NY Pancyprian Freedoms

The Real Maryland Monarchs survived the New York Pancyprian Freedoms’ upset bid with two late goals, one in regulation and the other in extra time, after New York were reduced to ten men for a 3-2 First Round win.

The USASA side took an early lead when Julio Cesar DoSantos took advantage of a mistake by Maryland defender Marcos Chantal to score the first goal of the match. The score remained 1-0 until a few minutes into the second half, when Dennis Alas’s free kick was headed home by Muner Hassen to tie the score.

Thirteen minutes after the Monarchs drew level, the Pancyprian Freedoms regained the lead, when a free kick was headed into the penalty area, and Matia Damiani met the ball at the back post  for a 2-1 lead.

The turning point came in the 83rd minute, when the Freedoms’ Panagoitis Halkidis was booked twice in the span of a minute, reducing New York to ten men. Just two minutes later, the Monarchs found the tying goal, when Nilson Perez put away a pass from Alas. In the final minutes of the half, Maryland pressed for the winning goal, but short-handed New York survived to send the match to extra time.

On through extra time, Maryland held the run of play, but New York withstood the pressure. Just as the game seemed destined for penalty kicks, the Monarchs scored. A free kick from Alas was initally blocked by goalkeeper Dilmer Martinez, but Marcos Chantal met the rebound with a header for the winning goal.

The Monarchs now move on to face the Carolina RailHawks of the USL First Division in the Second Round, with the winner to take on a team from Major League Soccer in the Third Round.

