League

Flandreau Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Orlando Coleman made the kick off and thus started the match. After 7 played minutes Many got a freekick which was hit by Kip Spence. Kip Spence hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Peter De La Cruz in the 12th minute of play forced Flandreau AFC's goalkeeper Rhett Egan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Flandreau AFC's Lorenzo Mueller got a free kick in the 13th minute. After recieving a nice pass, Many's Claudio Bocanegra tried to score from far away in the 14th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. The referee felt a red card was in order, 20 minutes into the game, when Sid Dykes put in a rough tackle. In the 20th minute, one of Flandreau AFC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Flandreau AFC. Peter De La Cruz struck a weak shot in the 24th minute. Rhett Egan didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Many. Nathanial Teague sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rhett Egan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Peter De La Cruz in the 30th minute of play. After 31 minutes of play, Flandreau AFC's Nathanial Teague made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Roland Rojas was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 34th minute the ball was on its way in behind Many's goalkeeper Roland Rojas, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 36 minutes into the game, Many's Peter De La Cruz nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rhett Egan made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. The supporters of Flandreau AFC booed when Many was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Justin Dickens didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rhett Egan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Walker Thurman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nathanial Teague could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 44th minute of the match, but Roland Rojas made a huge save. 46 minutes into the match, Walker Thurman notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Flandreau AFC's Rhett Egan. Rhett Egan was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Peter De La Cruz stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Nathanial Teague 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. In the 55th minute, Brendan Barney hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lorenzo Mueller's late challenge caught a Many's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lorenzo Mueller helped the player get up and apologised. In the 56th minute, Lorenzo Mueller hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 59th minute, Nathanial Teague managed to get in a good position for a shot. Flandreau AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Nathanial Teague was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Roland Rojas breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Eddie Major's late challenge caught a Many's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Eddie Major helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Flandreau AFC's Eddie Major got a free kick in the 61st minute. Nathanial Teague might have been able to make a better finish in the 67th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Roland Rojas. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nathanial Teague ran back to his position shaking his head. If Walker Thurman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rhett Egan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Walker Thurman, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. Rhett Egan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Walker Thurman in the 76th minute. Rhett Egan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Peter De La Cruz, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Flandreau AFC's Rhett Egan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Peter De La Cruz in the 84th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Walker Thurman got free with Rhett Egan in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nathanial Teague in the 92nd minute of play forced Many's goalkeeper Roland Rojas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 93rd minute Peter De La Cruz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rhett Egan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Many supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Many would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.