League

Parma Stadium
Spectators: 7886 (Terracing: 5915, Seating: 1814, VIP seats: 157) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Jamel Meyer took the kick off in the first half of the match. Felipe Booth received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Douglas Orlinsky tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lu Guang Zhen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Alexander Jefferson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alexander Jefferson made a fantastic save in the 10th minute, when Lu Guang Zhen sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of Parma booed when Pearl River was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kip Reyna didn't get a good kick on the ball. Felipe Booth sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 19th play minutes Lu Guang Zhen shot 1-0, a short shot which went by Alexander Jefferson and just under the crossbar into goal. Douglas Orlinsky showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kip Reyna, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Douglas Orlinsky showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jamel Meyer in the 28th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Parma's Rhett Kenny got a free kick in the 28th minute. Jamel Meyer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Douglas Orlinsky tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Parma's attentive Rhett Kenny managed to snatch the ball when Vaughn Jackson made a throw-in in the 34th minute of the game. In the 37th minute of the match, Lu Guang Zhen got a very nice opportunity to score, but Alexander Jefferson was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Felipe Booth's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Douglas Orlinsky read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 40th minute of play. Rhett Kenny hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. 44 minutes into the match, Parma's goal looked a bit too open when Jamel Meyer came free, but Douglas Orlinsky reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Parma made a substitution. Shaun Ambriz replaced Micah Uribe. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Douglas Orlinsky showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jamel Meyer, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. After some careless play in the Pearl River defense, Lu Guang Zhen kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alexander Jefferson. The Pearl River fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alexander Jefferson should have stopped the shot. After 59 played minutes Pearl River got a freekick which was hit by Jamel Meyer. The audience was convinced that Enzo Gourlay's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alexander Jefferson was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. In the 72nd match minute, Parma was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lu Guang Zhen to maneuver through the defense. Enzo Gourlay received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Alexander Jefferson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the Pearl River defense, Enzo Gourlay kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alexander Jefferson. The Pearl River fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alexander Jefferson should have stopped the shot. Pearl River's Alexander Jefferson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lu Guang Zhen in the 87th minute of play. George Galindo charged in rather forcefully in the 88th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed George Galindo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Parma's George Galindo got a free kick in the 88th minute. Enzo Gourlay received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Alexander Jefferson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Lu Guang Zhen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Parma had played much better football throughout.