League

Gardiner
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Darren Metcalf started the match with the kick off. After 6 minutes Gardiner AFC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Chris Arnold who took care of the corner kick. Akademia De Futbol's Chris Arnold was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Kris Burton in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Darren Metcalf fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Terence Gary having to interfere. Kris Burton made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from A.J. Abernathy in the 9th minute of play. Waldo Ayala received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Terence Gary tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kris Burton made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from A.J. Abernathy in the 15th minute of play. Darren Metcalf blasted a shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Terence Gary having to make a save. 22 minutes into the match, Gardiner AFC's Darren Metcalf sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Terence Gary narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A.J. Abernathy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Gardiner AFC getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Bryan Gallagher hit a great ball. Glenn Scales charged in rather forcefully in the 26th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Glenn Scales the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Gardiner AFC booed when Akademia De Futbol was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Glenn Scales didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 30th match minute, Gardiner AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Christian Adkins to maneuver through the defense. In the 32nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Gardiner AFC's goalkeeper Kris Burton, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Kris Burton showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from A.J. Abernathy, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. A.J. Abernathy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kris Burton having to interfere. After 41 minutes of play, Akademia De Futbol's Stacey McNeil made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Kris Burton was left in no man's land by his defense there! 47 minutes into the game, Chris Arnold was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Akademia De Futbol's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Gardiner AFC the free kick.

In the 55th minute Darren Metcalf shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Terence Gary saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match had gone on for 59 minutes, A.J. Abernathy took a quick shot and it went in 0-2 without a chance for Kris Burton to make any attempt to save it. With a little luck, Gardiner AFC's Kris Burton got control of the ball when Stacey McNeil tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Gardiner AFC's zone, Stacey McNeil stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kris Burton came out of the goal and Stacey McNeil tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in Gardiner AFC's zone, Stacey McNeil stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kris Burton came out of the goal and Stacey McNeil tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Darren Metcalf sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A.J. Abernathy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Kris Burton tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Darren Metcalf fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Terence Gary having to interfere. In the 85th minute, Waldo Ayala 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. Darren Metcalf fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Terence Gary having to interfere. Terence Gary showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Darren Metcalf in the 93rd minute of the match. 96 minutes into the match, Akademia De Futbol's Stacey McNeil sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Kris Burton narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A.J. Abernathy was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 99th minute. Akademia De Futbol's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance.