Official Cup

White Hart Lane
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ted Wiseman started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jimmy Hanson in the 6th minute of play forced Invisible's goalkeeper Emiliano Marques to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcial Donzel charged in rather forcefully in the 7th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Marcial Donzel the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of T H F C booed when Invisible was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marcial Donzel didn't get a good kick on the ball. 9 minutes into the match, T H F C's goal looked a bit too open when Hector Casomiro came free, but Dan Radcliffe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Adolfo Mergildo's late challenge caught a T H F C's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Adolfo Mergildo helped the player get up and apologised. In the 19th minute, Adolfo Mergildo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The long shot by Jimmy Hanson in the 19th minute really tested Emiliano Marques's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. 24 minutes into the match, T H F C's goal looked a bit too open when Hector Casomiro came free, but Dan Radcliffe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 26th minute Agustin Ruberto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dan Radcliffe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 34thth minute of the game Hector Casomiro who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but T H F C's Dan Radcliffe was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. T H F C's Dan Radcliffe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Claudio Furtado in the 43rd minute of play. In the 45th minute Claudio Furtado shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dan Radcliffe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Claudio Furtado made the kick off in the second half. Claudio Furtado in the 53rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Dan Radcliffe, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Claudio Furtado did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-1 to the left of a surprised Dan Radcliffe 53 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 56th minute, Huey Reid managed to get in a good position for a shot. T H F C's supporters rose to their feet, but Huey Reid was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Emiliano Marques breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Claudio Furtado could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 61st minute of the match, but Dan Radcliffe made a huge save. After a rather tough play, T H F C's Graeme Tompkins got a free kick in the 63rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hector Casomiro in the 67th minute of play forced T H F C's goalkeeper Dan Radcliffe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, T H F C's Jimmy Hanson got a free kick in the 68th minute. Dan Radcliffe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hector Casomiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Through an outstanding action, after 75 minutes, Dan Radcliffe successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jimmy Hanson in the 84th minute of play forced Invisible's goalkeeper Emiliano Marques to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 88 minutes into the match, T H F C's goal looked a bit too open when Hector Casomiro came free, but Dan Radcliffe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dan Radcliffe made a fantastic save in the 91st minute, when Agustin Ruberto sent off a good shot on target. In the 91st match minute, T H F C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roger Lamb to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, T H F C's Jimmy Hanson got a free kick in the 92nd minute. T H F C's defense didn't have a chance, in the 94th minute, when Agustin Ruberto scored to the left of an out of position Dan Radcliffe, making the score, 1-2. The Invisible supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Invisible would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.