League

Memorial Field
Spectators: 7646 (Terracing: 5814, Seating: 1782, VIP seats: 50) A collision led to Woodcliff Lake FC getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Wilton Ware hit a great ball. Rashad Jacob showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wilton Ware, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Brant Benson hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. If Benjamin Stanford had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rene Barrow in the 15th minute of play forced Woodcliff Lake FC's goalkeeper Alfredo Sharp to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 16 minutes, Derek Compton mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Woodcliff Lake FC and the Linden United players grew even worse after the yellow card. 20 minutes into the match, Rudy Altman dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Alfredo Sharp, 1-0. Benjamin Stanford received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Rashad Jacob tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 33rd minute of the game. One of Woodcliff Lake FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Linden United:s goal. Woodcliff Lake FC's Alfredo Sharp proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 40th minute of the match, managed to save Woodcliff Lake FC from getting a goal against them. Alfredo Sharp made a fantastic save in the 45th minute, when Rene Barrow sent off a good shot on target. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Benjamin Stanford made a kick off. After having played for 56 minutes, Rene Barrow managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Linden United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rene Barrow was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Wilton Ware blasted a shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Rashad Jacob having to make a save. In the 59th minute, Benjamin Stanford reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Rashad Jacob. The goal made the score 2-1. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Benjamin Stanford in the 63rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rashad Jacob saved Linden United from getting behind. Alfredo Sharp took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rene Barrow, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alfredo Sharp stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rene Barrow's shot from short distance in the 83rd minute. Alfredo Sharp showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rene Barrow, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. 99 minutes into the match, Woodcliff Lake FC's Wilton Ware sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rashad Jacob narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Linden United had won after a very even match.