League

Perrine Park
Spectators: 7627 (Terracing: 5761, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 100) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Zane Blue started the match with the kick off. A collision led to Dark Tide getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Miguel Countess hit a great ball. After having played for 6 minutes, Sean Pina managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Legacy America's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sean Pina was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Jose McNair sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Perry Varner fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Walter Sprague having to interfere. Walter Sprague came out of the goal in the 13th minute to try and stop a shot by Dark Tide's Jose McNair. But to his dismay, Jose McNair quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. After 18 played minutes Dark Tide got a freekick which was hit by Mitchell Alexander. In the 20th minute the ball was on its way in behind Dark Tide's goalkeeper Jackson Woodward, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Walter Sprague made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Perry Varner in the 22nd minute of play. The supporters of Legacy America booed when Dark Tide was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emmanuel Compton didn't get a good kick on the ball. C.J. Beltre, 26 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Dark Tide's zone, Sean Pina stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jackson Woodward came out of the goal and Sean Pina tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jackson Woodward showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zane Blue in the 30th minute of the match. If Zane Blue had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jackson Woodward showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sean Pina, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. C.J. Beltre charged in rather forcefully in the 41st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed C.J. Beltre the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 40th minute, one of Legacy America:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Legacy America. Sean Pina fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jackson Woodward having to interfere.

Walter Sprague took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Perry Varner, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dark Tide's Jackson Woodward played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zane Blue in the 56th minute of play. Sean Pina could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 59th minute of the match, but Jackson Woodward made a huge save. Sean Pina succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-1 in the 61st playminute. Zane Blue received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Jackson Woodward tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice moves Sean Pina could shoot a difficult shot in the 79th minute, which Jackson Woodward however easily saved by the left post. Everyone was convinced a goal was close when Legacy America's Zane Blue in the 80th minute lifted the ball towards the upper right corner, but Jackson Woodward was perfectly placed and prevented a goal for Dark Tide through an amazing save. Cobi Stinson charged in rather forcefully in the 81st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cobi Stinson the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jose McNair in the 86th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Walter Sprague saved Legacy America from getting behind. Zane Blue sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Dark Tide's Emmanuel Compton got a free kick in the 89th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Dark Tide's zone, Zane Blue stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jackson Woodward came out of the goal and Zane Blue tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Zane Blue received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Jackson Woodward tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Legacy America's Cobi Stinson got his second yellow card of the match in the 96th minute. The referee ordered Cobi Stinson off the ground. Cobi Stinson kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. Perry Varner sent away a hard shot on goal in the 98th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Despite being the better team, Legacy America failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.