League

Flossmoor Park
Spectators: 6000 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Wilfred Garza made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd minute, Sherwood Huddleston 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. 5 minutes into the match, Higher Lane FC's goalkeeper Filiberto Herndon had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sandy Christian. When Sherwood Huddleston came up free with the goalie in the 8th minute, the Higher Lane 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 Sherwood Huddleston couldn't finish the play. New York Towers's Javier Martinez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Justin Ventura in the 10th minute of play. Rocky Hilton kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. In the 15th minute the ball was on its way in behind New York Towers's goalkeeper Javier Martinez, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Javier Martinez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Justin Ventura, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Javier Martinez didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Sherwood Huddleston went, in the 23rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Darell Ricks during the 26th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 27th minute there was a penalty for Higher Lane FC. Kenny Bagley stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Javier Martinez. 0-3. Wilfred Garza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 34th minute, Sherwood Huddleston left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Higher Lane FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. Sandy Christian could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 43rd minute of the match, but Filiberto Herndon made a huge save. 48 minutes into the match, Higher Lane FC's goalkeeper Filiberto Herndon had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sandy Christian. Disappointed in the 0-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Justin Ventura to strike the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Higher Lane FC booed when New York Towers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Darell Ricks didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 59th minute the ball was on its way in behind New York Towers's goalkeeper Javier Martinez, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to Higher Lane FC getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Alexis Dutton hit a great ball. Sandy Christian sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Javier Martinez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Justin Ventura in the 73rd minute of the match. After 75 played minutes New York Towers got a freekick which was hit by Rocky Hilton. After having played for 81 minutes, Domingo Knowles managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. New York Towers's supporters crossed their fingers, but Domingo Knowles was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Sandy Christian 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. Sandy Christian sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sherwood Huddleston recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 87th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a defensive mix-up in New York Towers's zone, Alexis Dutton stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Javier Martinez came out of the goal and Alexis Dutton tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. New York Towers's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Justin Ventura 91 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-5. An unexpectedly hard shot by Justin Ventura in the 95th minute of play forced New York Towers's goalkeeper Javier Martinez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Justin Ventura had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Domingo Knowles's late challenge caught a Higher Lane FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Domingo Knowles helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Higher Lane FC booed when New York Towers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 97 match minutes in a wonderful position. Domingo Knowles didn't get a good kick on the ball. The New York Towers supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Higher Lane FC's performance. The match ended with a win for Higher Lane FC.