Official Cup

The Scrapple Factory
Spectators: 166 (Terracing: 125, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Derick Murry got the match started through his kick off. In the 7th minute, Joaquim Vilar ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ross Buchanan was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Ross Buchanan didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Joaquim Vilar went, in the 10th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. 16 minutes into the match, El Canalla de Chicago's goal looked a bit too open when Hector Hickman came free, but Wilbur Hyde reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ross Buchanan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joaquim Vilar in the 24th minute of the match. Ross Buchanan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joaquim Vilar in the 26th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Hector Hickman in the 33rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Wilbur Hyde saved El Canalla de Chicago from getting behind. 36 minutes into the game, Joaquim Vilar cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Ross Buchanan was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Ross Buchanan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Domingo Lopez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 40 minutes into the game, Domingo Lopez cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-4. Ross Buchanan was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Joaquim Vilar blasted a shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ross Buchanan having to make a save. Ross Buchanan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joaquim Vilar, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. In the 45th minute, Jeramy Carter hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Joaquim Vilar to strike the kick off in the second half. Ross Buchanan made a fantastic save in the 51st minute, when Domingo Lopez sent off a good shot on target. Domingo Lopez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Ross Buchanan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Domingo Lopez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ross Buchanan having to interfere. 65 minutes into the match, El Canalla de Chicago's Joaquim Vilar sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ross Buchanan narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With a little luck, Slower Lower FC's Ross Buchanan got control of the ball when Joaquim Vilar tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Slower Lower FC's Jörn Emmel got a free kick in the 71st minute. When Joaquim Vilar came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the El Canalla de Chicago 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 Joaquim Vilar couldn't finish the play. Jeramy Carter's late challenge caught a El Canalla de Chicago's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jeramy Carter helped the player get up and apologised. Armando Leobardo kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. Justin Raines did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-6 to the left of a surprised Ross Buchanan 91 minutes into the match. Joaquim Vilar took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 94th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ross Buchanan. Slower Lower FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Justin Raines recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 95th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The El Canalla de Chicago supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing El Canalla de Chicago would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.