Official Cup

Milo Joyce Memorial
Spectators: 148 (Terracing: 112, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) After a defensive mix-up in Militros F.C.'s zone, Dan Pike stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Oséas Baptista came out of the goal and Dan Pike tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Chase Palacios stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Washington Peixoto's shot from short distance in the 12th minute. In the 17th minute, Jeremiah Richmond hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dan Pike received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Oséas Baptista came out and tried to block the shot, but Dan Pike slotted it home off the left post making it 1-2 in the 22nd minute. Chase Palacios came out of the goal in the 27th minute to try and stop a shot by Militros F.C.'s Arnaldo Ortega. But to his dismay, Arnaldo Ortega quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3. Chase Palacios came out of the goal in the 30th minute to try and stop a shot by Militros F.C.'s David Costa. But to his dismay, David Costa quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-4. If Renatinho Lago had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 34 minutes of play, Militros F.C.'s Washington Peixoto made it 1-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Chase Palacios was left in no man's land by his defense there! Chase Palacios took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arnaldo Ortega, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Chase Palacios didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Arnaldo Ortega went, in the 40th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-6 was the resulting score. Chase Palacios came out of the goal in the 43rd minute to try and stop a shot by Militros F.C.'s Arnaldo Ortega. But to his dismay, Arnaldo Ortega quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-7. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-7 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Arnaldo Ortega stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Chase Palacios was a little too slow when Arnaldo Ortega got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 51st minute. The score was now 1-8. BUITRES II's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Arnaldo Ortega 58 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-9. With a little luck, BUITRES II's Chase Palacios got control of the ball when Arnaldo Ortega tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 62 minutes of play, Militros F.C.'s Arnaldo Ortega made it 1-10 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Chase Palacios was left in no man's land by his defense there! Militros F.C. made a substitution. Ronaldão Silva replaced Renatinho Lago. In the 72ndth minute of the game Betão Machado who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but BUITRES II's Chase Palacios was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match clock showed 72 minutes, the score became 1-12 when Betão Machado sped through BUITRES II's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Chase Palacios. In the 76th minute the ball was on its way in behind BUITRES II's goalkeeper Chase Palacios, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Chase Palacios was a little too slow when Betão Machado got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 77th minute. The score was now 1-13. Chase Palacios made a fantastic save in the 82nd minute, when Washington Peixoto sent off a good shot on target. 83 minutes into the match, Betão Machado had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Chase Palacios. BUITRES II's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Betão Machado was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-14. Betão Machado did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-15 to the left of a surprised Chase Palacios 87 minutes into the match. 91 minutes into the match, Washington Peixoto had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Chase Palacios. BUITRES II's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Washington Peixoto was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-16. Chase Palacios didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Washington Peixoto went, in the 94th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-17 was the resulting score. The BUITRES II fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Militros F.C. were clearly better and deserved to take the win.