Official Cup

Milo Joyce Memorial
Spectators: 158 (Terracing: 119, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Allen Salinas started the match with the kick off. 5 minutes into the match, BUITRES II's goal looked a bit too open when Sanson Abastas came free, but Chase Palacios reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Teodosio Elazar hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. The supporters of BUITRES II booed when Dinamo Tirana was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Xuban Abendano didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 14th minute, Allen Salinas reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Osorio Aballe. The goal made the score 1-0. In the 17th match minute, Dinamo Tirana was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Xuban Abendano to maneuver through the defense. 19 minutes into the game, Dwight Kaplan was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. BUITRES II's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Dinamo Tirana the free kick. Chase Palacios made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sanson Abastas in the 28th minute of play. Sanson Abastas took the ball and in the 29 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Chase Palacios. Chase Palacios dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. Chase Palacios made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Teodosio Elazar in the 41st minute of play. Allen Salinas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 43rd minute of the match, but Osorio Aballe made a huge save.

Dinamo Tirana made a substitution. Mitxel Abar replaced Kyle Silk. Chase Palacios made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Teodosio Elazar sent off a good shot on target. Osorio Aballe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dan Pike in the 59th minute of the match. 69 minutes into the game, Xuban Abendano recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Chase Palacios. Xuban Abendano showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-6. In the 72nd minute, Dinamo Tirana's Izel Abecia dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-7. In the 75th play minute Teodosio Elazar came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Chase Palacios. 1-8. Chase Palacios took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mitxel Abar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 80 minutes into the match, BUITRES II's goalkeeper Chase Palacios had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mitxel Abar. Teodosio Elazar could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 82nd minute of the match, but Chase Palacios made a huge save. Teodosio Elazar took the ball and in the 83 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Chase Palacios. Chase Palacios dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-9. When the match had gone on for 91 minutes, Izel Abecia took a quick shot and it went in 1-11 without a chance for Chase Palacios to make any attempt to save it. In the 98th minute Sanson Abastas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Chase Palacios saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the final whistle sounded Dinamo Tirana left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than BUITRES II.