LIVE BLOG COVERAGE

A gutsy performance by 10 man New York playing on the road against a team from a higher division, but the extra bit of class showed in the end. The loyal Monarchs fans stayed and sang to the end and are now headed to Cary, North Carolina on June 24th to face the Carolina Railhawks of USL-1.
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Again, we would like to thank Max Lom for providing the updates for the final match of the First Round!
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10:28 pm: The referee blows the whistle, and it is all over! The Monarchs have survived the upset bid of NY Pancyprian Freedoms!
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10:27 pm – 120th minute: Last ditch from new york with a corner kick upcoming. Scramble in front is cleared, immediate 2 v 1 counter which is struck over by Nilson Perez.
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10:26 pm – 119th minute: Yellow to Martin Reeves of New York as tempers flare.
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10:25pm – 117th minute: GOAL REAL MARYLAND MONARCHS. Alas free kick from 35 yards is saved but rebound is headed over the keeper by Marcos Chantal.
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10:24 pm – 116th: Alas tries another one from an acute angle and it goes into the side netting
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10:22 – 114th minute: Alas with a run down the right and plays it off to overlapping Matthew Eby who’s shot is mishit and goes wide of the near post.
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10:20 – 112th minute: Maryland with constant pressure, Ney York has eight minutes to hold them off for penalties
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10:17 pm – 107th minute: Hassen receives the ball on the right side of the area and passes square to Alas whos weak shot is scooped up by the keeper.
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10:13 pm – The second half of extra time is underway
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10:10 pm – 105th minute: The first period of extra time is over
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10:06 pm – 103th minute: Nilson Perez rips a shot wide left of the goal
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10:04 pm – 100th: Sub for New York – Andreas Pafitis for Nikolaos Katsanos
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10:00 pm – 96th minute: Long ball over the top finds Cerritos’s head but he nods it wide of the far post
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9:57 pm – 93rd minute: Perez with a goal for Maryland but he was well offside. New York appear to have regained their composure following a tough final minutes of regular time
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9:55 pm – The first period of extra time is under way
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9:50 pm – After a wild injury time period we head to 30 minutes of extra time
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9:48 pm – 2nd half stoppage time: Ramirez with a cross to Alas on the right, his shot from an angle is saved and put out for a corner. Ensuing corner results in a shot from the left side which is saved nicely
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9:46 pm – 90th minute: Yellow for Cerritos for pushing a New York player before a free kick. Three minutes of stoppage time added.
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9:44 pm – 88th minute: Alas with another low drive this time from the right. keeper stops it but allows a rebound which is scrambled away
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9:42 pm – 86th minute: Alas with a low drive from 25yards out, which is handled impressively by Martinez
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9:41 pm – 85th minute: GOAL REAL MARYLAND MONARCHS Hassen passes to Alas on the right. Alas plays a strong ball in and Perez is there to stick it in at the ar post
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9:40 pm – 84th minute: Sub Real Maryland – Pablo Gomez for Mateus Dos Anjos
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9:30 pm – 83rd minute: PANAGOITIS HALKIDIS WITH 2 YELLOWS IN A SPACE OF A MINUTE AND NEW YORK IS DOWN TO 10 MEN FOR THE REST OF THE GAME
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9:38 pm – 82nd minute: Alas draws dangerous freekick on right side and drills it into a crowd but is cleared by New York.
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9:36 pm – 80th minute: With the Monarch supporters urging them on, they have a header blocked from a corner.
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9:35 pm – 79th: Sub for NYPF – Bart Stolarczyk for Erion Qoku, who came on earlier this half.
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9:32 pm – 77th minute: Sub for Real Maryland – Victor Ramirez replaces Devlin Barnes
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9:30 pm – 75th minute: Sub for Real Maryland – Matthew Eby replaces Phillippe Bissohang
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9:28 pm – The Freedoms still have plenty of business left to take care of after this match. Next weekend they face Boston Olympiakos in the USASA Region I Open Cup final, and they have their Cosmopolitan League semifinal playoff vs. Central Park Ranngers, which was set for tonight before Tuesday’s postponement.
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9:24 pm – 69th minute: GOAL NEW YORK PANCYPRIAN FREEDOMS
Free kick inswinger from the left side is nodded on in the box where Matia Damiani meets it at the back post to retake the lead and send the Freedoms’ small pocket of traveling supporters into rapture. Just before the goal: Bissohang with a yellow for Maryland
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9:23 pm – 67th minute: Dennis Alas with a rocket from 25 yards that goes off the post
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9:18 pm – 61th minute: NYPF substitution, Erion Qoku comes on for Stelios Andreou
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9:17 pm – 60th minute: Matia Damiani gets a yellow for dissent for New York
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9:16 pm – 59th minute: A sliding tackle in the corner prompts a fracas between Dennis Alas and several New York players. Results in a Monarchs corner and nothing comes of it.
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9:15 pm – 58th minute: Defender Andy Kish comes on for midfielder Angel Higueras for Maryland. looking to shore up the defense
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9:13pm – 56th minute: GOAL REAL MARYLAND MONARCHS
A free kick from the right side is swung in by Dennis Alas and headed back across goal from the top of the box by Maryland midfielder Muner Hassen
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9:11 pm – 54th minute: Long ball forces collision between Martinez and Alas as New York’s keeper comes rushing out just in time.
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9:08 pm – 52nd minute: Run down the right by Nilson Perez ends with his shot going just over Dilmer Martinez’s goal.
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9:07 pm – 51st minute: Cross from right side by monarchs causes goal mouth scramble which is eventually cleared.
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9:06 pm – 49th minute: Bball over the top by DoSantos just misses for New York
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9:02 pm – Neither team has made any subs to start the half
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9:00 pm – The second half is under way!
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8:47pm – And it is halftime at the Maryland SoccerPlex, with the NY Pancyprian Freedoms 45 minutes away from joining Hollywood United as the only amateur clubs in the second round. The Monarchs have had the better of play, but New York had several opportunties and capitalized on Maryland’s one big mistake.
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8:47 pm – 1st Half stoppage time: Jeff Matteo sends Tasos Polydefkis through down the right side on a counter, but a shot from a tight angle hits the near post and goes out.
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8:45 pm – 45th minute: Nilson Perez taken down outside the area but the ref keeps his whistle in his pocket
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8:43pm – The trainer’s magic spray revives Basso immediately. Two minutes of stoppage time has been added to the half.
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8:42pm – 43rd minute: Stephen Basso down on the field for Real Maryland being attended to by the trainer.
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8:40 pm – 41st minute: Good ball over the top by Muner Hassen almost springs Cerritos on goal, but the linesman’s flag was up.
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8:37pm – 38th minute: Devlin Barnes with a great run down the right and has his low shot saved nicely by New York GK Dilmer Martinez. Martinez looks very steady in goal tonight.
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8:35pm – The postponment of this match to tonight has suddenly made for a busy weekend for Real Maryland, as they still have to travel up to Harrisburg for a USL-2 game tomorrow evening.
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8:33pm – 34th minute: Alas finds space but blasts his shot well over from 30 yards
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8:31 pm – 31st minute: Reeves has returned to the pitch with a bandage around his head
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8:28 pm – 29th minute: Maryland corner is partially cleared before Dennis Alas’s 25 yard effort is deflected over by a New York defender
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8:27 pm – 28th minute: Marc Reeves down with an injury for New York and taken off the pitch with an ice pack on his head
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8:25pm – 27th minute: good through ball by Cristos Zisimatos forces Maryland keeper Emilio Zelaya off his line to clear the ball before Andreou can reach it
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8:20 pm – 22nd minute – GOAL! NEW YORK PANCYPRIAN FREEDOMS
Maryland defender Marcos Chantal makes an error in the area and New York’s Julio Cesar DoSantos is there to provide a blistering strike to put the Pancyprian Freedoms in front against the run of play
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8:19 pm – 21st minute: Maryland’s Muner Hassen is taken down and Dennis Alas tests the keeper with a drive from 35 yards
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8:17 pm – 19th minute: Cerritos with a cross from the byline but it goes over Nilson Perez’s head and is cleared by New York
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8:14 pm – 16th minute: Dennis Alas makes nice run and pass to Devlin Barnes but NY keeper saves the shot easily
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8:13 pm – 15th minute: Ronald Cerritos cuts a ball into the box for Nilson Perez who forces the keeper into a sprawling save, but the referee blew for a handball to kill the play
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8:11pm – 13th minute: Devlin Barnes wins the ball and charges down the right wing into a promising position but his cross is poor and goes out for a harmless goal kick
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8:08 pm – 10th minute: Two players get tangled in Real Md’s area.  The referee tells them to play on.  Andreou recovers fastest and forces Maryland’s gk zelaya to push his shot over the bar for a corner……the corner is cleared.
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8:06 pm – We would like to give a big thanks to Max Lom of the Monarchs for providing updates on tonight’s match!
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8:04 pm – 6th minute: Great chance for New York as a ball cut back from deep on the right wing is hit just over the bar by Stelios Andreou from 18 yards
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8:02 pm – Staring lineup for NY Pancyprian Freedoms: dilmer martinez (gk), nikolaos katsanos, marc reeves, christos zisimatos, stelios andreou, matia damiani, tasos polydefkis, jeff matteo, sebastian alvarado, panagoitis halkidis, julio cesar DoSantos
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8:00 pm – Starting lineup for Real Maryland: emilio zelaya (gk), phillipe bissohang, stephen basso, mateus dos anjos, angel higueras, devlin barnes, muner hassen, dennis alas, nilson perez, marcos chantel, ronald cerritos
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7:59pm – The match is underway!
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7:45pm – We’re about 15 minutes from kickoff, and the weather does NOT seem to be a problem tonight!
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6:25pm – Hello everyone, Chuck Nolan Jr. here. We’ll be getting updates from the final First Round match to be played, between the Real Maryland Monarchs and the NY Pancyprian Freedoms, and posting them right here!