Official Cup

Sunset Park
Spectators: 177 (Terracing: 133, Seating: 41, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jonas Cole started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gerardo Beard in the 4th minute of play forced SYROS21 FC's goalkeeper Martin Tudor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 5 minutes into the game, SYROS21 FC's Ferdinand Baldovin nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jospeh McNally made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jonas Cole in the 13th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Martin Tudor prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Martin Tudor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gerardo Beard, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Nontas Pagalos hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. Gerardo Beard hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. Jospeh McNally made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ferdinand Baldovin in the 17th minute of play. 20 minutes into the match, Brooklyn SC's goal looked a bit too open when Dionysis Souanis came free, but Jospeh McNally reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Brooklyn SC's Jospeh McNally played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dionysis Souanis in the 21st minute of play. With a little luck, SYROS21 FC's Martin Tudor got control of the ball when Jonas Cole tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 26 minutes SYROS21 FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jonas Cole who took care of the corner kick. 30 minutes into the match, Brooklyn SC's goal looked a bit too open when Ferdinand Baldovin came free, but Jospeh McNally reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jospeh McNally showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dionysis Souanis in the 31st minute of the match. Jospeh McNally took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ferdinand Baldovin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jospeh McNally showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pavlos Pantelis in the 35th minute of the match. Jospeh McNally made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pavlos Pantelis in the 43rd minute of play. 45 minutes into the match, Babbis Zabetas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jospeh McNally. Brooklyn SC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Babbis Zabetas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Marciano Zubiaga kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Argyris Skentzos's late challenge caught a Brooklyn SC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Argyris Skentzos helped the player get up and apologised. In the 53rd match minute, SYROS21 FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Argyris Skentzos to maneuver through the defense. Jospeh McNally showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Babbis Zabetas, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ferdinand Baldovin in the 61st minute of play forced Brooklyn SC's goalkeeper Jospeh McNally to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Brooklyn SC defense, Ferdinand Baldovin kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jospeh McNally. The Brooklyn SC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jospeh McNally should have stopped the shot. Martin Tudor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jonas Cole, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Brooklyn SC's Trenton Long got a free kick in the 65th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Pavlos Pantelis got free with Jospeh McNally in the 66th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 71st minute Jonas Cole shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Martin Tudor saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Brooklyn SC made a substitution. Mano Loco replaced Gerardo Beard. After a rather tough play, SYROS21 FC's Joseph Sjöström got a free kick in the 74th minute. Jospeh McNally showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dionysis Souanis in the 80th minute of the match. 83 minutes into the match, SYROS21 FC's goal looked a bit too open when Mano Loco came free, but Martin Tudor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Jonas Cole came up free with the goalie in the 88th minute, the Brooklyn SC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Jonas Cole couldn't finish the play. The supporters of Brooklyn SC booed when SYROS21 FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nontas Pagalos didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 94th minute, Mano Loco made a precise shot to the right of Martin Tudor. SYROS21 FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. The Brooklyn SC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching SYROS21 FC's performance. The match ended with a win for SYROS21 FC.