Official Cup

Estadio Teo Valerio
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Lyons's Victor Ibar 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. Chester Benitez's late challenge caught a Lyons's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Chester Benitez helped the player get up and apologised. Chester Benitez kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. In the 5th minute, Herminio Vincente left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Lyons fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. 10 minutes into the match, Victor Ibar had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gerald Singletary. Crimson Knights's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Victor Ibar was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Lyons's Teofilo Baladi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sébastien Cavazos in the 14th minute of play. 17 minutes into the match, Lyons's goal looked a bit too open when Elden Alvarez came free, but Teofilo Baladi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jorge Enol kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. 21 minutes into the match, Sébastien Cavazos had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Teofilo Baladi. Lyons's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sébastien Cavazos was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Jorge Enol received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Gerald Singletary tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 26 minutes into the match, Lyons's goal looked a bit too open when Nathanial Rowley came free, but Teofilo Baladi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 28th minute, Connie Lyon left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Crimson Knights fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. Nathanial Rowley hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. Gerald Singletary showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Victor Ibar in the 36th minute of the match. Teofilo Baladi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Connie Lyon in the 39th minute of the match. 46 minutes into the game, Victor Ibar recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Gerald Singletary. Victor Ibar showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 3-2. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Nathanial Rowley was the one to do the kick off. Teofilo Baladi was out of position in the 52 minute of play, and Elden Alvarez capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Elden Alvarez really showed his touch with that goal: 3-3. The supporters of Lyons booed when Crimson Knights was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Connie Lyon didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gerald Singletary showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leo Platon in the 57th minute of the match. Leo Platon kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. In the 65th minute Victor Ibar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gerald Singletary saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 67th minute, Elden Alvarez managed to get in a good position for a shot. Crimson Knights's supporters rose to their feet, but Elden Alvarez was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Teofilo Baladi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Through an outstanding action, after 69 minutes, Teofilo Baladi successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After 71 played minutes Crimson Knights got a freekick which was hit by Leonard Martinaș. In the 77th minute the ball was on its way in behind Lyons's goalkeeper Teofilo Baladi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Teofilo Baladi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Connie Lyon in the 79th minute. In the 80th minute, Chester Benitez got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After 82 minutes, Mario Ricart mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lyons and the Crimson Knights players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 83 played minutes Lyons got a freekick which was hit by Mario Ricart. Lyons's Leo Platon quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Patrick Grayson, made in the 88th minute of the game. Herminio Vincente fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gerald Singletary having to interfere. Teofilo Baladi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nathanial Rowley, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. Crimson Knights's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.