League

Charlotte
Spectators: 6000 (Terracing: 4600, Seating: 1250, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Weldon Reilly made the kick off which started today's match. Toby Izturis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ari McCain having to interfere. Toby Izturis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Ari McCain tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Julio Stout had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Sandy Craft had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sean Dugan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Houston Beard having to interfere. Sandy Craft received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Ari McCain tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ari McCain showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Toby Izturis, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sandy Craft in the 27th minute of play forced Charlotte's goalkeeper Ari McCain to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, Sean Dugan managed to get in a good position for a shot. Charlotte's supporters rose to their feet, but Sean Dugan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Houston Beard breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Weldon Reilly received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Houston Beard tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sean Dugan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Houston Beard tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Charlotte's Weldon Reilly slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Houston Beard. That made the score 1-0 after 36 minutes of play. In the 41st minute, Sean Dugan reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Houston Beard. The goal made the score 2-0. Sherwood Tipton kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match.

Toby Izturis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sandy Craft in the 61st minute of play forced Charlotte's goalkeeper Ari McCain to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 65th minute, Sandy Craft 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. A collision led to Attalla getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Sandy Craft hit a great ball. The supporters of Charlotte booed when Attalla was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Moses Velasco didn't get a good kick on the ball. After recieving a nice pass, Charlotte's Alfred Dozier tried to score from far away in the 69th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Ferdinand Mathews blasted a shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Houston Beard having to make a save. When Sean Dugan came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the Charlotte 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 Sean Dugan couldn't finish the play. Sean Dugan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When Sean Dugan came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the Charlotte 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 Sean Dugan couldn't finish the play. Houston Beard showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Weldon Reilly, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. The audience was convinced that Weldon Reilly's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Houston Beard was relentless in the 86th minute of the game. Nolan Berry charged in rather forcefully in the 87th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nolan Berry the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 87th match minute, Attalla was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nolan Berry to maneuver through the defense. Houston Beard showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Weldon Reilly, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. 91 minutes into the match, Attalla's Toby Izturis sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ari McCain narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 94th minute, Sandy Craft 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. Ari McCain made an important save on a dangerous shot by Toby Izturis in the 96th minute. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Charlotte had won after a very even match.