League

San Siro
Spectators: 7389 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1450, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Dustin English took the kick off in the first half of the match. After having played for 10 minutes, Dustin English managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rossoneri FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dustin English was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Wilfred Garza in the 12th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Brice Skinner saved Rossoneri FC from getting behind. In the 14thth minute of the game Wilfred Garza who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Rossoneri FC's Brice Skinner was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 16th minute Dustin English shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Javier Martinez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sandy Christian took the ball and in the 20 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Brice Skinner. Brice Skinner dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. New York Towers's Javier Martinez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dustin English in the 24th minute of play. The supporters of Rossoneri FC booed when New York Towers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Domingo Knowles didn't get a good kick on the ball. 28 minutes into the match, Dustin English dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Javier Martinez, 1-1. 32 minutes into the match, Sandy Christian had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Brice Skinner. Rossoneri FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sandy Christian was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Brice Skinner showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sandy Christian in the 36th minute of the match. Wilfred Garza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Brice Skinner tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 39 minutes into the match, Sandy Christian had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Brice Skinner. Rossoneri FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sandy Christian was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. Sandy Christian charged in rather forcefully in the 45th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sandy Christian the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Sandy Christian kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. Brice Skinner showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wilfred Garza, who was totally free with the ball in the 48th minute.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Wilfred Garza made a kick off. New York Towers's Javier Martinez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dustin English in the 52nd minute of play. In the 54th match minute, New York Towers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rocky Hilton to maneuver through the defense. 58 minutes into the match, New York Towers's goal looked a bit too open when Brad Hanson came free, but Javier Martinez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Brice Skinner showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wilfred Garza, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Tyrell Tyler kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. When King Wallace came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the New York Towers 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 King Wallace couldn't finish the play. An unexpected shot in the 77th minute by Sandy Christian got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 79th minute, Wilfred Garza 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. In the 82nd match minute, Rossoneri FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dustin English to maneuver through the defense. Domingo Knowles recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 84th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Wilfred Garza might have been able to make a better finish in the 85th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Brice Skinner. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Wilfred Garza ran back to his position shaking his head. The supporters of Rossoneri FC booed when New York Towers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Darell Ricks didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Sandy Christian had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. New York Towers played a much better game than Rossoneri FC and deserved their victory. The Rossoneri FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.