League

Dayton
Spectators: 8016 (Terracing: 6014, Seating: 1843, VIP seats: 159) Academy's Lamar Riddle started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Titus Dugan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Courtney Bolden having to interfere. Marcus Wilcox sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Titus Dugan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Courtney Bolden took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcus Wilcox, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Courtney Bolden stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Marcus Wilcox's shot from short distance in the 15th minute. After 22 minutes, Marcus Wilcox mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Dayton and the Academy players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 22nd match minute, Dayton was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marcus Wilcox to maneuver through the defense. When Rey Estes fell near the penalty area in the 24th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Academy's protests and gave Rey Estes a yellow card for diving instead. Marcus Wilcox received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Courtney Bolden tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Dayton booed when Academy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lyndon Ladd didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bryan Gann's late challenge caught a Dayton's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bryan Gann helped the player get up and apologised. Bryan Gann hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Marcus Wilcox was the one to do the kick off. If Lamar Riddle had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, Dayton's Daniel Beaulé got control of the ball when Bryan Gann tried to sneak it across the goal line. Daniel Beaulé showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lamar Riddle, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. The audience was convinced that Marcus Wilcox's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Courtney Bolden was relentless in the 69th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Dayton's Cornelius Gamble got a free kick in the 70th minute. After a rather tough play, Dayton's Matthew Combs got a free kick in the 76th minute. 77 minutes into the match, Dayton's goalkeeper Daniel Beaulé had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Merrill Browning. In the 79th minute Damien Alvarez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Daniel Beaulé saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A hard shot 82 in the game by Bryan Gann from a close distance when the talented Daniel Beaulé managed to make a qualified save. Dayton's players were relieved. If Bryan Gann had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Chants of Academy echoed around the stadium as the match drew to a close. Supporters and players were both delighted with the win, as Dayton had held the ball for most of the match.