Official Cup

Magic Stadium
Spectators: 589 (Terracing: 443, Seating: 135, VIP seats: 11) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Gerardo Beard made the kick off which started today's match. With his leg Jospeh McNally managed to avoid a goal in the 5thth minute, when MagicTeam's Lieven Demarrez fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Jospeh McNally took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ray Kindermans, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ray Kindermans's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jospeh McNally read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 13th minute of play. MagicTeam were awarded a corner in the 14th minute after Brooklyn SC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Noh Ning took the corner. Jospeh McNally made an important save on a dangerous shot by Eugenio Rosati in the 18th minute. MagicTeam were awarded a corner in the 19th minute after Brooklyn SC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Noh Ning took the corner. Noh Ning made a great header on MagicTeam's corner, it was just that Brooklyn SC's Jospeh McNally managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 21stth minute of the game Ray Kindermans who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Brooklyn SC's Jospeh McNally was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ray Kindermans who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 21stth minute tested the skills of Jospeh McNally when he managed to save the team from getting behind. MagicTeam's 安柯 Caan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gerardo Beard in the 27th minute of play. 30 minutes into the match, Gerardo Beard had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of 安柯 Caan. MagicTeam's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gerardo Beard was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. 32 minutes into the game, Lieven Demarrez cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Jospeh McNally was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a rather tough play, Brooklyn SC's George Potra got a free kick in the 35th minute. When Noh Ning came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the MagicTeam 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 Noh Ning couldn't finish the play. In the 39thth minute of the game Ray Kindermans who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Brooklyn SC's Jospeh McNally was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Juan Manuel Rosas made in the 41st minute of the game a quick throw-in and Xavi van Beek immediately put the ball in play. 安柯 Caan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elliot Whitley, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Trenton Long in the 46th minute of play forced MagicTeam's goalkeeper 安柯 Caan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 47 minutes into the match, MagicTeam's Lieven Demarrez sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jospeh McNally narrowly saved just below the crossbar.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ray Kindermans to make the kick off. Jospeh McNally showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eugenio Rosati, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. After 58 played minutes Brooklyn SC got a freekick which was hit by Rickey Ewing. MagicTeam's 安柯 Caan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gerardo Beard in the 62nd minute of play. Jospeh McNally didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ray Kindermans went, in the 63rd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. Jospeh McNally showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pawel Iwanowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. 73 minutes into the match, MagicTeam's goalkeeper 安柯 Caan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gerardo Beard. After 79 played minutes MagicTeam got a freekick which was hit by Xavi van Beek. MagicTeam's Luis Rau was substituted for Ray Kindermans. Brooklyn SC's Walter Spivey was substituted for Gerardo Beard. A collision led to MagicTeam getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Xavi van Beek hit a great ball. 安柯 Caan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Trenton Long in the 82nd minute of play. From a short distance, Brooklyn SC's Trenton Long, in the 82nd minute, tried to place the ball behind 安柯 Caan, but the ball hit the right post on the wrong side and went out. With a little luck, MagicTeam's 安柯 Caan got control of the ball when Felix Augustin tried to sneak it across the goal line. With an all-out effort, Brooklyn SC's 安柯 Caan threw himself towards the right post 87 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Felix Augustin, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Brooklyn SC's Jospeh McNally played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luis Rau in the 88th minute of play. After 93 played minutes MagicTeam got a freekick which was hit by Xavi van Beek.

For all the effort they put into the match, the Brooklyn SC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for MagicTeam.