Official Cup

BofA Stadium
Spectators: 822 (Terracing: 617, Seating: 189, VIP seats: 16) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Roque Estavan kicked off to start the match. Don Malbec might have been able to make a better finish in the 5th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Severiano Bartoli. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Don Malbec ran back to his position shaking his head. Don Malbec sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Severiano Bartoli made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Don Malbec sent off a good shot on target. If Don Malbec had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Severiano Bartoli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Don Malbec, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. In the 14th match minute, Charlotte FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Parker English to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, atletic Luprechauns's Severiano Bartoli got control of the ball when Don Malbec tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jose Senin in the 19th minute of play forced Charlotte FC's goalkeeper Bryant Miles to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A hard shot 21 in the game by Don Malbec from a close distance when the talented Severiano Bartoli managed to make a qualified save. atletic Luprechauns's players were relieved. If Don Malbec had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 23rd minute, Don Malbec left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Charlotte FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. In the 28th minute Don Malbec shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Severiano Bartoli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bryant Miles showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jose Senin, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. After a defensive mix-up in atletic Luprechauns's zone, Don Malbec stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Severiano Bartoli came out of the goal and Don Malbec tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When the match clock showed 40 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Don Malbec sped through atletic Luprechauns's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Severiano Bartoli. In the 46th minute, Parker English got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. 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. Don Malbec was the one to do the kick off. Severiano Bartoli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Don Malbec in the 52nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Don Malbec in the 54th minute of play forced atletic Luprechauns's goalkeeper Severiano Bartoli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 60th minute of the match atletic Luprechauns got a corner. Charlotte FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Celestino Urtsin ran over to the corner to take the kick. The audience was convinced that Don Malbec's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Severiano Bartoli was relentless in the 64th minute of the game. 66 minutes into the game, Charlotte FC's Don Malbec nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Severiano Bartoli made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. Severiano Bartoli stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Don Malbec's shot from short distance in the 69th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Don Malbec in the 69th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Severiano Bartoli saved atletic Luprechauns from getting behind. Severiano Bartoli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Don Malbec, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Charlotte FC's Kareem Stoddard was substituted for Wander Suzanne. In the 81st minute, Vicente Rafferty made a precise shot to the right of Severiano Bartoli. atletic Luprechauns's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. When Parker English came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the Charlotte FC 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 Parker English couldn't finish the play. When Vicente Rafferty came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the Charlotte FC 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 Vicente Rafferty couldn't finish the play. In the 87th match minute, atletic Luprechauns was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eloy Pereyra to maneuver through the defense. In the 88th minute, Vicente Rafferty got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Severiano Bartoli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kareem Stoddard, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kareem Stoddard fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Severiano Bartoli having to interfere. Severiano Bartoli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vicente Rafferty in the 96th minute of the match. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Charlotte FC had played much better football throughout.