League

Shepard
Spectators: 6730 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jerold Beatty kicked off to start the match. Hollis Horton showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Noé Jeffries, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. In a very dangerous position, a player in Shalalth fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 10th minute. Penalty! Florentin Chu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dwayne Corbin, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. After 21 minutes, Felipe Brandon made it 2-0 with a short kick to the right side. Shalalth's Hollis Horton tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After a rather tough play, Shepard FC's Noé Jeffries got a free kick in the 24th minute. When Dwayne Corbin came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the Shalalth 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 Dwayne Corbin couldn't finish the play. Florentin Chu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sydney McKinney in the 31st minute of the match. A collision led to Shepard FC getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Noé Jeffries hit a great ball. Sydney McKinney's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Florentin Chu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 33rd minute of play. A collision led to Shalalth getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Renato Guillory hit a great ball. With a little luck, Shalalth's Hollis Horton got control of the ball when Chi Brown tried to sneak it across the goal line. 40 minutes into the match, Shalalth's Sydney McKinney sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Florentin Chu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Felipe Brandon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Shalalth's Jayson Snell got a free kick in the 43rd minute. Noé Jeffries hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Dwayne Corbin made a kick off. With a little luck, Shepard FC's Florentin Chu got control of the ball when Sydney McKinney tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 53rd minute of the match Shalalth got a corner. Shepard FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Tim Burgos ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led to Shalalth's Papillion Méthot getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dwayne Corbin in the 55th minute of play forced Shepard FC's goalkeeper Florentin Chu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 57th minute, Dwayne Corbin 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. After a defensive mix-up in Shepard FC's zone, Dwayne Corbin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Florentin Chu came out of the goal and Dwayne Corbin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Hollis Horton showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jerold Beatty in the 69th minute of the match. Dwayne Corbin might have been able to make a better finish in the 73rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Florentin Chu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Dwayne Corbin ran back to his position shaking his head. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 78th minute of the game. One of Shalalth:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Shepard FC:s goal. The referee gave Shepard FC a penalty, 80 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Chi Brown, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Shalalth's Hollis Horton. 3-0. Florentin Chu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dwayne Corbin, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Florentin Chu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dwayne Corbin in the 85th minute of the match. Hollis Horton showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jerold Beatty in the 89th minute of the match. A collision led to Shepard FC getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Noé Jeffries hit a great ball. Hollis Horton took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felipe Brandon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Shepard FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Shalalth had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.