Official Cup

Milo Joyce Memorial
Spectators: 167 (Terracing: 126, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) Lv Zhou started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Xavier Salazar scored 1-0 in the 3rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Eulalio Francesco, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 6 minutes into the match, River tu grato nombre's goal looked a bit too open when Lv Zhou came free, but Eulalio Francesco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Lv Zhou's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Eulalio Francesco was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. In the 12th minute LOS BUITRES were awarded a corner. Carl Åberg went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on LOS BUITRES's corner Carl Åberg fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Eulalio Francesco quite easily take care of the ball. Lv Zhous short, quick shot in the 15thth minute got Eulalio Francesco to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Eulalio Francesco made a fantastic save in the 17th minute, when Xavier Salazar sent off a good shot on target. In the 19th minute, Garaona Aranguiz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 22nd minute, Lv Zhou ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Eulalio Francesco was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. River tu grato nombre's John Presley quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Laurence Suggs, made in the 25th minute of the game. A sloppy throw-in by Laurence Suggs in the 27th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by River tu grato nombre's Garaona Aranguiz. In the 38th minute Lv Zhou shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eulalio Francesco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Lv Zhou kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Eulalio Francesco. That made the score 3-0 in the 38 minute of play. River tu grato nombre's Garaona Aranguiz managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Laurence Suggs in the 42 minute of the game. After 47 played minutes River tu grato nombre got a freekick which was hit by Felix Wedemeyer. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 4-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Stacey Banning to make the kick off. In the 54th minute, Rachid Baba Ali Ali Riza left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The LOS BUITRES fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-0. Xavier Salazar took the ball and in the 56 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Eulalio Francesco. Eulalio Francesco dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 6-0. In the 59th match minute, LOS BUITRES was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Laurence Suggs to maneuver through the defense. River tu grato nombre's Eulalio Francesco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lv Zhou in the 63rd minute of play. After some careless play in the River tu grato nombre defense, Lv Zhou kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Eulalio Francesco. The River tu grato nombre fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Eulalio Francesco should have stopped the shot. LOS BUITRES made a substitution. Fan Xiang Kuan replaced Xavier Salazar. 73 minutes into the game, LOS BUITRES's Fan Xiang Kuan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Eulalio Francesco made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 8-0. In the 77th minute Fan Xiang Kuan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eulalio Francesco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fan Xiang Kuan in the 80th minute of play forced River tu grato nombre's goalkeeper Eulalio Francesco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in LOS BUITRES's zone, Stacey Banning stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Truman Harrington came out of the goal and Stacey Banning tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 86th minute, Narciso Socorro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. LOS BUITRES's Truman Harrington proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 90th minute of the match, managed to save LOS BUITRES from getting a goal against them. Truman Harrington showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stacey Banning in the 92nd minute of the match. Fan Xiang Kuan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eulalio Francesco having to interfere. LOS BUITRES walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.