League

Warrensville Heights
Spectators: 6882 (Terracing: 5100, Seating: 1772, VIP seats: 10) Ezra Holbrook started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Wayne Crouch received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Ward Kruse tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Javier Clark sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ezra Holbrook fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Peter Louis having to interfere. After 30 minutes, Jonathan Eastman mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Pontiac and the Warrensville Heights players grew even worse after the yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 29th minute of the game. One of Pontiac:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Warrensville Heights:s goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Javier Clark in the 37th minute of play forced Warrensville Heights's goalkeeper Ward Kruse to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Peter Louis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ezra Holbrook's shot from short distance in the 42nd minute. Javier Clark sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Javier Clark struck a weak shot in the 46th minute. Ward Kruse didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Pontiac. 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 hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Wayne Crouch to strike the kick off in the second half. Dustin Shaver fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Peter Louis having to interfere. In the 55th minute, Dustin Shaver ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Peter Louis was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. In the 60th minute, Marlon Stark hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 63 minutes, Wayne Crouch managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pontiac's supporters crossed their fingers, but Wayne Crouch was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Peter Louis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ezra Holbrook in the 66th minute of play. Pontiac's Wayne Crouch was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 76th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Pontiac's Peter Louis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dustin Shaver in the 79th minute of play. In the 81st play minute Javier Clark came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Ward Kruse. 2-2. If Tracy Dillard had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Peter Louis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ezra Holbrook in the 86th minute of the match. Peter Louis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ezra Holbrook in the 88th minute of the match. If Ezra Holbrook had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Pontiac players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.