Official Cup

Newmarket Fly Bird
Spectators: 162 (Terracing: 122, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Edwardo Baca fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bernardo Sergi having to interfere. If Serafin Pes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With his leg Bernardo Sergi managed to avoid a goal in the 14thth minute, when Fly T.T's Mathieu Roland fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 15 minutes into the game, Intergalactic Pong FC's Sergio Inguma nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Apollinaire Salter made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. In the 20th minute of the match Intergalactic Pong FC got a corner. Fly T.T's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Samuel Milio ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Samuel Milio almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Fly T.T's Apollinaire Salter did a great save. Serafin Pes took the ball and in the 22 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Apollinaire Salter. Apollinaire Salter dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. Mathieu Roland did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 2-3 to the left of a surprised Bernardo Sergi 28 minutes into the match. A hard shot 36 in the game by Mathieu Roland from a close distance when the talented Bernardo Sergi managed to make a qualified save. Intergalactic Pong FC's players were relieved. Fly T.T's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Arnaud Lachapelle in the 42nd minute. Arnaud Lachapelle made a great header on Fly T.T's corner, it was just that Intergalactic Pong FC's Bernardo Sergi managed to reach the ball for a save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Léonard Keys during the 46th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 46th minute, Léonard Keys hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 2-3 lead.

55 minutes into the match, Intergalactic Pong FC's goal looked a bit too open when Mathieu Roland came free, but Bernardo Sergi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bernardo Sergi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mathieu Roland's shot from short distance in the 56th minute. Apollinaire Salter showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Serafin Pes in the 61st minute of the match. A collision led to Intergalactic Pong FC getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Gregorio Savion hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Intergalactic Pong FC's Sergio Inguma got a free kick in the 63rd minute. Mathieu Roland hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. When Mathieu Roland came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the Fly T.T 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 Mathieu Roland couldn't finish the play. In the 80th match minute, Fly T.T was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arnaud Lachapelle to maneuver through the defense. Brant Shirley kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. Edwardo Baca received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Bernardo Sergi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Intergalactic Pong FC's zone, Mathieu Roland stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bernardo Sergi came out of the goal and Mathieu Roland tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience was convinced that Mathieu Roland's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bernardo Sergi was relentless in the 92nd minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edwardo Baca in the 95th minute of play forced Intergalactic Pong FC's goalkeeper Bernardo Sergi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Fly T.T's Mathieu Roland in the 96th minute got a chance for a shot 96th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Intergalactic Pong FC's goalie prevented a goal. The Intergalactic Pong FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Intergalactic Pong FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.