Official Cup

Vila Belmiro
Spectators: 170 (Terracing: 128, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) ⚽️YORBO FOREVER⚽️'s Jordan Pickford played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Terence Nicholas in the 3rd minute of play. Ralf Ivanschitz took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 5th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Aaron Smallwood. Santos FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 7th minute Alfredo Treglia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aaron Smallwood saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 10th minute, Ralf Ivanschitz 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. Aaron Smallwood showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfredo Treglia, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. In the 12th minute, Alfredo Treglia made a precise shot to the right of Aaron Smallwood. Santos FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. In the 18th minute, Terence Nicholas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jordan Pickford was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. In the 23rd minute, Ralf Ivanschitz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alfredo Treglia in the 26th minute of play forced Santos FC's goalkeeper Aaron Smallwood to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alfredo Treglia scored 1-2 in the 26th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Aaron Smallwood, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alfredo Treglia in the 30th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Aaron Smallwood prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 32nd minute Tyron Velasquez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jordan Pickford saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jordan Pickford was a little too slow when Terence Nicholas got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 34th minute. The score was now 2-2. Aaron Smallwood showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alfredo Treglia in the 38th minute of the match. ⚽️YORBO FOREVER⚽️ were awarded a corner in the 39th minute after Santos FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ralf Ivanschitz took the corner. The corner led to ⚽️YORBO FOREVER⚽️'s Manuel Arias getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. In the 44th minute Tyron Velasquez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jordan Pickford saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Terence Nicholas made a kick off. Jordan Pickford took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Terence Nicholas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jordan Pickford showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tyron Velasquez, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. In the 56th minute Terence Nicholas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jordan Pickford saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Aaron Smallwood made a fantastic save in the 59th minute, when Alfredo Treglia sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Terence Nicholas in the 61st minute of play forced ⚽️YORBO FOREVER⚽️'s goalkeeper Jordan Pickford to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ralf Ivanschitz kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, ⚽️YORBO FOREVER⚽️'s Ralf Ivanschitz got a free kick in the 65th minute. 68 minutes into the game, ⚽️YORBO FOREVER⚽️'s Ignacio Liberto nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Aaron Smallwood made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-3. 71 minutes into the game, Terence Nicholas cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-3. Jordan Pickford was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 75th minute, Cesar Small ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jordan Pickford was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-3. The audience was convinced that Ignacio Liberto's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aaron Smallwood was relentless in the 79th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lanny Gilmore in the 83rd minute of play forced ⚽️YORBO FOREVER⚽️'s goalkeeper Jordan Pickford to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aaron Smallwood made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ignacio Liberto in the 86th minute of play. ⚽️YORBO FOREVER⚽️'s Jordan Pickford played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cesar Small in the 87th minute of play. Ignacio Liberto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 89 minutes into the match, Santos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ignacio Liberto came free, but Aaron Smallwood reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tyron Velasquez in the 93rd minute of play forced ⚽️YORBO FOREVER⚽️'s goalkeeper Jordan Pickford to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 94 minutes into the match, ⚽️YORBO FOREVER⚽️'s Ignacio Liberto sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Aaron Smallwood narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Jordan Pickford made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Terence Nicholas in the 95th minute of play. There was no doubt that Santos FC were the better team. Santos FC's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.