth minute of the game İbrahim Volkan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ampthill FC's Drew Knight was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 8th minute of the match Esmeraldas S.C. got a corner. Ampthill FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Niki Borda ran over to the corner to take the kick. Aguinaga Nebot showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zane Woodhall, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. In the 18th minute, İbrahim Volkan made a precise shot to the right of Drew Knight. Ampthill FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. İbrahim Volkan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Allan Winship could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 22nd minute of the match, but Aguinaga Nebot made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Allan Winship in the 25th minute of play forced Esmeraldas S.C.'s goalkeeper Aguinaga Nebot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Drew Knight showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from İbrahim Volkan, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Aguinaga Nebot made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zane Woodhall in the 31st minute of play. In the 33rd match minute, Ampthill FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thor Eriksson to maneuver through the defense. Zane Woodhall made in the 35th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Allan Winship however managed to control. Aguinaga Nebot took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Allan Winship, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 42nd minute Zane Woodhall shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aguinaga Nebot saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. İbrahim Volkan'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. İbrahim Volkan helped the player get up and apologised. İbrahim Volkan hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. Aguinaga Nebot made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Allan Winship in the 47th minute of play. In the 47th minute, Wang Hao Zheng hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Damian Maftei made a kick off. Esmeraldas S.C.'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Niki Borda in the 54th minute. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Ampthill FC's goalie and right to Stefanos Terzopoulos. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Ampthill FC's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Drew Knight made an important save on a dangerous shot by Stefanos Terzopoulos in the 63rd minute. Aguinaga Nebot took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Li Hai Yan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Esmeraldas S.C.'s Aguinaga Nebot played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Li Hai Yan in the 65th minute of play. The corner ended in Zane Woodhall almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Esmeraldas S.C.'s Aguinaga Nebot did a great save. A well-hit corner resulted in Russ Barton heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Ampthill FC's Drew Knight proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to save Ampthill FC from getting a goal against them. Niki Borda struck a weak shot in the 75th minute. Drew Knight didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Esmeraldas S.C.. In the 77th minute Li Hai Yan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aguinaga Nebot saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 81st minute, Niki Borda hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Aguinaga Nebot made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Li Hai Yan in the 83rd minute of play. In the 84th minute Ampthill FC were awarded a corner. Zane Woodhall went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 85th minute the ball was on its way in behind Esmeraldas S.C.'s goalkeeper Aguinaga Nebot, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 86th minute Ampthill FC were awarded a corner. Zane Woodhall went to the cornerflag to take it. Russ Barton made a great header on Ampthill FC's corner, it was just that Esmeraldas S.C.'s Aguinaga Nebot managed to reach the ball for a save. Ampthill FC's Alvino Serre was substituted for Allan Winship.