League

Pickens Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Trevor Brady took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4th minute, Claudio Kane 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 having played for 11 minutes, Claudio Kane managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. BUITRES II's supporters crossed their fingers, but Claudio Kane was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Pickens's Kristofer Crowe got a good chance for a goal in the 17th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Brandon Webber showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Claudio Kane, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. 26 minutes into the match, Pickens's goal looked a bit too open when Claudio Kane came free, but Brandon Webber reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Barry Edmonds in the 31st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Brandon Webber saved Pickens from getting behind. In the 33rd minute, BUITRES II's Lucien Kinney seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Lucien Kinney the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of BUITRES II protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Lucien Kinney had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 34th match minute, BUITRES II was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lucien Kinney to maneuver through the defense. Pickens's Gustavo Holmes shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 35th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Rodger Henley but with some difficulty. BUITRES II's Rodger Henley played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Trevor Brady in the 39th minute of play. 42 minutes into the game, Benny Roach cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Rodger Henley was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 47th minute Trevor Brady shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rodger Henley saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

Rodger Henley showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Trevor Brady in the 57th minute of the match. Brandon Webber made a fantastic save in the 61st minute, when Barry Edmonds sent off a good shot on target. 65 minutes into the match, Barry Edmonds dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Brandon Webber, 1-1. Barry Edmonds recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 74th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Benny Roach hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. An unexpected shot in the 76th minute by Barry Edmonds got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. 79 minutes into the match, BUITRES II's goal looked a bit too open when Benny Roach came free, but Rodger Henley reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gustavo Holmes made in the 82nd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by BUITRES II's Norbert Myers. BUITRES II's Rodger Henley played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tyrell McIntosh in the 84th minute of play. 86 minutes into the match, BUITRES II's goal looked a bit too open when Kristofer Crowe came free, but Rodger Henley reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rodger Henley made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kristofer Crowe in the 89th minute of play. BUITRES II's Rodger Henley played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kristofer Crowe in the 91st minute of play. Rodger Henley showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benny Roach, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. The audience was convinced that Benny Roach's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rodger Henley was relentless in the 96th minute of the game. Pickens were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.