League

Red Mountain Footbal
Spectators: 7727 (Terracing: 5796, Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 154) Romeo Nunn made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 3rd match minute, Bakersfield SC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Angelo Gregg to maneuver through the defense. In the 9th minute, Blaine Henson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Sydney Sheehan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Robbie Aquino was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. Benny McRae hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, Gerardo Moss managed to get in a good position for a shot. RED Mountain Resort's supporters rose to their feet, but Gerardo Moss was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Darrel Whalen breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 23rd minute Romeo Nunn shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Darrel Whalen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Romeo Nunn kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Darrel Whalen. That made the score 1-0 in the 25 minute of play. When Sydney Sheehan came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the Bakersfield SC 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 Sydney Sheehan couldn't finish the play. Pete MacDonald's late challenge caught a Bakersfield SC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Pete MacDonald helped the player get up and apologised. Darrel Whalen was a little too slow when Romeo Nunn got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 34th minute. The score was now 2-0. Sydney Sheehan struck a weak shot in the 43rd minute. Robbie Aquino didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Bakersfield SC. Robbie Aquino didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Sydney Sheehan went, in the 44th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Salvador Patten made the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Bakersfield SC's Angelo Gregg got a free kick in the 58th minute. Gerardo Moss struck a weak shot in the 59th minute. Darrel Whalen didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for RED Mountain Resort. Darrel Whalen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Romeo Nunn, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Romeo Nunn in the 76th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Darrel Whalen prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Gerardo Moss received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Darrel Whalen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 93rd minute, Gerardo Moss managed to get in a good position for a shot. RED Mountain Resort's supporters rose to their feet, but Gerardo Moss was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Darrel Whalen breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When RED Mountain Resort's Romeo Nunn in the 97th minute got a chance for a shot 97th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Bakersfield SC's goalie prevented a goal.