Official Cup

NEM CT Stadium
Spectators: 191 (Terracing: 144, Seating: 44, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Woody Norwood got the match started through his kick off. After some careless play in the Charlotte FC defense, Parker Nance kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gregory Michael. The Charlotte FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gregory Michael should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Diogo Yurin in the 10th minute of play forced Charlotte FC's goalkeeper Gregory Michael to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 13 minutes into the match, Charlotte FC's goalkeeper Gregory Michael had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Parker Nance. After a rather tough play, Charlotte FC's Connor Boyer got a free kick in the 15th minute. Bradley Burks could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 15th minute of the match, but Gregory Michael made a huge save. 16 minutes into the game, Diogo Yurin lined in a short shot 2-0 behind a frustrated Gregory Michael. An unexpectedly hard shot by Diogo Yurin in the 19th minute of play forced Charlotte FC's goalkeeper Gregory Michael to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Diogo Yurin in the 21st minute of play forced Charlotte FC's goalkeeper Gregory Michael to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 23 minutes into the game, Diogo Yurin cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Gregory Michael was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Bradley Burks could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 33rd minute of the match, but Gregory Michael made a huge save. 34 minutes into the match, Charlotte FC's goal looked a bit too open when Diogo Yurin came free, but Gregory Michael reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Diogo Yurin's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 36thth minute, Gregory Michael skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The crowd rose to their feet as New England Minas's Parker Nance slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Gregory Michael. That made the score 5-0 after 38 minutes of play. Gregory Michael showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Diogo Yurin, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. Gregory Michael didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 41st minute, which inside left pole to 6-0. The supporters of Charlotte FC booed when New England Minas was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Truman Bauman didn't get a good kick on the ball. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Diogo Yurin to strike the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, Charlotte FC's goal looked a bit too open when Diogo Yurin came free, but Gregory Michael reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gregory Michael showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Diogo Yurin in the 53rd minute of the match. The supporters of New England Minas booed when Charlotte FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Asher Alvaro didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Charlotte FC's zone, Bradley Burks stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gregory Michael came out of the goal and Bradley Burks tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Charlotte FC's Gregory Michael played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Diogo Yurin in the 56th minute of play. In the 59th minute Wilfredo Middleton shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gregory Michael saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gregory Michael made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Diogo Yurin in the 65th minute of play. 66 minutes into the match, Charlotte FC's goal looked a bit too open when Wilfredo Middleton came free, but Gregory Michael reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 67th minute Diogo Yurin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gregory Michael saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 68th minute Diogo Yurin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gregory Michael saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 70 minutes Charlotte FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Parker Nance who took care of the corner kick. Del Sheppard thought of kicking away a contribution in front of goal but messed it up so badly that the ball went to the right of an astonished Gregory Michael, a very annoying self made goal in the 70th minute which led to 7-0. Gregory Michael made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Parker Nance in the 74th minute of play. Gregory Michael showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Parker Nance in the 74th minute of the match. In the 75th minute, Diogo Yurin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The New England Minas fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 8-0. Asher Alvaro hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. A collision led to Charlotte FC getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Asher Alvaro hit a great ball. 85 minutes into the match, Charlotte FC's goal looked a bit too open when Diogo Yurin came free, but Gregory Michael reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gregory Michael made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Parker Nance in the 87th minute of play. Charlotte FC's Gregory Michael played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bradley Burks in the 88th minute of play. 90 minutes into the game, Diogo Yurin cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 9-0. Gregory Michael was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 96 played minutes Charlotte FC got a freekick which was hit by Asher Alvaro. Gregory Michael showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Diogo Yurin in the 98th minute of the match. There was no doubt that New England Minas were the better team. New England Minas's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.