League

Suncook Stadium
Spectators: 6719 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Erik Tobin got the match started through his kick off. After 5 minutes of play, Carson's Woodrow McLaughlin made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Shannon Coronado was left in no man's land by his defense there! 8 minutes into the match, Suncook AFC's Wiley Camacho sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Lamar Russo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 13th minute, Erik Tobin 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. Wiley Camacho hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. Shannon Coronado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Erik Tobin in the 21st minute of play. In a very dangerous position, a player in Suncook AFC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 22nd minute. Penalty! The referee gave Carson a penalty, 23 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Ed Holliday, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Suncook AFC's Shannon Coronado. 1-2. Kyle Shipp fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lamar Russo having to interfere. 34 minutes into the match, Erik Tobin notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of Suncook AFC's Shannon Coronado. Shannon Coronado was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Kyle Shipp received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Lamar Russo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Kyle Shipp made a kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Carson's goal looked a bit too open when Kyle Shipp came free, but Lamar Russo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Leonardo Blount in the 53rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Lamar Russo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Leonardo Blount fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lamar Russo having to interfere. Lamar Russo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kyle Shipp, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Jamal Mock kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. 60 minutes had been played when some careless play by Carson's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Roscoe Daniels was slow to take the kick. During this time Suncook AFC's players had a chance to rest. Shannon Coronado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Woodrow McLaughlin in the 63rd minute of play. Carson's Lamar Russo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kyle Shipp in the 65th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 68th minute, Leonardo Blount managed to get in a good position for a shot. Suncook AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Leonardo Blount was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lamar Russo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 70thth minute of the game Kyle Shipp who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Carson's Lamar Russo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Shannon Coronado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erik Tobin, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. A collision led to Carson getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Cesar Kim hit a great ball. In a very dangerous position, a player in Suncook AFC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 86th minute. Penalty! 90 minutes into the match, Carson's goal looked a bit too open when Leonardo Blount came free, but Lamar Russo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Suncook AFC's Kyle Shipp got a good chance for a goal in the 91st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Shannon Coronado made an important save on a dangerous shot by Woodrow McLaughlin in the 94th minute. The Suncook AFC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Carson's performance. The match ended with a win for Carson.