Official Cup

Solo Arena
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Francesco Osborne kicked off to start the match. In the 2nd minute, Bart Greenwood hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Francesco Osborne in the 5th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Errol Sharpe saved Santos FC from getting behind. 8 minutes into the match, Recolta Alamor's goal looked a bit too open when Hans Ladd came free, but Grigore Proca reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luciano Cronshagen hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. Hans Ladd fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Grigore Proca having to interfere. Errol Sharpe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Francesco Osborne, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Jamar Maxwell fell near the penalty area in the 18th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Santos FC's protests and gave Jamar Maxwell a yellow card for diving instead. Jamar Maxwell hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. When Recolta Alamor's Francesco Osborne in the 19th minute got a chance for a shot 19th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Santos FC's goalie prevented a goal. 22 minutes had been played when some careless play by Santos FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Blaine Schaffer was slow to take the kick. During this time Recolta Alamor's players had a chance to rest. When Luciano Cronshagen fell near the penalty area in the 27th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Recolta Alamor's protests and gave Luciano Cronshagen a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Recolta Alamor's Luciano Cronshagen got a free kick in the 27th minute. Francesco Osborne's late challenge caught a Santos FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Francesco Osborne helped the player get up and apologised. Francesco Osborne hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. Rusty Little took the ball and in the 30 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Grigore Proca. Grigore Proca dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. In the 34th minute, Chance Tatum hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kris Marks recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 35th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Norman Donnelly did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-1 to the left of a surprised Errol Sharpe 38 minutes into the match. In the 44th minute, Recolta Alamor's Norman Donnelly ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Errol Sharpe. Errol Sharpe yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-1. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Hans Ladd was the one to do the kick off. After 51 played minutes Recolta Alamor got a freekick which was hit by Chance Tatum. After having played for 52 minutes, Kris Marks managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Santos FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kris Marks was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Bart Greenwood kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. Jim Mitchell hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. Errol Sharpe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Francesco Osborne, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Chris Bateman shot from long distance after 60 played minutes, a shot that Errol Sharpe with certain difficulty stopped from going in under the crossbar. In the 62nd minute, Recolta Alamor's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Rex Shipman fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Errol Sharpe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Norman Donnelly in the 69th minute of the match. Recolta Alamor's Norman Donnelly got a good chance for a goal in the 72nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 73 minutes of play, Recolta Alamor's Francesco Osborne made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Errol Sharpe was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Francesco Osborne in the 79th minute of play forced Santos FC's goalkeeper Errol Sharpe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 80 minutes, Francesco Osborne put it in 4-1 from a short distance just to the right of Errol Sharpe. Santos FC's Jamar Maxwell suffered a concussion after 84 minutes and had to leave the field. Santos FC's Lawrence Smart was substituted for Jamar Maxwell. A collision led to Recolta Alamor getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Chris Bateman hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rex Shipman got free with Grigore Proca in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Recolta Alamor's defense didn't have a chance, in the 94th minute, when Rusty Little scored to the left of an out of position Grigore Proca, making the score, 4-2. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Recolta Alamor fans cheered their team off the field, for while Santos FC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.