Official Cup

Waterbury Arena
Spectators: 158 (Terracing: 119, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Daryl Potts kicked off to start the match. Hector Noel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rodolfo Cordero, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hector Noel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rodolfo Cordero in the 3rd minute of the match. 4 minutes into the match, Shayne Cagle had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hector Noel. Winners 1988 FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Shayne Cagle was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. When Shayne Cagle came up free with the goalie in the 7th minute, the Waterbury Rangers fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Shayne Cagle couldn't finish the play. In the 12th minute the ball was on its way in behind Winners 1988 FC's goalkeeper Hector Noel, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Shayne Cagle took the ball and in the 12 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Hector Noel. Hector Noel dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. The nice shot from Shayne Cagle in the 15thth minute just in front of the goal should have ended in point on the board, but Hector Noel had a great feel for the game and superbly saved the ball from getting in by the left post. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 17th minute of the game. One of Winners 1988 FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Waterbury Rangers:s goal. When the match had been going on for 19 minutes, Waterbury Rangers's Domingo Wells got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Hector Noel. Shayne Cagles short, quick shot in the 22ndth minute got Hector Noel to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Felix Virila hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. In the 28th minute, Waterbury Rangers's Preston Winston ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Hector Noel. Hector Noel yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 4-0. Hector Noel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Preston Winston, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hector Noel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Preston Winston in the 32nd minute of the match. Shayne Cagle made a well adjusted shot against goal in the 33rdth minute coming free in front of the goal, but Hector Noel would not let the ball come through at any expense and made a nice save by the left post. Allan Wolf fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Boyd Donnelly having to interfere. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

In the 50th minute, Rodolfo Cordero left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Waterbury Rangers fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-0. Hector Noel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Preston Winston, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Preston Winston in the 62nd minute of play forced Winners 1988 FC's goalkeeper Hector Noel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Winners 1988 FC's Hector Noel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Shayne Cagle in the 65th minute of play. 65 minutes into the match, Winners 1988 FC's goal looked a bit too open when Shayne Cagle came free, but Hector Noel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Winners 1988 FC booed when Waterbury Rangers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Domingo Wells didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Winners 1988 FC booed when Waterbury Rangers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Domingo Wells didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodolfo Cordero in the 72nd minute of play forced Winners 1988 FC's goalkeeper Hector Noel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 73 minutes Winners 1988 FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ryan Esparza who took care of the corner kick. It was a well-played corner which Preston Winston managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Boyd Donnelly made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daryl Potts in the 76th minute. Waterbury Rangers's Milo Miranda was substituted for Alfonso Buck. Thanks to some nice moves Daryl Potts could shoot a difficult shot in the 84th minute, which Boyd Donnelly however easily saved by the left post. Hector Noel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rodolfo Cordero in the 87th minute of the match. Daryl Potts hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. Hector Noel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Shayne Cagle in the 93rd minute of play. After 94 played minutes Winners 1988 FC got a freekick which was hit by Max Handy. Hector Noel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ryan Esparza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 97th minute Daryl Potts saw that he had a good position to shoot and he shot a long ball on target, but the ball went just outside the left post. Waterbury Rangers's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.