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Match Report
Harptree
Spectators: 6727 (Terracing: 5000,
Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 0) Carlton Kimble started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Andres Riddle didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Carlton Kimble went, in the 3rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jack Holman in the 8th minute of play forced Alliance AFC's goalkeeper Josh Pépin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 12 minutes, Winford Aragon mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Alliance AFC and the Harptree players grew even worse after the yellow card. Winford Aragon hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. Carlton Kimble fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Andres Riddle having to interfere. Carlton Kimble fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Andres Riddle having to interfere. A collision led to Harptree getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Wally Garrett hit a great ball. Josh Pépin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jack Holman, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. After a rather tough play, Alliance AFC's Paris Guérette got a free kick in the 25th minute. 28 minutes into the match, Harptree's goal looked a bit too open when Carlton Kimble came free, but Andres Riddle reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jack Holman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Josh Pépin having to interfere. If Anderson Ohara had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Harptree players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Alliance AFC were winning 0-1.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jack Holman stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jeffry Toney during the 57th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 57th minute, Jeffry Toney hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Josh Pépin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dante Hutchison, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Josh Pépin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jack Holman, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. After 63 minutes of play, Harptree's Jack Holman made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Josh Pépin was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of Harptree booed when Alliance AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Terry Leduc didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jack Holman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Andres Riddle took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Terry Leduc, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 89th minute Jack Holman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Josh Pépin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dante Hutchison fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Josh Pépin having to interfere. When Anderson Ohara came up free with the goalie in the 97th minute, the Alliance AFC 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 Anderson Ohara couldn't finish the play. The Alliance AFC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.
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