League

New Milford Park
Spectators: 7984 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1874, VIP seats: 110) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Zulfadli Soekarno took the kick off in the first half of the match. Hermínio Penha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Salvatore Buckner, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Errol Polonia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zulfadli Soekarno, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. 8 minutes into the match, New York City FC's goal looked a bit too open when Wictor Vinström came free, but Errol Polonia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Errol Polonia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zulfadli Soekarno, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Errol Polonia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zulfadli Soekarno, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. When Hunter Diaz fell near the penalty area in the 17th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cyber EVO's protests and gave Hunter Diaz a yellow card for diving instead. Hunter Diaz hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. Salvatore Buckner hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Cyber EVO's Randall Sharp got a free kick in the 22nd minute. Randall Sharp could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 24th minute of the match, but Errol Polonia made a huge save. Errol Polonia made an important save on a dangerous shot by Johnny Coats in the 31st minute. If Johnny Coats had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With his leg Errol Polonia managed to avoid a goal in the 33rdth minute, when Cyber EVO's Zulfadli Soekarno fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. New York City FC's Errol Polonia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zulfadli Soekarno in the 40th minute of play. Hermínio Penha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jeremias Santio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Jeremias Santio to strike the kick off in the second half. Errol Polonia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wictor Vinström in the 58th minute of play. After 61 played minutes, Cyber EVO's Tanner Blum shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Errol Polonia came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Cyber EVO reached it. In the 62nd match minute, New York City FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benedict Brownell to maneuver through the defense. 64 minutes into the match, Cyber EVO's goal looked a bit too open when Jeremias Santio came free, but Hermínio Penha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 67 minutes into the game, Cyber EVO's Johnny Coats nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Errol Polonia made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. In the 71st minute of the match Tanner Blum sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Errol Polonia skillfully saved the ball. Errol Polonia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zulfadli Soekarno, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With an all-out effort, New York City FC's Hermínio Penha threw himself towards the right post 77 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Ed Lee, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Errol Polonia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Randall Sharp, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. New York City FC made a substitution. Damien Whaley replaced Logan Stevenson. In the 95th minute, Randall Sharp ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Errol Polonia was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Cyber EVO players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.