Hitchcock
Spectators: 6540 (Terracing: 5225,
Seating: 1300, VIP seats: 15) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Rufus McGinnis took the kick off in the first half of the match. Chase Stevenson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Dana Watkins tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ian Gray during the 4th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 4 played minutes Hitchcock got a freekick which was hit by Ian Gray. Elliot Lindsey made a fantastic save in the 6th minute, when Santo Mallory sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, DEMİREL SK's Walker Vann got a free kick in the 9th minute. Hitchcock's Markus Rich couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 9th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for DEMİREL SK. Elliot Lindsey showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Santo Mallory in the 18th minute of the match. Santo Mallory's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 20thth minute, Elliot Lindsey skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Todd Rice in the 24th minute of play forced DEMİREL SK's goalkeeper Elliot Lindsey to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rufus McGinnis blasted a shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Dana Watkins having to make a save. Rufus McGinnis struck a weak shot in the 28th minute. Dana Watkins didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for DEMİREL SK. In the 31st minute Todd Rice shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elliot Lindsey saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 40th minute, Hitchcock's Todd Rice dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. After some careless play in the Hitchcock defense, Chase Stevenson kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dana Watkins. The Hitchcock fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dana Watkins should have stopped the shot.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Todd Rice to strike the kick off in the second half. DEMİREL SK's Chase Stevenson got a good chance for a goal in the 54th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 58th minute Rufus McGinnis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dana Watkins saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 61 minutes into the match, Hitchcock's goal looked a bit too open when Rufus McGinnis came free, but Dana Watkins reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Chase Stevenson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ferdinand Bernstein's late challenge caught a DEMİREL SK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ferdinand Bernstein helped the player get up and apologised. In the 63rd minute, Ferdinand Bernstein hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 64 minutes into the match, Chase Stevenson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dana Watkins. Hitchcock's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Chase Stevenson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. If Santo Mallory had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 78th match minute, DEMİREL SK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Randall Longoria to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 79 minutes, Markus Rich managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hitchcock's supporters crossed their fingers, but Markus Rich was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Todd Rice fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Elliot Lindsey having to interfere. Todd Rice received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Elliot Lindsey tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Chase Stevenson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Dana Watkins tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 91st match minute, Hitchcock was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ferdinand Bernstein to maneuver through the defense. With an all-out effort, DEMİREL SK's Dana Watkins threw himself towards the right post 92 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Rufus McGinnis, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After a rather tough play, Hitchcock's Rolf Keene got a free kick in the 94th minute. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched DEMİREL SK eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.
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