Official Cup

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Spectators: 170 (Terracing: 128, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Mete Ferro took the kick off in the first half of the match. Stone City's Baldomero Arias played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mete Ferro in the 4th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mete Ferro in the 6th minute of play forced Stone City's goalkeeper Baldomero Arias to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 7 minutes into the game, one of Stone City:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Stone City:s Baldomero Arias showed great skill when he stopped Clinton Caballero:s penalty. Baldomero Arias came out of the goal in the 9th minute to try and stop a shot by New England Minas's Clinton Caballero. But to his dismay, Clinton Caballero quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Baldomero Arias showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cory Kirkland, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Martin Markusson made a fantastic save in the 13th minute, when Kami Le sent off a good shot on target. 19 minutes into the game, New England Minas's Mete Ferro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Baldomero Arias made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. The New England Minas fans' excitement grew in the 25th match minute when New England Minas's Mete Ferro looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. When the match clock showed 28 minutes, the score became 0-4 when Mete Ferro sped through Stone City's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Baldomero Arias. 31 minutes into the match, Stone City's goal looked a bit too open when Cory Kirkland came free, but Baldomero Arias reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 31st minute Cory Kirkland shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Baldomero Arias saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 33 minutes into the match, Stone City's goal looked a bit too open when Cory Kirkland came free, but Baldomero Arias reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Stone City's Baldomero Arias played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dadá Ponta in the 34th minute of play. Baldomero Arias came out of the goal in the 35th minute to try and stop a shot by New England Minas's Cory Kirkland. But to his dismay, Cory Kirkland quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-5. The New England Minas fans' excitement grew in the 39th match minute when New England Minas's Mete Ferro looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-6 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The audience was convinced that Mete Ferro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Baldomero Arias was relentless in the 45th minute of the game. After 47 minutes of play, New England Minas's Cory Kirkland made it 0-7 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Baldomero Arias was left in no man's land by his defense there!

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jeronimo Teofilio to make the kick off. Baldomero Arias was out of position in the 53 minute of play, and Mete Ferro capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Mete Ferro really showed his touch with that goal: 0-8. Dadá Ponta received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Baldomero Arias came out and tried to block the shot, but Dadá Ponta slotted it home off the left post making it 0-9 in the 57th minute. Baldomero Arias was out of position in the 65 minute of play, and Mete Ferro capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Mete Ferro really showed his touch with that goal: 0-11. With his leg Baldomero Arias managed to avoid a goal in the 68thth minute, when New England Minas's Mete Ferro fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 72nd match minute, New England Minas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dadá Ponta to maneuver through the defense. Mete Ferros short, quick shot in the 74thth minute got Baldomero Arias to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Mete Ferro might have been able to make a better finish in the 75th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Baldomero Arias. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mete Ferro ran back to his position shaking his head. Baldomero Arias made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mete Ferro in the 75th minute. Baldomero Arias was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Dadá Ponta showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-13 in the 78 minute of play. In the 81st minute, New England Minas's Cory Kirkland ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Baldomero Arias. Baldomero Arias yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-14. Baldomero Arias took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mete Ferro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Stone City's Baldomero Arias played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cory Kirkland in the 85th minute of play. In the 87th minute the ball was on its way in behind Stone City's goalkeeper Baldomero Arias, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Baldomero Arias made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cory Kirkland in the 88th minute of play. In the 89th minute, Cory Kirkland fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Baldomero Arias, passed just outside the right post. A hard shot 92 in the game by Mete Ferro from a close distance when the talented Baldomero Arias managed to make a qualified save. Stone City's players were relieved. In the 95th minute, New England Minas's Mete Ferro dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-15.