Official Cup

Zamalek FC Park
Spectators: 166 (Terracing: 125, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Rudy Kerns kicked off to start the match. After 3 minutes, Domingo Lopez made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Zamalek FC's Merlin Dolan tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 5th minute, Domingo Lopez ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Merlin Dolan was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. The El Canalla de Chicago fans' excitement grew in the 13th match minute when El Canalla de Chicago's Domingo Lopez looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 19th minute, Raul Knox ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Merlin Dolan was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-5. Zamalek FC's Merlin Dolan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Domingo Lopez in the 24th minute of play. After having played for 26 minutes, Curtis Daniel managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. El Canalla de Chicago's supporters crossed their fingers, but Curtis Daniel was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 27 minutes into the game, Domingo Lopez cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-6. Merlin Dolan was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Merlin Dolan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Domingo Lopez in the 30th minute of play. In the 36thth minute of the game Domingo Lopez who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Zamalek FC's Merlin Dolan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The El Canalla de Chicago fans' excitement grew in the 37th match minute when El Canalla de Chicago's Domingo Lopez looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-8 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Merlin Dolan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Domingo Lopez in the 45th minute of play. In the 45th minute, Denny Olson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 46 played minutes, El Canalla de Chicago's Kareem Gregory shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Merlin Dolan came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in El Canalla de Chicago reached it.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Domingo Lopez made a kick off. In the 53rdth minute of the game Domingo Lopez who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Zamalek FC's Merlin Dolan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Zamalek FC's Merlin Dolan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Justin Raines in the 54th minute of play. Domingo Lopez who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 55thth minute tested the skills of Merlin Dolan when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 57th minute, Domingo Lopez made a precise shot to the right of Merlin Dolan. Zamalek FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-10. After a rather tough play, Zamalek FC's Santo Knox got a free kick in the 64th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Domingo Lopez in the 67th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Merlin Dolan saved Zamalek FC from getting behind. In the 69th minute, Domingo Lopez made a precise shot to the right of Merlin Dolan. Zamalek FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-12. After having played for 72 minutes, Domingo Lopez managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. El Canalla de Chicago's supporters crossed their fingers, but Domingo Lopez was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 74 minutes, Domingo Lopez made it 0-13 with a short kick to the right side. Zamalek FC's Merlin Dolan tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The audience was convinced that Domingo Lopez's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Merlin Dolan was relentless in the 78th minute of the game. Merlin Dolan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Domingo Lopez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Armando Leobardo might have been able to make a better finish in the 80th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Merlin Dolan. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Armando Leobardo ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 82nd minute, Justin Raines fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Merlin Dolan, passed just outside the right post. With his leg Merlin Dolan managed to avoid a goal in the 85thth minute, when El Canalla de Chicago's Domingo Lopez fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. El Canalla de Chicago's Kareem Gregory shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 86th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Merlin Dolan but with some difficulty. Merlin Dolan stood somewhat misplaced when Domingo Lopez came free in front of goal and shot 0-14 to the left of him in the 90 minute. El Canalla de Chicago's Raul Knox got a good chance for a goal in the 93rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The Zamalek FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. El Canalla de Chicago were clearly better and deserved to take the win.