Official Cup

NEM CT Stadium
Spectators: 196 (Terracing: 148, Seating: 45, VIP seats: 3) Dwayne Clement made the kick off and thus started the match. After 5 minutes, Joshua Fitzgerald mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ARMENIAN 11 and the New England Minas players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 5th match minute, ARMENIAN 11 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joshua Fitzgerald to maneuver through the defense. After 5 played minutes, New England Minas's Dwayne Clement shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Truman Ochoa came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in New England Minas reached it. Connor Rosales hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. Truman Ochoa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dwayne Clement in the 8th minute. 9 minutes into the game, Jess Pierce was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ARMENIAN 11's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave New England Minas the free kick. The supporters of New England Minas booed when ARMENIAN 11 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jess Pierce didn't get a good kick on the ball. Truman Ochoa came out of the goal in the 10th minute to try and stop a shot by New England Minas's DeMarcus Sandoval. But to his dismay, DeMarcus Sandoval quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. In the 13th match minute, ARMENIAN 11 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edward Kline to maneuver through the defense. DeMarcus Sandoval received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Truman Ochoa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dwayne Clement's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Truman Ochoa read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 17th minute of play. Dwayne Clement could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 18th minute of the match, but Truman Ochoa made a huge save. If DeMarcus Sandoval had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dwayne Clement in the 23rd minute of play forced ARMENIAN 11's goalkeeper Truman Ochoa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Truman Ochoa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dwayne Clement in the 24th minute. Dwayne Clement had several of the ARMENIAN 11's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 26 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 2-0 score and a disappointed Truman Ochoa as he didn't even see the shot coming. In the 38th minute the ball was on its way in behind ARMENIAN 11's goalkeeper Truman Ochoa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dwayne Clement in the 42nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Truman Ochoa saved ARMENIAN 11 from getting behind. Connor Rosales hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Darryl Cox made the kick off in the second half. Through an outstanding action, after 52 minutes, Miles Newsome successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. When Pedro Lofton fell near the penalty area in the 54th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ARMENIAN 11's protests and gave Pedro Lofton a yellow card for diving instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 56th minute, DeMarcus Sandoval managed to get in a good position for a shot. New England Minas's supporters rose to their feet, but DeMarcus Sandoval was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Truman Ochoa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. ARMENIAN 11 made a substitution. Casey Mixon replaced Pedro Lofton. ARMENIAN 11 made a substitution. Edgardo Aldrich replaced Winford Nolan. The supporters of New England Minas booed when ARMENIAN 11 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Terrence Logan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Truman Ochoa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dwayne Clement, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Truman Ochoa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dwayne Clement in the 70th minute of the match. In the 73rd minute, Casey Mixon made a precise shot to the right of Miles Newsome. New England Minas's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. In the 78th match minute, ARMENIAN 11 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Terrence Logan to maneuver through the defense. 80 minutes into the match, ARMENIAN 11's goal looked a bit too open when Dwayne Clement came free, but Truman Ochoa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. DeMarcus Sandoval charged in rather forcefully in the 82nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed DeMarcus Sandoval the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of ARMENIAN 11 booed when New England Minas was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. DeMarcus Sandoval didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Casey Mixon got free with Miles Newsome in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 90th match minute, New England Minas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pere Ba to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jerry Hines during the 92nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Jerry Hines hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match.