Official Cup

No Name Harbor
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Tristan Alford started the match with the kick off. A hard and well directed shot from Glen Conklin led 3 minutes into the game to a goal after the ball had bounced deceptively just in front of the goal. Key Biscayne FC's Rickey Joseph became a little unsure and couldn't grip the ball before it was over the goalline. Thus it was 0-1. In the 6th minute, Edgardo Silva ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rickey Joseph was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Fermín Montes charged in rather forcefully in the 10th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fermín Montes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 10th match minute, Key Biscayne FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fermín Montes to maneuver through the defense. Rickey Joseph showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edgardo Silva in the 11th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Drew Latham in the 13th minute of play forced New England Minas's goalkeeper Jeremy Nicholas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. New England Minas's Edgardo Silva got a good chance for a goal in the 15th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The New England Minas fans' excitement grew in the 16th match minute when New England Minas's Tio Lio 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 New England Minas's Edgardo Silva in the 19th minute got a chance for a shot 19th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Key Biscayne FC's goalie prevented a goal. Jeremy Nicholas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tristan Alford in the 24th minute. Jeremy Nicholas made a fantastic save in the 25th minute, when Drew Latham sent off a good shot on target. With a little luck, New England Minas's Jeremy Nicholas got control of the ball when Drew Latham tried to sneak it across the goal line. 26 minutes into the game, Edgardo Silva cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Rickey Joseph was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Rickey Joseph 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 29th minute. Rickey Joseph came out of the goal in the 30th minute to try and stop a shot by New England Minas's Edgardo Silva. But to his dismay, Edgardo Silva quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-5. New England Minas's Jeremy Nicholas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Solomon Samuels in the 36th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lorenzo Kelley during the 38th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 37th minute of the game. One of Key Biscayne FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of New England Minas:s goal. Rickey Joseph had in the 38thth minute some difficulties stopping Edgardo Silva's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. After 38 minutes of play, New England Minas's Edgardo Silva made it 0-6 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rickey Joseph was left in no man's land by his defense there! Key Biscayne FC's Rickey Joseph played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tio Lio in the 40th minute of play. New England Minas's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Glen Conklin in the 42nd minute. Lance Pate fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jeremy Nicholas having to interfere. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-6 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Edgardo Silva was the one to do the kick off. Rickey Joseph had in the 53rdth minute some difficulties stopping Edgardo Silva's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Key Biscayne FC's zone, Edgardo Silva stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rickey Joseph came out of the goal and Edgardo Silva tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 58 minutes into the match, Edgardo Silva notched a goal, 0-7, to the right of Key Biscayne FC's Rickey Joseph. Rickey Joseph was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. António Nóbrega kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. New England Minas made a substitution. Ye Gang Cheng replaced Lalo Rosas. After 65 played minutes New England Minas got a freekick which was hit by António Nóbrega. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tristan Alford during the 67th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Key Biscayne FC's Rickey Joseph played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edgardo Silva in the 68th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edgardo Silva in the 69th minute of play forced Key Biscayne FC's goalkeeper Rickey Joseph to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Edgardo Silva blasted a shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Rickey Joseph having to make a save. Rickey Joseph took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edgardo Silva, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rickey Joseph didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when New England Minas's Edgardo Silva shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-8 in the ordered_time% minute. If Edgardo Silva had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 78 minutes into the match, Key Biscayne FC's goal looked a bit too open when Edgardo Silva came free, but Rickey Joseph reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Edgardo Silva struck a weak shot in the 85th minute. Rickey Joseph didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for New England Minas. 88 minutes into the match, Key Biscayne FC's goalkeeper Rickey Joseph had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Edgardo Silva. After 92 played minutes New England Minas got a freekick which was hit by Antonio Valente. After 93 played minutes, Key Biscayne FC's Jesse Shannon shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Jeremy Nicholas 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 Key Biscayne FC reached it. The Key Biscayne FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching New England Minas's performance. The match ended with a win for New England Minas.