Official Cup

Vale of Knights
Spectators: 836 (Terracing: 628, Seating: 192, VIP seats: 16) Jon Stapleton made the kick off and thus started the match. Lolo Lorenzo was out of position in the 3 minute of play, and Jon Stapleton capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Jon Stapleton really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Lolo Lorenzo made a fantastic save in the 12th minute, when Ari Holcomb sent off a good shot on target. After 14 minutes of play, Black Knights FC's Markus Montano made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lolo Lorenzo was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, La Scaloneta's Freddy Niva got a free kick in the 18th minute. Black Knights FC's Trenton Call played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emanuel Garoa in the 21st minute of play. Freddy Niva hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. In the 30th minute, Jon Stapleton ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lolo Lorenzo was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. The supporters of Black Knights FC booed when La Scaloneta was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Evaristo Txaran didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lolo Lorenzo was out of position in the 36 minute of play, and Ari Holcomb capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Ari Holcomb really showed his touch with that goal: 4-0. Ari Holcomb succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 5-0 in the 39th playminute. Lolo Lorenzo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jon Stapleton, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. With a little luck, La Scaloneta's Lolo Lorenzo got control of the ball when Ari Holcomb tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 46 minutes La Scaloneta's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was George Cao Xiao who took care of the corner kick. It was a well-played corner which Ari Holcomb managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 5-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Emanuel Garoa made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Ari Holcomb ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lolo Lorenzo was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-0. A collision led to Black Knights FC getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Reginald Hartman hit a great ball. Trenton Call showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emanuel Garoa, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. Lolo Lorenzo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jon Stapleton, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cole Kidd scored 7-0 in the 58th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Lolo Lorenzo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. La Scaloneta's Lolo Lorenzo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ari Holcomb in the 61st minute of play. After 62 minutes La Scaloneta's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was George Cao Xiao who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in George Cao Xiao almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but La Scaloneta's Lolo Lorenzo did a great save. Jerome Negron sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jerome Negron in the 69th minute of play forced La Scaloneta's goalkeeper Lolo Lorenzo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lolo Lorenzo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jon Stapleton, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Black Knights FC were awarded a corner in the 73th minute after La Scaloneta's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. George Cao Xiao took the corner. The corner led Black Knights FC's George Cao Xiao to fire away a dangerous shot which Lolo Lorenzo despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jon Stapleton in the 75th minute of play forced La Scaloneta's goalkeeper Lolo Lorenzo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Black Knights FC's Trenton Call proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 82nd minute of the match, managed to save Black Knights FC from getting a goal against them. Ari Holcomb sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Trenton Call took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emanuel Garoa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 91st minute, Jon Stapleton hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Black Knights FC had played much better football throughout.