League

The Lighthouse
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1450, VIP seats: 50) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jonathan Corley started the match with the kick off. Pocasset Light's Merrill Redding played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Austin Benedict in the 3rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mitch Vasquez in the 5th minute of play forced Pocasset Light's goalkeeper Merrill Redding to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to La Joya getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Eli Elder hit a great ball. If Ben Lunsford had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 17th minute, Eli Elder ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Merrill Redding was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Austin Benedict fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Merrill Redding having to interfere. Ethan Healy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jonathan Corley in the 25th minute of the match. Jonathan Corley fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ethan Healy having to interfere. Jonathan Corley fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ethan Healy having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 34th minute, Ben Lunsford managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pocasset Light's supporters rose to their feet, but Ben Lunsford was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ethan Healy breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Devin Coley sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The audience was convinced that Jonathan Corley's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ethan Healy was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. Ben Lunsford fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ethan Healy having to interfere. A collision led to La Joya getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Devin Coley hit a great ball. Jonathan Corley's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 43rdth minute, Ethan Healy skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Jonathan Corley's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 45thth minute, Ethan Healy skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

During the 54th minute of the match Eli Elder completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Eli Elder a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After 55 played minutes La Joya got a freekick which was hit by Eli Elder. Ethan Healy stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jonathan Corley's shot from short distance in the 56th minute. Leland Ng charged in rather forcefully in the 59th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Leland Ng the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Leland Ng kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. 66 minutes into the game, Art Yeager was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. La Joya's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Pocasset Light the free kick. Art Yeager hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. Jonathan Corley sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 69 minutes into the match, La Joya's goal looked a bit too open when Jonathan Corley came free, but Ethan Healy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Pocasset Light's Jonathan Corley in the 72nd minute got a chance for a shot 72nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye La Joya's goalie prevented a goal. Ethan Healy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ben Lunsford in the 76th minute of the match. Jonathan Corley kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. In the 81st match minute, La Joya was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Austin Benedict to maneuver through the defense. Jonathan Corley sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Merrill Redding showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Devin Coley, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Ethan Healy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jonathan Corley, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Ethan Healy didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Pocasset Light's Jonathan Corley shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-2 in the ordered_time% minute. The Pocasset Light manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing La Joya to win.