League

Sussy Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Darren Dunbar took the kick off in the first half of the match. Gláuber Fernandez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Goofyland Big-Birds were furious when Diego Nesbitt was red carded, 8 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 7th minute, one of Goofyland Big-Birds:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Goofyland Big-Birds. After having played for 17 minutes, Felipe Freire managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SHEBA FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Felipe Freire was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Gláuber Fernandez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 23rd match minute, Goofyland Big-Birds was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ernest Osborne to maneuver through the defense. SHEBA FC's Freddie Villalobos couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 24th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Goofyland Big-Birds. The audience was convinced that Gláuber Fernandez's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sonny Herrera was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. Sonny Herrera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Felipe Freire, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Kelly Person's late challenge caught a Goofyland Big-Birds's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kelly Person helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, SHEBA FC's Kelly Person got a free kick in the 35th minute. In the 45th minute, Gláuber Fernandez left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SHEBA FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gláuber Fernandez to strike the kick off in the second half. Ernest Osborne received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Caleb Gallagher tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Abel Sarmento hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. Owen McClendon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Caleb Gallagher having to interfere. In the 57thth minute of the game Ulysses Atwood who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SHEBA FC's Caleb Gallagher was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Felipe Freire fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sonny Herrera having to interfere. If Felipe Freire had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ernest Osborne hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. After 74 played minutes Goofyland Big-Birds got a freekick which was hit by Ulysses Atwood. Caleb Gallagher took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Owen McClendon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Goofyland Big-Birds booed when SHEBA FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Abel Sarmento didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sonny Herrera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gláuber Fernandez in the 86th minute of play. In the 86th match minute, Goofyland Big-Birds was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Chris Cahill to maneuver through the defense. 89 minutes into the match, SHEBA FC's goal looked a bit too open when Owen McClendon came free, but Caleb Gallagher reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 95th minute, Owen McClendon managed to get in a good position for a shot. Goofyland Big-Birds's supporters rose to their feet, but Owen McClendon was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Caleb Gallagher breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Caleb Gallagher showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Owen McClendon in the 98th minute of the match. The Goofyland Big-Birds supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching SHEBA FC's performance. The match ended with a win for SHEBA FC.