League

Woodlands Arena
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jack Whittaker kicked off to start the match. Darius Gabriel struck a weak shot in the 3rd minute. Adrian Rucker didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Woodlands FC. The supporters of Almafuerte booed when Woodlands FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Patrick Lay didn't get a good kick on the ball. Darius Gabriel received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Adrian Rucker came out and tried to block the shot, but Darius Gabriel slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 7th minute. In the 15thth minute of the game Darius Gabriel who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Almafuerte's Adrian Rucker was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Almafuerte's zone, Darius Gabriel stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Adrian Rucker came out of the goal and Darius Gabriel tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Almafuerte's Adrian Rucker played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Darius Gabriel in the 21st minute of play. Terry Jacobsen got in the 22nd a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Adrian Rucker handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. Adrian Rucker 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 23rd minute. In the 27th minute, Jack Whittaker left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Almafuerte fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. 33 minutes into the match, Woodlands FC's Terry Jacobsen sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Adrian Rucker narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With his leg Adrian Rucker managed to avoid a goal in the 36thth minute, when Woodlands FC's Darius Gabriel fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Ollie Godfrey received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Oscar Lacy tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Almafuerte's Adrian Rucker played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Darius Gabriel in the 42nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Napoleon Bauman in the 47th minute of play forced Almafuerte's goalkeeper Adrian Rucker to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

With a couple of smart ball manuevers Darius Gabriel in the 54th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Adrian Rucker saved Almafuerte from getting behind. The supporters of Woodlands FC booed when Almafuerte was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ollie Godfrey didn't get a good kick on the ball. Garth Yeager lost his temper 62 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. 61 minutes into the game, one of Almafuerte:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The supporters of Almafuerte booed when Woodlands FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Patrick Lay didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Almafuerte's Tobias Shipp got a free kick in the 71st minute. Terry Jacobsen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adrian Rucker having to interfere. Darius Gabriel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Darius Gabriel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Adrian Rucker took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Terry Jacobsen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 85th minute, Darius Gabriel 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. Tobias Shipp's late challenge caught a Woodlands FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tobias Shipp helped the player get up and apologised. Tobias Shipp kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. Adrian Rucker stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Terry Jacobsen's shot from short distance in the 100th minute. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Woodlands FC had won after a very even match.