League

Coppermine
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Aldo Holbrook started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, Ira Khan made a precise shot to the right of Delbert Avare. Coppermine's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Ira Khan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Delbert Avare tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Harrison Pepper had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ira Khan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Delbert Avare tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 13 played minutes Coppermine got a freekick which was hit by Kermit Stokes. In the 14th minute, Ira Khan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ruel fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. After 18 minutes, Emon Diaz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Coppermine and the Ruel players grew even worse after the yellow card. 24 minutes into the match, Coppermine's goal looked a bit too open when Ira Khan came free, but Delbert Avare reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Delbert Avare took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ira Khan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Coppermine's Delbert Avare played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Harrison Pepper in the 28th minute of play. Colby Quinn fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Delbert Avare having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ira Khan in the 35th minute of play forced Coppermine's goalkeeper Delbert Avare to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tuan Ventura showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aldo Holbrook, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Ruel's Tuan Ventura played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aldo Holbrook in the 43rd minute of play. In the 45th minute Aldo Holbrook shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tuan Ventura saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

The wind increased when Ira Khan made the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Coppermine's zone, Colby Quinn stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Delbert Avare came out of the goal and Colby Quinn tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 55th minute, Ruel's Colby Quinn dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-4. Harrison Pepper might have been able to make a better finish in the 62nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Delbert Avare. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Harrison Pepper ran back to his position shaking his head. Everette Lebrun charged in rather forcefully in the 66th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Everette Lebrun the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 66th minute, Everette Lebrun hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 71 minutes into the match, Coppermine's goalkeeper Delbert Avare had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ira Khan. After 76 played minutes Ruel got a freekick which was hit by Colby Quinn. 85 minutes into the match, Ruel's goal looked a bit too open when Everette Lebrun came free, but Tuan Ventura reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tuan Ventura showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aldo Holbrook in the 90th minute of the match. Ruel's Tuan Ventura played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aldo Holbrook in the 95th minute of play. In a very dangerous position, a player in Ruel fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 96th minute. Penalty! Ruel's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.