League

Weaver Stadium
Spectators: 7662 (Terracing: 5841, Seating: 1791, VIP seats: 30) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Abraham Pendleton kicked off to start the match. After 3 minutes, Jefferson Russo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Detroit Lakes and the Blue Crystal players grew even worse after the yellow card. Jefferson Russo hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. A collision led to Blue Crystal getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Mervin Marino hit a great ball. In the 9th minute the ball was on its way in behind Blue Crystal's goalkeeper Winford Hooks, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ernest Trevino blasted a shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Winford Hooks having to make a save. Sidney Key charged in rather forcefully in the 11th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sidney Key the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 11th match minute, Blue Crystal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sidney Key to maneuver through the defense. If Clayton Jimenez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Winford Hooks stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Abraham Pendleton's shot from short distance in the 20th minute. After a rather tough play, Blue Crystal's Sidney Key got a free kick in the 21st minute. In the 24th minute, Abraham Pendleton got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Winford Hooks showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ernest Trevino in the 28th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Abraham Pendleton in the 31st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Winford Hooks prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Abraham Pendleton's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Winford Hooks was relentless in the 38th minute of the game. Grady Kelly took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Clayton Jimenez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ernest Trevino fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Winford Hooks having to interfere. A collision led to Detroit Lakes getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Tracey Zimmer hit a great ball. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Clayton Jimenez stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Mervin Marino kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. Blue Crystal's Winford Hooks proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 55th minute of the match, managed to save Blue Crystal from getting a goal against them. In the 60th minute, Abraham Pendleton got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. If Abraham Pendleton had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Abraham Pendletons short, quick shot in the 68thth minute got Winford Hooks to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Winford Hooks didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Abraham Pendleton went, in the 77th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Ernest Trevino hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. 87 minutes into the match, Blue Crystal's goalkeeper Winford Hooks had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Abraham Pendleton. 89 minutes into the match, Blue Crystal's Clayton Jimenez sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Grady Kelly narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Detroit Lakes's Ernest Trevino got a free kick in the 90th minute. Grady Kelly showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Malcolm Elliot, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. Detroit Lakes's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.