League

Bellevue
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Sid McCollum took the kick off in the first half of the match. A collision led to Bellevue getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Landon Parson hit a great ball. Sid McCollum fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Brendan Connolly having to interfere. Vaughn Schultz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Brendan Connolly tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 9 minutes into the game, Port Isabel AFC's Sid McCollum nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Brendan Connolly made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Neal Marsh fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Brendan Connolly having to interfere. With a little luck, Port Isabel AFC's Grady Pickens got control of the ball when Doug Hoskins tried to sneak it across the goal line. Frank Clearwater's late challenge caught a Port Isabel AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Frank Clearwater helped the player get up and apologised. In a very dangerous position, a player in Bellevue fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 31st minute. Penalty! After having played for 36 minutes, Cole Caudill managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bellevue's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cole Caudill was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a little luck, Port Isabel AFC's Grady Pickens got control of the ball when Cole Caudill tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 42nd minute, Sid McCollum left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Port Isabel AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. After the first half Port Isabel AFC were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ricky Stahl to strike the kick off in the second half. Grady Pickens showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ricky Stahl in the 52nd minute of the match. Grady Pickens showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cole Caudill, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Brendan Connolly made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Neal Marsh sent off a good shot on target. In the 59th minute Ricky Stahl shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Grady Pickens saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 60 minutes into the match, Port Isabel AFC's Sid McCollum sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Brendan Connolly narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Sid McCollum did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-4 to the left of a surprised Brendan Connolly 63 minutes into the match. Ricky Stahl recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 66th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Cruz Sands hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. 71 minutes into the match, Port Isabel AFC's Neal Marsh sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Brendan Connolly narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Bellevue's Zachary Ash got a free kick in the 78th minute. In the 80th minute, Charles Keane hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 84th minute, Ricky Stahl 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. When Zachary Ash fell near the penalty area in the 90th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Bellevue's protests and gave Zachary Ash a yellow card for diving instead. The long shot by Milo Goodman in the 91st minute really tested Brendan Connolly's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. The audience was convinced that Sid McCollum's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Brendan Connolly was relentless in the 94th minute of the game. After having played for 98 minutes, Neal Marsh managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Port Isabel AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Neal Marsh was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Port Isabel AFC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.