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Match Report
Lincroft
Spectators: 7974 (Terracing: 6000,
Seating: 1815, VIP seats: 159) The mood of the audience was pleasant when King Alford made the kick off which started today's match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cameron Michael during the 3rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Cameron Michael hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, FC AUSTIN's Bryce Daugherty got a free kick in the 5th minute. When Adolfo Weston came up free with the goalie in the 8th minute, the Lincroft 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 Adolfo Weston couldn't finish the play. 11 minutes into the match, Lincroft's goal looked a bit too open when Rodrigo Biggs came free, but Art Randall reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Art Randall didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Rodrigo Biggs went, in the 11th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. King Alford charged in rather forcefully in the 18th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed King Alford the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 20 minutes of play, FC AUSTIN's Rodrigo Biggs made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Art Randall was left in no man's land by his defense there! Levi Esposito kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. When Levi Esposito was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 28 minutes had been played. King Alford's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Lorenzo Smith firmly grabbed it by the left post. Lorenzo Smith made a fantastic save in the 31st minute, when Lewis Arden sent off a good shot on target. In the 32nd minute, Rudolf Franklin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. King Alford could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Lorenzo Smith made a huge save. During the 36th minute of the match Cameron Michael completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Cameron Michael a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 37th match minute, FC AUSTIN was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cameron Michael to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, FC AUSTIN's Rene Barrow got a free kick in the 38th minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.
Adolfo Weston's late challenge caught a FC AUSTIN's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Adolfo Weston helped the player get up and apologised. Adolfo Weston was shown his second yellow card after 58 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Rudolf Franklin charged in rather forcefully in the 59th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rudolf Franklin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 60th minute, Rudolf Franklin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Randell Whitley's late challenge caught a Lincroft's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Randell Whitley helped the player get up and apologised. In the 63rd minute, Randell Whitley hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lewis Arden in the 64th minute of play forced FC AUSTIN's goalkeeper Lorenzo Smith to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When King Alford came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the Lincroft 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 King Alford couldn't finish the play. After 70 played minutes Lincroft got a freekick which was hit by Luther Higgins. Lorenzo Smith didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lewis Arden went, in the 71st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. FC AUSTIN's Lorenzo Smith played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by King Alford in the 78th minute of play. King Alford sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. King Alford sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. FC AUSTIN's Lorenzo Smith played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Harvey Stanley in the 97th minute of play.
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