Official Cup

Saville Park
Spectators: 165 (Terracing: 124, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Carter Boyd took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 5th match minute, Darwin Saville FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dallas Mcquinn to maneuver through the defense. In the 6th minute of the match Timoteo Gabon sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Philip Powderham skillfully saved the ball. After a rather tough play, Darwin Saville FC's Herbert Dowling got a free kick in the 10th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alejandro Eliu in the 11th minute of play forced Darwin Saville FC's goalkeeper Philip Powderham to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 13 minutes into the match, VECINAL LA GUARDIA's goalkeeper Orlando Sandalio had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Carter Boyd. Philip Powderham stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Delmar Matia's shot from short distance in the 15th minute. Philip Powderham showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alejandro Eliu in the 16th minute of the match. In the 19th match minute, Darwin Saville FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Herbert Dowling to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of VECINAL LA GUARDIA booed when Darwin Saville FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Randall Rummens didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Carter Boyd had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Orlando Sandalio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bryce Paull, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Darwin Saville FC's Philip Powderham played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Delmar Matia in the 27th minute of play. 27 minutes into the game, Delmar Matia cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Philip Powderham was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Bryce Paull took the ball and in the 30 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Orlando Sandalio. Orlando Sandalio dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Orlando Sandalio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bryce Paull in the 34th minute of play. Delmar Matia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Philip Powderham having to interfere. Philip Powderham showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alejandro Eliu in the 37th minute of the match. When Alejandro Eliu came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the VECINAL LA GUARDIA 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 Alejandro Eliu couldn't finish the play. Herbert Dowling charged in rather forcefully in the 44th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Herbert Dowling the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Darwin Saville FC getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Herbert Dowling hit a great ball. After 45 played minutes, VECINAL LA GUARDIA's Timoteo Gabon shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Philip Powderham 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 VECINAL LA GUARDIA reached it. The crowd rose to their feet as Carter Boyd kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Orlando Sandalio. That made the score 2-1 in the 46 minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Alejandro Eliu to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute Alejandro Eliu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Philip Powderham saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Carter Boyd 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. Orlando Sandalio came out of the goal in the 60th minute to try and stop a shot by Darwin Saville FC's Carter Boyd. But to his dismay, Carter Boyd quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. 65 minutes into the game, Bryce Paull was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Darwin Saville FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave VECINAL LA GUARDIA the free kick. The supporters of VECINAL LA GUARDIA booed when Darwin Saville FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bryce Paull didn't get a good kick on the ball. Philip Powderham showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alejandro Eliu, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carter Boyd in the 69th minute of play forced VECINAL LA GUARDIA's goalkeeper Orlando Sandalio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Humphry Perandis's late challenge caught a VECINAL LA GUARDIA's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Humphry Perandis helped the player get up and apologised. In the 79th minute, one of Darwin Saville FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Darwin Saville FC. Philip Powderham had in the 80thth minute some difficulties stopping Alejandro Eliu's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his right side, but he still managed to hold the ball Alejandro Eliu took the ball and in the 80 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Philip Powderham. Philip Powderham dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-2. After 83 minutes of play, Darwin Saville FC's Carter Boyd made it 4-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Orlando Sandalio was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience thought a goal was coming when Alejandro Eliu got free with Philip Powderham in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Bryce Paull hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. In the 92nd minute of the match Serafin Gregory sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Philip Powderham skillfully saved the ball. After 93 minutes, Carter Boyd mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Darwin Saville FC and the VECINAL LA GUARDIA players grew even worse after the yellow card. Philip Powderham acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 94th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Delmar Matia. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Darwin Saville FC had won after a very even match.