Official Cup

NEM CT Stadium
Spectators: 184 (Terracing: 139, Seating: 42, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ignacio Jusepe took the kick off in the first half of the match. New England Minas's Chris Cabezon couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 2nd minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for TotoRACING. In the 5th minute, Cory Kirkland made a precise shot to the right of Jeremias Kismi. TotoRACING's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Ignacio Jusepe received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Segundo Gol tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Arnulfo Abalos charged in rather forcefully in the 11th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Arnulfo Abalos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of New England Minas booed when TotoRACING was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arnulfo Abalos didn't get a good kick on the ball. With his leg Jeremias Kismi managed to avoid a goal in the 12thth minute, when New England Minas's Cory Kirkland fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Segundo Gol came out of the goal in the 19th minute to try and stop a shot by TotoRACING's Ignacio Jusepe. But to his dismay, Ignacio Jusepe quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. TotoRACING's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Cory Kirkland 25 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 3-1. 28 minutes into the game, Cory Kirkland cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-1. Jeremias Kismi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 31 minutes into the match, TotoRACING's goalkeeper Jeremias Kismi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mete Ferro. Jeremias Kismi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dadá Ponta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. TotoRACING's Jeremias Kismi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dadá Ponta in the 38th minute of play. 43 minutes into the match, New England Minas's goal looked a bit too open when Norberto Pelagius came free, but Segundo Gol reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Segundo Gol showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ignacio Jusepe, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. In the 45th minute, Mete Ferro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, TotoRACING's Norberto Pelagius got a free kick in the 47th minute. After a defensive mix-up in TotoRACING's zone, Cory Kirkland stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jeremias Kismi came out of the goal and Cory Kirkland tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cory Kirkland to make the kick off. Arnulfo Abalos got his second yellow card in the match during the 52nd minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After a rather tough play, TotoRACING's Arnulfo Abalos got a free kick in the 53rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chris Cabezon in the 54th minute of play forced TotoRACING's goalkeeper Jeremias Kismi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cory Kirkland in the 58th minute of play forced TotoRACING's goalkeeper Jeremias Kismi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. TotoRACING's Jeremias Kismi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cory Kirkland in the 59th minute of play. Mete Ferro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Jeremias Kismi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jeremias Kismi didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when New England Minas's Cory Kirkland shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 5-1 in the ordered_time% minute. Norberto Pelagius received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Segundo Gol tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Cory Kirkland's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jeremias Kismi was relentless in the 71st minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cory Kirkland in the 73rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jeremias Kismi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Chris Cabezon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Cory Kirkland's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jeremias Kismi was relentless in the 79th minute of the game. A collision led to TotoRACING getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Norberto Pelagius hit a great ball. When Cory Kirkland came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the New England Minas 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 Cory Kirkland couldn't finish the play. In the 86th minute, Chris Cabezon ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jeremias Kismi was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-1. A collision led to New England Minas getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Benito Pearce hit a great ball. Segundo Gol made a fantastic save in the 90th minute, when Ignacio Jusepe sent off a good shot on target. In the 91st match minute, New England Minas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dadá Ponta to maneuver through the defense. When New England Minas's Cory Kirkland in the 96th minute got a chance for a shot 96th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye TotoRACING's goalie prevented a goal. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. New England Minas fully deserved thier win.