Official Cup

Vila Belmiro
Spectators: 176 (Terracing: 133, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Lanny Gilmore kicked off to start the match. Aaron Smallwood made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from João Dante in the 13th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by João Dante in the 20th minute of play forced Santos FC's goalkeeper Aaron Smallwood to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Terence Nicholas blasted a shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Tyrone Fowler having to make a save. 23 minutes into the match, Santos FC's goal looked a bit too open when João Dante came free, but Aaron Smallwood reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 24 minutes into the game, Santos FC's Lanny Gilmore nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tyrone Fowler made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Lanny Gilmore sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lanny Gilmore in the 28th minute of play forced Charles Town's goalkeeper Tyrone Fowler to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aaron Smallwood showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from João Dante in the 29th minute of the match. Aaron Smallwood showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nicky Stapleton, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lanny Gilmore in the 34th minute of play forced Charles Town's goalkeeper Tyrone Fowler to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aaron Smallwood showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from João Dante, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Aaron Smallwood took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from João Dante, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by João Dante in the 38th minute of play forced Santos FC's goalkeeper Aaron Smallwood to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aaron Smallwood made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nicky Stapleton in the 43rd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Santos FC's Terence Nicholas got a free kick in the 45th minute. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The wind increased when Nicky Stapleton made the kick off in the second half. João Dante sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tyrone Fowler showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tyron Velasquez in the 56th minute of the match. Sean Egan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 58th minute of the match, but Aaron Smallwood made a huge save. When the match had gone on for 60 minutes, Lanny Gilmore put it in 2-0 from a short distance just to the right of Tyrone Fowler. João Dante's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Aaron Smallwood read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 64th minute of play. Lanny Gilmore sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lanny Gilmore in the 67th minute of play forced Charles Town's goalkeeper Tyrone Fowler to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 69th minute, Lanny Gilmore 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. Charles Town made a substitution. Sid Gentry replaced Sean Egan. Charles Town made a substitution. Marcelo-Luis Argentin replaced Adam Mukengechay. The audience was convinced that Lanny Gilmore's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tyrone Fowler was relentless in the 74th minute of the game. Rashad Jensen kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. Tyrone Fowler took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lanny Gilmore, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 79 minutes Charles Town's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Warren Ruiz who took care of the corner kick. Aaron Smallwood made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from João Dante in the 81st minute of play. 82 minutes into the match, Santos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Sid Gentry came free, but Aaron Smallwood reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tyrone Fowler showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lanny Gilmore in the 85th minute of the match. Nicky Stapleton's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Aaron Smallwood firmly grabbed it by the left post. 87 minutes into the game, Nicky Stapleton lined in a short shot 2-1 behind a frustrated Aaron Smallwood. 91 minutes into the match, Santos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Sid Gentry came free, but Aaron Smallwood reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Aaron Smallwood made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sid Gentry in the 92nd minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lanny Gilmore in the 94th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tyrone Fowler saved Charles Town from getting behind. Santos FC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.