Prized/Friendly Cup

Vila Belmiro
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Pedro Finn took the kick off in the first half of the match. Adan Ponc scored 0-1 in the 9th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Rusty Little, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Rusty Little made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kevin Zenón in the 14th minute of play. Tomas Duardo was out of position in the 21 minute of play, and Jamar Burton capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Jamar Burton really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. In the 24th minute, Santos FC's Jamar Burton ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Tomas Duardo. Tomas Duardo yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-1. In the 30th minute, Jamar Burton hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tomas Duardo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jamar Burton, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tomas Duardo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pedro Finn in the 38th minute. Tomas Duardo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pedro Finn in the 39th minute of play.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alejo Calixto to make the kick off. Tomas Duardo came out of the goal in the 54th minute to try and stop a shot by Santos FC's Milton Heath. But to his dismay, Milton Heath quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. Tomas Duardo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jamar Burton in the 57th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Frontera AFC defense, Jamar Burton kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tomas Duardo. The Frontera AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tomas Duardo should have stopped the shot. In the 59th minute, Gustavo Barros Schelloto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 62 minutes, Pedro Finn managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Santos FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Pedro Finn was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Tomas Duardo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pedro Finn, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jamar Burton's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tomas Duardo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 67th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedro Finn in the 68th minute of play forced Frontera AFC's goalkeeper Tomas Duardo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tomas Duardo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jamar Burton in the 69th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kevin Zenón got free with Rusty Little in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 78th minute, Milton Heath ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tomas Duardo was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-1. Rusty Little made a fantastic save in the 89th minute, when Adan Ponc sent off a good shot on target. 91 minutes into the match, Frontera AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Pedro Finn came free, but Tomas Duardo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 92 minutes into the game, Santos FC's Jamar Burton nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tomas Duardo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 6-1. For all the effort they put into the match, the Frontera AFC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Santos FC.