League

Woodlands Arena
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Springfield FC's Timmy Holt 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. Houston Bowles made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Darius Gabriel in the 5th minute of play. 9 minutes into the match, Woodlands FC's goal looked a bit too open when Timmy Holt came free, but Oscar Lacy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Houston Bowles showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Darius Gabriel, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. 20 minutes into the game, Maxwell Tyler was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Springfield FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Woodlands FC the free kick. Maxwell Tyler hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Terry Jacobsen got free with Houston Bowles in the 21st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Darius Gabriel was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 23rd minute. Woodlands FC's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Houston Bowles showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Darius Gabriel in the 25th minute of the match. When Ned Lemons came up free with the goalie in the 27th minute, the Springfield FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Ned Lemons couldn't finish the play. 29 minutes into the game, Ned Lemons cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Oscar Lacy was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Houston Bowles showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Patrick Lay in the 35th minute of the match. Terry Jacobsen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Houston Bowles tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 40 minutes into the match, Springfield FC's goalkeeper Houston Bowles had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Terry Jacobsen. The crowd rose to their feet as Woodlands FC's Darius Gabriel slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Houston Bowles. That made the score 2-1 after 47 minutes of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Darius Gabriel was the one to do the kick off. In the 54th minute, Patrick Lay hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Darius Gabriel in the 56th minute of play forced Springfield FC's goalkeeper Houston Bowles to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Terry Jacobsen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Houston Bowles was relentless in the 57th minute of the game. Timmy Holt fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Oscar Lacy having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Springfield FC's Emilio McFadden got a free kick in the 65th minute. Terry Jacobsen struck a weak shot in the 67th minute. Houston Bowles didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Woodlands FC. Darius Gabriel struck a weak shot in the 71st minute. Houston Bowles didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Woodlands FC. Houston Bowles showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Terry Jacobsen, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. In the 74th minute, Timmy Holt 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. Woodlands FC's Terry Jacobsen got a good chance for a goal in the 75th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 77 minutes into the match, Springfield FC's goal looked a bit too open when Terry Jacobsen came free, but Houston Bowles reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Woodlands FC's zone, Timmy Holt stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Oscar Lacy came out of the goal and Timmy Holt tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Terry Jacobsen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Houston Bowles having to interfere. In the 94th match minute, Woodlands FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Napoleon Bauman to maneuver through the defense. In the 96th match minute, Woodlands FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Napoleon Bauman to maneuver through the defense. When Timmy Holt came up free with the goalie in the 97th minute, the Springfield FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Timmy Holt couldn't finish the play.