Official Cup

The West Royd Arena
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Victor Robson kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute Phillip Fry shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dedé Dante saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kristopher Connett showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Romeu Santos in the 8th minute of the match. Phillip Fry sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kristopher Connett made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luiz Gustavo Dracena in the 14th minute of play. After a rather tough play, The Wheeliebins's Miles Holmes got a free kick in the 15th minute. Phillip Fry's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 17thth minute, Dedé Dante skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 20 minutes into the match, Zé Zanette had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kristopher Connett. The Wheeliebins's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Zé Zanette was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 29th minute Leonel Loureiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kristopher Connett saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 30 played minutes The Wheeliebins got a freekick which was hit by Syd Linford. In the 31st minute of the match Leonel Loureiro shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Kristopher Connett showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Romeu Santos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kristopher Connett was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. Dedé Dante showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stuart Swain, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. 38 minutes into the match, The Wheeliebins's goal looked a bit too open when Romeu Santos came free, but Kristopher Connett reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 39th match minute, Aurora FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zé Zanette to maneuver through the defense. 44 minutes into the match, The Wheeliebins's goal looked a bit too open when Carlos Eduardo Jacinto came free, but Kristopher Connett reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 46 minutes of play, Aurora FC's Zé Zanette made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Kristopher Connett was left in no man's land by his defense there! The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The goalkeeper, Kristopher Connett, was totally fooled by Aurora FC's Leonel Loureiro, who 55 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. In the 62nd minute, Carlos Eduardo Jacinto reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Kristopher Connett. The goal made the score 0-4. 72 minutes into the match, The Wheeliebins's goalkeeper Kristopher Connett had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Romeu Santos. 75 minutes into the game, The Wheeliebins's Phillip Fry nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dedé Dante made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-4. In the 78th minute Victor Robson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dedé Dante saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 87 minutes into the match, Romeu Santos had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kristopher Connett. The Wheeliebins's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Romeu Santos was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-5. Kristopher Connett made an important save on a dangerous shot by Romeu Santos in the 92nd minute. Kristopher Connett showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zé Zanette in the 96th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlos Eduardo Jacinto in the 97th minute of play forced The Wheeliebins's goalkeeper Kristopher Connett to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Aurora FC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.