Official Cup

NEW AGE ARENA
Spectators: 9478 (Terracing: 7110, Seating: 2180, VIP seats: 188) Tony Pacheco hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. Edgardo Silva scored 0-1 in the 10th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Eulalio Francesco, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If Stacey Banning had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. A sloppy throw-in by Garaona Aranguiz in the 20th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by New England Minas's Roman Major. After a rather tough play, River tu grato nombre's Mihran Sarkisyan got a free kick in the 23rd minute. Eulalio Francesco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edgardo Silva, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. 26 minutes had been played when some careless play by River tu grato nombre's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Glen Conklin was slow to take the kick. During this time New England Minas's players had a chance to rest. New England Minas's defense didn't have a chance, in the 27th minute, when Stacey Banning scored to the left of an out of position Jeremy Nicholas, making the score, 1-1. Stacey Banning received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Jeremy Nicholas came out and tried to block the shot, but Stacey Banning slotted it home off the left post making it 2-1 in the 33rd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Stacey Banning got free with Jeremy Nicholas in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some careless play in the River tu grato nombre defense, Edgardo Silva kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Eulalio Francesco. The River tu grato nombre fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Eulalio Francesco should have stopped the shot. Eulalio Francesco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edgardo Silva, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eulalio Francesco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edgardo Silva in the 48th minute of the match. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Edgardo Silva stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the game, River tu grato nombre's Stacey Banning nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jeremy Nicholas made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. The audience was convinced that Alperen Öksüz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Eulalio Francesco was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. Eulalio Francesco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edgardo Silva in the 58th minute of the match. In the 61st match minute, River tu grato nombre was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by John Presley to maneuver through the defense. New England Minas made a substitution. Xiao Bang Kun replaced Jörgen Frohm. After 62 played minutes River tu grato nombre got a freekick which was hit by John Presley. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedro Augusto De Assis Moreira in the 66th minute of play forced New England Minas's goalkeeper Jeremy Nicholas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 70 played minutes River tu grato nombre got a freekick which was hit by John Presley. When Tio Lio came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the New England Minas 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 Tio Lio couldn't finish the play. The supporters of River tu grato nombre booed when New England Minas was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Roman Major didn't get a good kick on the ball. 76 minutes into the match, River tu grato nombre's goalkeeper Eulalio Francesco had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tony Pacheco. Tio Lio scored 3-4 in the 81st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Eulalio Francesco, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. With a little luck, River tu grato nombre's Eulalio Francesco got control of the ball when Arturo Sito tried to sneak it across the goal line. 88 minutes into the match, River tu grato nombre's goalkeeper Eulalio Francesco had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Arturo Sito. After 95 minutes of play, New England Minas's Arturo Sito made it 3-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Eulalio Francesco was left in no man's land by his defense there!

New England Minas played a much better game than River tu grato nombre and deserved their victory. The River tu grato nombre players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.