League

Pickens Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Warner Dodd started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After some fancy dribbling in the 7th minute, Warner Dodd managed to get in a good position for a shot. BARCO CITY's supporters rose to their feet, but Warner Dodd was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Brandon Webber breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 10th minute the ball was on its way in behind Pickens's goalkeeper Brandon Webber, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to BARCO CITY getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Eustacio Telmo hit a great ball. In the 16th minute, Trevor Brady 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. When Tyrell McIntosh fell near the penalty area in the 18th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Pickens's protests and gave Tyrell McIntosh a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Pickens booed when BARCO CITY was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Warner Dodd didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Pickens's zone, Warner Dodd stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Brandon Webber came out of the goal and Warner Dodd tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of Pickens booed when BARCO CITY was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Warner Dodd didn't get a good kick on the ball. Brandon Webber didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Warner Dodd went, in the 31st minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Gustavo Holmes hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. Warner Dodd received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Brandon Webber tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 40th match minute, BARCO CITY was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eustacio Telmo to maneuver through the defense. Arrigo Cericola showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Trevor Brady in the 47th minute of the match.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Trevor Brady to strike the kick off in the second half. After having played for 53 minutes, Kristofer Crowe managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pickens's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kristofer Crowe was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 54th minute, Kristofer Crowe 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. In the 58th minute Trevor Brady shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arrigo Cericola saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pickens's Trevor Brady got a good chance for a goal in the 60th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Kristofer Crowe recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 63rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Arrigo Cericola made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tyrell McIntosh in the 65th minute of play. A collision led to Pickens getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Trevor Brady hit a great ball. In the 73rd minute Kristofer Crowe shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arrigo Cericola saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Warner Dodd had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 84th minute Benny Roach shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arrigo Cericola saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Brandon Webber made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Warner Dodd in the 87th minute of play. In the 89th match minute, BARCO CITY was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jack Crosby to maneuver through the defense. BARCO CITY played a much better game than Pickens and deserved their victory. The Pickens players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.