League

Preston
Spectators: 8421 (Terracing: 6316, Seating: 1937, VIP seats: 168) Fredrik Trausch started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kurt Hart in the 4th minute of play forced Preston's goalkeeper Tristan Fleischhacker to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jon Bayne took the ball and in the 12 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tristan Fleischhacker. Tristan Fleischhacker dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. When Jon Bayne came up free with the goalie in the 20th minute, the Fairfield fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Jon Bayne couldn't finish the play. When Fairfield's Jon Bayne in the 22nd minute got a chance for a shot 22nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Preston's goalie prevented a goal. Kurt Hart 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. Tristan Fleischhacker took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jon Bayne, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Kurt Hart had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Vern Turner during the 32nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Fairfield getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Vern Turner hit a great ball. Tristan Fleischhacker showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kurt Hart, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. In the 40th minute, Kurt Hart made a precise shot to the right of Tristan Fleischhacker. Preston's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Tristan Fleischhacker took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jon Bayne, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Jon Bayne to strike the kick off in the second half. Fredrik Trausch received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Casey Lonsdale tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Jon Bayne's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tristan Fleischhacker was relentless in the 68th minute of the game. 76 minutes into the match, Moritz Hansen had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Casey Lonsdale. Fairfield's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Moritz Hansen was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. Tristan Fleischhacker showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jon Bayne in the 80th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 91st minute, Jon Bayne managed to get in a good position for a shot. Fairfield's supporters rose to their feet, but Jon Bayne was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tristan Fleischhacker breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.