Official Cup

Milo Joyce Memorial
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Pablo Opilano took the kick off in the first half of the match. Truman Harrington made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pablo Opilano in the 3rd minute of play. 3 minutes into the match, LOS BUITRES's goal looked a bit too open when Pablo Opilano came free, but Truman Harrington reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 4th play minute Lv Zhou came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised José Maria Branco. 1-0. When LOS BUITRES's Lv Zhou in the 9th minute got a chance for a shot 9th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye United States's goalie prevented a goal. José Maria Branco came out of the goal in the 11th minute to try and stop a shot by LOS BUITRES's Lv Zhou. But to his dismay, Lv Zhou quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. If Xavier Salazar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 19thth minute of the game Lv Zhou who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but United States's José Maria Branco was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. José Maria Branco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lv Zhou in the 21st minute of play. A collision led to United States getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Korey Groves hit a great ball. After having played for 23 minutes, Lv Zhou managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. LOS BUITRES's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lv Zhou was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 24 minutes into the match, United States's goal looked a bit too open when Lv Zhou came free, but José Maria Branco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lv Zhou got free with José Maria Branco in the 26th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Lv Zhou's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but José Maria Branco read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 27th minute of play. 27 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when LOS BUITRES's Lv Zhou fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. Lv Zhou's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but José Maria Branco read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 29th minute of play. A collision led to United States getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Renaldo David hit a great ball. United States were furious when Xavier Smallwood was red carded, 35 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. The supporters of LOS BUITRES booed when United States was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Xavier Smallwood didn't get a good kick on the ball. Carl Åberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The audience was convinced that Lv Zhou's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but José Maria Branco was relentless in the 38th minute of the game. In the 40th minute the ball was on its way in behind United States's goalkeeper José Maria Branco, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Truman Harrington showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 史岚庭 in the 43rd minute of the match. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Lv Zhou stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute Adriano Talone shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but José Maria Branco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 54 minutes, Lv Zhou made it 4-0 with a short kick to the right side. United States's José Maria Branco tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After 56 played minutes LOS BUITRES got a freekick which was hit by Rachid Baba Ali Ali Riza. When LOS BUITRES's Lv Zhou in the 59th minute got a chance for a shot 59th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye United States's goalie prevented a goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lv Zhou in the 61st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg José Maria Branco saved United States from getting behind. 66 minutes into the game, LOS BUITRES's Lv Zhou nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. José Maria Branco made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-0. LOS BUITRES's Gustav Bjørslev was substituted for Carl Åberg. José Maria Branco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lv Zhou in the 70th minute of the match. José Maria Branco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lv Zhou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. José Maria Branco stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lv Zhou's shot from short distance in the 77th minute. Lv Zhou's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but José Maria Branco read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 81st minute of play. José Maria Branco didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lv Zhou went, in the 84th minute, to the upper right corner, 6-0 was the resulting score. When the match clock showed 87 minutes, the score became 7-0 when Fan Xiang Kuan sped through United States's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of José Maria Branco. After some careless play in the United States defense, Fan Xiang Kuan kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of José Maria Branco. The United States fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that José Maria Branco should have stopped the shot. After a rather tough play, LOS BUITRES's Gustav Bjørslev got a free kick in the 95th minute. When the referee ended the match the LOS BUITRES players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.