League

Columbia
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) In the 4th minute, Josh Thomason ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Winston Ladner was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Tyrone Lilly charged in rather forcefully in the 7th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tyrone Lilly the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Tyrone Lilly hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Doug Haley in the 9th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Freddie Parish saved Columbia from getting behind. Columbia's Freddie Parish played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edgardo Bowser in the 10th minute of play. In the 19th minute, Doug Haley ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Freddie Parish was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. In the 22nd minute Doug Haley suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. Sol Franklin's late challenge caught a livermore sc's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sol Franklin helped the player get up and apologised. Edgardo Bowser blasted a shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Freddie Parish having to make a save. In the 29th match minute, livermore sc was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ernie Braswell to maneuver through the defense. Glen Carmona was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 30th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. If Edgardo Bowser had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Edgardo Bowser's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Freddie Parish was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. 36 minutes into the match, Columbia's goal looked a bit too open when Edgardo Bowser came free, but Freddie Parish reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. livermore sc's Winston Ladner proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 37th minute of the match, managed to save livermore sc from getting a goal against them. If Josh Thomason had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 43rd minute, Josh Thomason 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 Columbia's zone, Edgardo Bowser stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Freddie Parish came out of the goal and Edgardo Bowser tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Edgardo Bowser made a kick off. In the 52nd minute Kelly Loomis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Winston Ladner saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 54th minute Josh Thomason shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Winston Ladner saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Josh Thomason had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 66 played minutes Columbia got a freekick which was hit by Sol Franklin. After 76 minutes, Leon Warren mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the livermore sc and the Columbia players grew even worse after the yellow card. Leon Warren hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. Kelly Loomis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Winston Ladner took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Josh Thomason, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.