Official Cup

Diego A Maradona
Spectators: 165 (Terracing: 124, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) Stowe City's Kenneth Sargent started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 4thth minute of the game Connor Presley who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Stowe City's Dillon Yoder was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 8th minute, Connor Presley managed to get in a good position for a shot. Atlético Patoruzu's supporters rose to their feet, but Connor Presley was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dillon Yoder breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 13 minutes into the game, Curt Barrios was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Atlético Patoruzu's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Stowe City the free kick. Stowe City's Rodger Calloway got a good chance for a goal in the 18th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 35 minutes into the game, Troy Murry cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Waldo Hills was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Geoff Ackerman charged in rather forcefully in the 42nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Geoff Ackerman the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Atlético Patoruzu's Geoff Ackerman got a free kick in the 42nd minute. In the 45th match minute, Stowe City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cruz Biggs to maneuver through the defense. The Atlético Patoruzu players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Stowe City were winning 0-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Connor Presley was the one to do the kick off. Waldo Hills was out of position in the 51 minute of play, and Kenneth Sargent capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Kenneth Sargent really showed his touch with that goal: 0-3. In the 56th minute, Troy Murry ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Waldo Hills was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. With a little luck, Atlético Patoruzu's Waldo Hills got control of the ball when Troy Murry tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 70th minute, Cliff Robinson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some careless play in the Stowe City defense, Tyrell Cochran kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dillon Yoder. The Stowe City fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dillon Yoder should have stopped the shot. A collision led to Stowe City getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Nolan Hollis hit a great ball. In the 77th match minute, Stowe City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cruz Biggs to maneuver through the defense. Kevin Yoder kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. Atlético Patoruzu's Waldo Hills played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kenneth Sargent in the 82nd minute of play. Cliff Robinson hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. Dillon Yoder didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Connor Presley went, in the 91st minute, to the upper right corner, 2-4 was the resulting score. Kenneth Sargent received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Waldo Hills tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Stowe City supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Stowe City would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.