Official Cup

Unity Arena
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Chris Bateman kicked off to start the match. The supporters of The Team FC booed when Recolta Alamor was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Norman Donnelly didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cao Shi Yi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 6th minute of the match, but Yoel Quevedo made a huge save. After some fancy dribbling in the 7th minute, Otis Short managed to get in a good position for a shot. The Team FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Otis Short was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Yoel Quevedo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 11thth minute of the game Wes Nichols who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but The Team FC's Aníbal Lorenzi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Yoel Quevedo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Shelton Flanagan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Norman Donnelly during the 19th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of The Team FC booed when Recolta Alamor was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Norman Donnelly didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 21st minute, The Team FC's Shelton Flanagan ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Yoel Quevedo. Yoel Quevedo yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. 29 minutes into the match, The Team FC's goal looked a bit too open when Chris Bateman came free, but Aníbal Lorenzi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of The Team FC booed when Recolta Alamor was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Romeo Hosu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Recolta Alamor's Yoel Quevedo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 31st minute of the match, managed to save Recolta Alamor from getting a goal against them. Yoel Quevedo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Shelton Flanagan, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Eduardo Navarro kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. After 35 played minutes, Recolta Alamor's Damian Dean shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Aníbal Lorenzi came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Recolta Alamor reached it. 38 minutes into the game, Shelton Flanagan was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. The Team FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Recolta Alamor the free kick. Shelton Flanagan kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. With his leg Yoel Quevedo managed to avoid a goal in the 42ndth minute, when The Team FC's Cao Shi Yi fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cao Shi Yi to make the kick off. Shelton Flanagan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 50th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Otis Short received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Yoel Quevedo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 57th minute, Wes Nichols 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. Romeo Hosu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Recolta Alamor's Yoel Quevedo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cao Shi Yi in the 65th minute of play. After 67 played minutes Recolta Alamor got a freekick which was hit by Chris Bateman. The Team FC made a substitution. Gavin Singleton replaced Otis Short. After a rather tough play, Recolta Alamor's Chris Bateman got a free kick in the 69th minute. The supporters of The Team FC booed when Recolta Alamor was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Deshawn Souza didn't get a good kick on the ball. Recolta Alamor's Jerrod Dickinson was substituted for Damian Dean. Yoel Quevedo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cao Shi Yi, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. When the match had gone on for 79 minutes, Cao Shi Yi put it in 2-0 from a short distance just to the right of Yoel Quevedo. Recolta Alamor made a substitution. Phil Riggs replaced Chris Bateman. Wes Nichols could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 83rd minute of the match, but Aníbal Lorenzi made a huge save. When Phil Riggs came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the Recolta Alamor 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 Phil Riggs couldn't finish the play. 87 minutes into the match, Cao Shi Yi notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Recolta Alamor's Yoel Quevedo. Yoel Quevedo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. There was no doubt that The Team FC were the better team. The Team FC's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.