League

Burney
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Raymundo Blankenship got the match started through his kick off. Mike Sheridan 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. Antony Cunningham showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Raymundo Blankenship, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. After a rather tough play, FC Cincinnati's Wade Watson got a free kick in the 12th minute. Edward Villarreal blasted a shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Wade Graham having to make a save. Edward Villarreal might have been able to make a better finish in the 23rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Wade Graham. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Edward Villarreal ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 25th minute Raymundo Blankenship shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Antony Cunningham saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Wade Graham showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edward Villarreal in the 28th minute of the match. Wade Graham showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edward Villarreal, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Raymundo Blankenship sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After the first half Lake Providence were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ralph Hammons was the one to do the kick off. Raymundo Blankenship sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Edward Villarreal's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 56thth minute, Wade Graham skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. A collision led to Lake Providence getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Garth Johns hit a great ball. Antony Cunningham took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Raymundo Blankenship, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 66 minutes into the match, Edward Villarreal notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of FC Cincinnati's Wade Graham. Wade Graham was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 74 minutes, Gilbert Kirby mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Cincinnati and the Lake Providence players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 74th match minute, FC Cincinnati was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gilbert Kirby to maneuver through the defense. Willie Bradley got in the 75th minute a good position and tried a long shot which to a great surprise passed a very astonished Wade Graham. This was a shot which ended in a score of 0-3. Antony Cunningham took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mike Sheridan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Lake Providence's Wilton Pollock got a free kick in the 81st minute. Antony Cunningham showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mike Sheridan in the 82nd minute of the match. After 84 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for FC Cincinnati! In the 85th minute there was a penalty for Lake Providence. Willie Bradley stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Wade Graham. 0-4. If Edward Villarreal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Lake Providence supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Lake Providence would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.