League

Stowe Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Quintin Riggs got the match started through his kick off. Thomas Juarez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 7th minute, Salvatore Dubose got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Quintin Riggs received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Benito Paris tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 11 minutes into the match, Orange County Cookies's goal looked a bit too open when Quintin Riggs came free, but Benito Paris reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rocky Mackey showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stewart Whatley in the 13th minute of the match. 15 minutes into the match, Quintin Riggs dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Benito Paris, 1-0. Alfonzo Bridges took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 19th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Benito Paris. Orange County Cookies's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. A collision led to Orange County Cookies getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Dwight Elder hit a great ball. The audience held their breath when Nicholas Black in the 22nd minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Benito Paris's left hand side. Salvatore Dubose could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 24th minute of the match, but Benito Paris made a huge save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Quintin Riggs in the 28th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Benito Paris prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 28 played minutes Orange County Cookies got a freekick which was hit by Charles Saunders. Thomas Juarez recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 32nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Orange County Cookies's Bennett Baca suffered a sore thigh after 33 minutes and couldn't finish the game. After 33 minutes, Isaiah Weston mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Stowe and the Orange County Cookies players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Stowe getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Isaiah Weston hit a great ball. Benito Paris showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Quintin Riggs, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. Thomas Borden kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. Stowe's Nicholas Black couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 45th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Orange County Cookies. Thomas Juarez's late challenge caught a Stowe's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Thomas Juarez helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Orange County Cookies's Thomas Juarez got a free kick in the 46th minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Stewart Whatley made the kick off in the second half. After 55 minutes, Thomas Borden mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Orange County Cookies and the Stowe players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 55th minute, Thomas Borden hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Benito Paris made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Salvatore Dubose in the 58th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Quintin Riggs in the 60th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Benito Paris prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Rocky Mackey showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Charles Saunders in the 68th minute of the match. 71 minutes into the match, Orange County Cookies's Leif Thacker sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rocky Mackey narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Rocky Mackey made an important save on a dangerous shot by Stewart Whatley in the 72nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Salvatore Dubose in the 74th minute of play forced Orange County Cookies's goalkeeper Benito Paris to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Benito Paris showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Salvatore Dubose, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. During the 81st minute of the match Thomas Borden completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Thomas Borden a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 82nd minute, Thomas Borden hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 85th minute, Quintin Riggs made a precise shot to the right of Benito Paris. Orange County Cookies's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. After having played for 88 minutes, Salvatore Dubose managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Stowe's supporters crossed their fingers, but Salvatore Dubose was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Stowe's Salvatore Dubose got a good chance for a goal in the 94th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Salvatore Dubose fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benito Paris having to interfere. For all the effort they put into the match, the Orange County Cookies players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Stowe.