Official Cup

Vale of Knights
Spectators: 171 (Terracing: 129, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) Elliot Mercado made the kick off and thus started the match. If Elliot Mercado had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 9 played minutes Elliot Mercado rounded Tapa Red F.C's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-0. In the 13thth minute of the game Arturo Di Rado who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tapa Red F.C's Firmo Cerda was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 17thth minute of the game John Villalon who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Black Knights FC's Stacy Daniel was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Firmo Cerda showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elliot Mercado in the 20th minute of the match. In the 21st minute Elliot Mercado shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Firmo Cerda saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Firmo Cerda took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elliot Mercado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Black Knights FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Kirby Metzger in the 23rd minute. The corner ended in Arturo Di Rado almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Tapa Red F.C's Firmo Cerda did a great save. A collision led to Tapa Red F.C getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Bizen Velazquez hit a great ball. After 25 minutes, Elliot Mercado made it 2-0 with a short kick to the right side. Tapa Red F.C's Firmo Cerda tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Raúl Carvalho in the 30th minute of play forced Tapa Red F.C's goalkeeper Firmo Cerda to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hong Zhen Hui charged in rather forcefully in the 33rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hong Zhen Hui the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In a very dangerous position, a player in Tapa Red F.C fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 33rd minute. Penalty! Firmo Cerda had in the 34thth minute some difficulties stopping Kirby Metzger's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. After 34 minutes of play, Black Knights FC's Kirby Metzger made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Firmo Cerda was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, Tapa Red F.C's Hugo Jaen got a free kick in the 36th minute. Tapa Red F.C's Firmo Cerda played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arturo Di Rado in the 38th minute of play. Stacy Daniel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Caradaro Rossell in the 42nd minute of play. Tapa Red F.C's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Hugo Jaen in the 50th minute. A nice corner shot did that Hugo Jaen got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Stacy Daniel quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for John Villalon to strike the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Arturo Di Rado's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Firmo Cerda was relentless in the 56th minute of the game. John Villalon struck a weak shot in the 57th minute. Stacy Daniel didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Tapa Red F.C. Firmo Cerda took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elliot Mercado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Stacy Daniel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from John Villalon in the 61st minute of play. Firmo Cerda made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tyrone Wolff in the 63rd minute of play. Arturo Di Rado took the ball and in the 64 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Firmo Cerda. Firmo Cerda dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-0. When Black Knights FC's Elliot Mercado in the 67th minute got a chance for a shot 67th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Tapa Red F.C's goalie prevented a goal. Tapa Red F.C's Firmo Cerda played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arturo Di Rado in the 73rd minute of play. Arturo Di Rado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Firmo Cerda having to interfere. Black Knights FC's Wasyl Wawro was substituted for Kirby Metzger. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elliot Mercado in the 79th minute of play forced Tapa Red F.C's goalkeeper Firmo Cerda to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Black Knights FC's Arturo Di Rado in the 81st minute got a chance for a shot 81st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Tapa Red F.C's goalie prevented a goal. Stacy Daniel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from John Villalon, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Hugo Jaen hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. Firmo Cerda showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elliot Mercado, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. In the 88th match minute, Black Knights FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lincoln Downey to maneuver through the defense. After 93rd play minutes Elliot Mercado shot 5-0, a short shot which went by Firmo Cerda and just under the crossbar into goal. 98 minutes into the match, Tapa Red F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Arturo Di Rado came free, but Firmo Cerda reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Black Knights FC fully deserved thier win.