League

Earlimart Park
Spectators: 6768 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1768, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Rufus McGinnis started the match with the kick off. In the 8th minute the ball was on its way in behind Samson AFC's goalkeeper Kirk Hearn, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. DEMİREL SK's Elliot Lindsey played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tad Platt in the 14th minute of play. In the 14th match minute, DEMİREL SK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Walker Vann to maneuver through the defense. Tad Platt struck a weak shot in the 18th minute. Elliot Lindsey didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Samson AFC. Elliot Lindsey took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Von Ross, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tad Platt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 30 minutes into the match, Samson AFC's Von Ross sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Elliot Lindsey narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 34 minutes into the game, Von Ross cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Elliot Lindsey was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Tad Platt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 47thth minute of the game Von Ross who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but DEMİREL SK's Elliot Lindsey was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to DEMİREL SK getting a freekick after 48 minutes play. Jefferson Prescott hit a great ball. In the 49th minute of the match Anson Holloway shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Elliot Lindsey showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Von Ross stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute, Von Ross reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Elliot Lindsey. The goal made the score 0-2. Tad Platt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When the match had gone on for 61 minutes, Von Ross put it in 0-3 from a short distance just to the right of Elliot Lindsey. In the 64th minute, Von Ross made a precise shot to the right of Elliot Lindsey. DEMİREL SK's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. Tad Platt fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Elliot Lindsey having to interfere. In the 72nd minute, Arturo London hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Samson AFC getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Scotty Hargrove hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 80th minute, Chase Stevenson managed to get in a good position for a shot. DEMİREL SK's supporters rose to their feet, but Chase Stevenson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kirk Hearn breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. DEMİREL SK's Elliot Lindsey played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Von Ross in the 81st minute of play. When Von Ross came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the Samson AFC 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 Von Ross couldn't finish the play. Tad Platt fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Elliot Lindsey having to interfere. If Von Ross had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Elliot Lindsey showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Von Ross, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. DEMİREL SK's Chase Stevenson got a good chance for a goal in the 95th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Tad Platt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 98th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The DEMİREL SK supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Samson AFC's performance. The match ended with a win for Samson AFC.