Official Cup

Golden Hills Stadium
Spectators: 166 (Terracing: 125, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Lanny Gilmore kicked off to start the match. Sandy Hollandsworth made in the 2nd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Art Allison. With a little luck, Santos FC's Aaron Smallwood got control of the ball when Ward Doran tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ward Doran in the 8th minute of play forced Santos FC's goalkeeper Aaron Smallwood to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Egil Östlund made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tyron Velasquez in the 15th minute of play. Ward Doran received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Aaron Smallwood tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Egil Östlund stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tyron Velasquez's shot from short distance in the 19th minute. In the 22nd minute, Tyron Velasquez made a precise shot to the right of Egil Östlund. Golden Hills's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Egil Östlund showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tyron Velasquez in the 25th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tyron Velasquez in the 27th minute of play forced Golden Hills's goalkeeper Egil Östlund to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ward Doran might have been able to make a better finish in the 35th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Aaron Smallwood. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ward Doran ran back to his position shaking his head. Egil Östlund showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tyron Velasquez, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Sandy Hollandsworth made in the 38th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Orville Hough. Ward Doran who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 39thth minute tested the skills of Aaron Smallwood when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 47th minute, Lanny Gilmore left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Santos FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Tyron Velasquez kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. Egil Östlund was out of position in the 57 minute of play, and Tyron Velasquez capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Tyron Velasquez really showed his touch with that goal: 0-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lanny Gilmore in the 60th minute of play forced Golden Hills's goalkeeper Egil Östlund to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 61st minute, Ward Doran got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After 62 played minutes Golden Hills got a freekick which was hit by Sandy Hollandsworth. Santos FC's Aaron Smallwood played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ward Doran in the 65th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Golden Hills's Orville Hough got a free kick in the 68th minute. Egil Östlund took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lanny Gilmore, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Roman Farris hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. If Lanny Gilmore had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Golden Hills's Egil Östlund proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 75th minute of the match, managed to save Golden Hills from getting a goal against them. After a defensive mix-up in Santos FC's zone, Ward Doran stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aaron Smallwood came out of the goal and Ward Doran tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ward Doran in the 79th minute of play forced Santos FC's goalkeeper Aaron Smallwood to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 82 minutes into the match, Golden Hills's goalkeeper Egil Östlund had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lanny Gilmore. Sandy Hollandsworth hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Golden Hills's zone, Tyron Velasquez stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Egil Östlund came out of the goal and Tyron Velasquez tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Golden Hills's Ward Doran got a good chance for a goal in the 91st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 92 played minutes Santos FC got a freekick which was hit by Tory Weeks. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Santos FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.