Official Cup

Solo Arena
Spectators: 170 (Terracing: 128, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Damian Dean kicked off to start the match. In the 5th minute, Recolta Alamor's Emmanuel Pennington ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Dan Gheară. Dan Gheară yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 9th minute, Damian Dean managed to get in a good position for a shot. Recolta Alamor's supporters rose to their feet, but Damian Dean was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dan Gheară breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Quintin Redd in the 12th minute of play forced Recolta Alamor's goalkeeper Nacho Gonzalez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nacho Gonzalez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Quintin Redd, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. In the 14th minute, Recolta Alamor's Allan Caudill seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Allan Caudill the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Recolta Alamor protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Allan Caudill had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 24thth minute of the game Damian Dean who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cosmos Soccer Club's Dan Gheară was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Emmanuel Pennington recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 26th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Damian Dean in the 28th minute of play forced Cosmos Soccer Club's goalkeeper Dan Gheară to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dan Gheară showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Damian Dean, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Damian Dean in the 41st minute of play forced Cosmos Soccer Club's goalkeeper Dan Gheară to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cosmos Soccer Club's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Damian Dean 43 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 2-1. Wes Nichols sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ivan Ţopescu to strike the kick off in the second half. Emmanuel Pennington recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 51st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Emmanuel Pennington struck a weak shot in the 53rd minute. Dan Gheară didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Recolta Alamor. Emmanuel Pennington fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dan Gheară having to interfere. After 61 played minutes Recolta Alamor got a freekick which was hit by Bradley Marin. 65 minutes into the match, Damian Dean notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Cosmos Soccer Club's Dan Gheară. Dan Gheară was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Dan Gheară showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wes Nichols, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Recolta Alamor were awarded a corner in the 68th minute after Cosmos Soccer Club's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Damian Dean took the corner. Bradley Marin made a great header on Recolta Alamor's corner, it was just that Cosmos Soccer Club's Dan Gheară managed to reach the ball for a save. After some careless play in the Cosmos Soccer Club defense, Bradley Marin kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dan Gheară. The Cosmos Soccer Club fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dan Gheară should have stopped the shot. Dan Gheară stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Damian Dean's shot from short distance in the 71st minute. 74 minutes into the match, Recolta Alamor's Sherwood Petty sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dan Gheară narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Bradley Marin hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. In the 76th minute of the match Dominic Perez shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Nacho Gonzalez showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Nacho Gonzalez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Quintin Redd in the 77th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Quintin Redd got free with Nacho Gonzalez in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Cosmos Soccer Club's Harvey Flynn got a free kick in the 80th minute. After 91 played minutes Cosmos Soccer Club got a freekick which was hit by Ivan Ţopescu. After some fancy dribbling in the 95th minute, Damian Dean managed to get in a good position for a shot. Recolta Alamor's supporters rose to their feet, but Damian Dean was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dan Gheară breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.