League

Bensley Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Pingyu FC's Elijah Spivey started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Jerold Seay kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. After having played for 8 minutes, Luciano Storr managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ellsworth South FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luciano Storr was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 12 minutes into the game, Benedict Massey recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Kris Westbrook. Benedict Massey showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. Curt Bergstrom fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kris Westbrook having to interfere. In the 18th minute, Davis Terrell hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Elijah Spivey did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 2-0 to the left of a surprised Kris Westbrook 20 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Ellsworth South FC's Kris Westbrook got control of the ball when Curt Bergstrom tried to sneak it across the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 31st minute, Luciano Storr managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ellsworth South FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Luciano Storr was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Robin Henley breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Curt Bergstrom got free with Kris Westbrook in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Winford Messer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kris Westbrook having to interfere. Kris Westbrook made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Curt Bergstrom in the 37th minute of play. Luciano Storr charged in rather forcefully in the 39th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Luciano Storr the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Luciano Storr kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. 48 minutes into the match, Curt Bergstrom notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Ellsworth South FC's Kris Westbrook. Kris Westbrook was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Brett Kohler made a kick off. Kris Westbrook showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elijah Spivey, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Ellsworth South FC's Luciano Storr got his second yellow card of the match in the 55th minute. The referee ordered Luciano Storr off the ground. A collision led to Ellsworth South FC getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Luciano Storr hit a great ball. Kris Westbrook took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Benedict Massey, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Brett Kohler could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 68th minute of the match, but Robin Henley made a huge save. In the 73rd minute, Elijah Spivey made a precise shot to the right of Kris Westbrook. Ellsworth South FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. Pingyu FC's Robin Henley proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 83rd minute of the match, managed to save Pingyu FC from getting a goal against them. Kris Westbrook didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Darnell Bowling went, in the 85th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-1 was the resulting score. Derek Pulliam lost his temper 88 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. 87 minutes into the game, one of Ellsworth South FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave Pingyu FC a penalty, 89 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Elijah Spivey, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Ellsworth South FC's Kris Westbrook. 6-1. If Darnell Bowling had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Benedict Massey received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 98th minute. Kris Westbrook tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pingyu FC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.