League

Michellton
Spectators: 6732 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1732, VIP seats: 0) Leandro Thayer recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 3rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 4 minutes into the game, Virgilio Vincent was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Arichat FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Michellton FC the free kick. After 4 played minutes Arichat FC got a freekick which was hit by Virgilio Vincent. If Chauncey Braden had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Carlton Grove made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thibault Mata in the 14th minute of play. In the 19th match minute, Arichat FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristopher Robbins to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Michellton FC booed when Arichat FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cristopher Robbins didn't get a good kick on the ball. Edmundo Palmer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chauncey Braden in the 23rd minute of the match. A collision led to Arichat FC getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Denis Crowder hit a great ball. Leandro Thayer could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 28th minute of the match, but Edmundo Palmer made a huge save. Arichat FC's Thibault Mata got a good chance for a goal in the 29th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Trevor Buckley during the 31st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 31st minute of the game. One of Michellton FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Arichat FC:s goal. Chauncey Braden fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edmundo Palmer having to interfere. Chauncey Braden was extremely unlucky when he, in the 42nd minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Thibault Mata scored 0-2 in the 45th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Carlton Grove, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Chauncey Braden was the one to do the kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alton McCann in the 52nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Carlton Grove saved Michellton FC from getting behind. Alton McCann sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Alton McCann had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Arichat FC's Eric Deschamps got a free kick in the 62nd minute. Eric Deschamps hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. Kermit Britt recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 67th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience was convinced that Chauncey Braden's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Edmundo Palmer was relentless in the 69th minute of the game. If Marius Holloway had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Edmundo Palmer didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Chauncey Braden went, in the 74th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Alton McCann recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 80th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After having played for 83 minutes, Chauncey Braden managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Michellton FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Chauncey Braden was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Chauncey Braden came up free with the goalie in the 85th minute, the Michellton FC 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 Chauncey Braden couldn't finish the play. Alton McCann sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alton McCann in the 89th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Carlton Grove prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Carlton Grove showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alton McCann in the 92nd minute of the match. When the match clock showed 94 minutes, the score became 2-2 when Chauncey Braden sped through Arichat FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Edmundo Palmer. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.