League

Victoria
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Bradly Salinas took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Victoria's zone, Kenneth Russ stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Shelby Mercer came out of the goal and Kenneth Russ tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 12 minutes into the match, Victoria's goal looked a bit too open when J.P. Kirkland came free, but Shelby Mercer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Shelby Mercer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Crozier, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Shelby Mercer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from J.P. Kirkland in the 16th minute of the match. Victoria's Shelby Mercer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kenneth Russ in the 19th minute of play. 22 minutes into the match, Victoria's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Crozier came free, but Shelby Mercer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Cliff Hawk had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by J.P. Kirkland in the 27th minute of play forced Victoria's goalkeeper Shelby Mercer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 29 minutes into the match, Victoria's goal looked a bit too open when J.P. Kirkland came free, but Shelby Mercer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Heat Wave Sports's defense didn't have a chance, in the 30th minute, when Tad Stephens scored to the left of an out of position Vincenzo Ross, making the score, 1-0. In the 33rd minute, Allan Coats hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 35 minutes into the match, Victoria's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Crozier came free, but Shelby Mercer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vincenzo Ross stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Bradly Salinas's shot from short distance in the 40th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Bradly Salinas kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Vincenzo Ross. That made the score 2-0 in the 43 minute of play.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Daniel Crozier made a kick off. In the 57th minute, Stevie Reilly reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Shelby Mercer. The goal made the score 2-1. Cliff Hawk recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 64th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Bradly Salinas in the 70th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vincenzo Ross saved Heat Wave Sports from getting behind. When the match had gone on for 73 minutes, Daniel Crozier took a quick shot and it went in 2-2 without a chance for Shelby Mercer to make any attempt to save it. If Bradly Salinas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 84 minutes into the match, Daniel Crozier had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Shelby Mercer. Victoria's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Daniel Crozier was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3. Bradly Salinas kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. Vincenzo Ross showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bradly Salinas in the 90th minute of the match. 93 minutes into the match, Victoria's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Crozier came free, but Shelby Mercer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Shelby Mercer made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Crozier in the 96th minute.