League

Statesville Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Wit Falkowski made the kick off which started today's match. Gerard Parr showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wit Falkowski in the 4th minute of the match. 9 minutes into the match, Wit Falkowski notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Statesville AFC's Gerard Parr. Gerard Parr was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a rather tough play, South Beach FC's Wilbert Vilter got a free kick in the 12th minute. Ziemowit Gejda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, South Beach FC's Bradley Short got control of the ball when Wilber Roberson tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 21st minute, Wit Falkowski made a precise shot to the right of Gerard Parr. Statesville AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Ziemowit Gejda recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 24th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to South Beach FC getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Wilbert Vilter hit a great ball. After some careless play in the Statesville AFC defense, Wit Falkowski kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gerard Parr. The Statesville AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gerard Parr should have stopped the shot. In the 33rd minute Gerardo McKnight shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bradley Short saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bradley Short showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gerardo McKnight, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. When Wilber Roberson fell near the penalty area in the 48th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Statesville AFC's protests and gave Wilber Roberson a yellow card for diving instead. In the 48th minute, Wilber Roberson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-4.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gerardo McKnight made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gerardo McKnight in the 53rd minute of play forced South Beach FC's goalkeeper Bradley Short to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. South Beach FC's Bradley Short played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wilber Roberson in the 55th minute of play. 61 minutes into the game, Kurtis Mitchell recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Gerard Parr. Kurtis Mitchell showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-5. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ziemowit Gejda in the 67th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gerard Parr prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Statesville AFC's Wilber Roberson got his second yellow card of the match in the 74th minute. The referee ordered Wilber Roberson off the ground. After 74 played minutes Statesville AFC got a freekick which was hit by Wilber Roberson. After 77 minutes, Ziemowit Gejda made it 0-7 with a short kick to the right side. Statesville AFC's Gerard Parr tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After 81 played minutes Statesville AFC got a freekick which was hit by Gerry Mooney. After a defensive mix-up in Statesville AFC's zone, Lucien Hogan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gerard Parr came out of the goal and Lucien Hogan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Gerardo McKnight kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. After 88 minutes, Marcellus Wade mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Statesville AFC and the South Beach FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The audience thought a goal was coming when Troy McLain got free with Gerard Parr in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Gerard Parr was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Ziemowit Gejda showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-9 in the 94 minute of play. If Ziemowit Gejda had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ziemowit Gejda was extremely unlucky when he, in the 99th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out.