League

Hayward
Spectators: 7757 (Terracing: 5820, Seating: 1783, VIP seats: 154) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Asher Luther kicked off to start the match. J.C. Sherwood showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gustavo Saldana, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. After having played for 9 minutes, Rodger Mendoza managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Texas FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rodger Mendoza was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a little luck, Texas FC's J.C. Sherwood got control of the ball when Gustavo Saldana tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to Texas FC getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Merrill Underwood hit a great ball. J.C. Sherwood showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Toby Hillman in the 17th minute of the match. Texas FC's J.C. Sherwood proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 19th minute of the match, managed to save Texas FC from getting a goal against them. In the 22nd match minute, Hayward was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Olin Chang to maneuver through the defense. When the match clock showed 27 minutes, the score became 0-3 when Rodger Mendoza sped through Hayward's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Jayson Nielsen. When the match clock showed 30 minutes, the score became 0-4 when Asher Luther sped through Hayward's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Jayson Nielsen. Jayson Nielsen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rodger Mendoza in the 35th minute of the match. In the 44th minute, Olin Chang hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jayson Nielsen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Asher Luther in the 45th minute of play. Disappointed in the 0-6 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Toby Hillman to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Toby Hillman in the 52nd minute of play forced Texas FC's goalkeeper J.C. Sherwood to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Texas FC's J.C. Sherwood played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Olin Chang in the 54th minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 59 minutes, Jayson Nielsen successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Jayson Nielsen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rodger Mendoza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. J.C. Sherwood showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Olin Chang, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Asher Luther succeeded in the game's 68th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-7. In the 72nd minute, Texas FC's Rodger Mendoza dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-8. Rodger Mendoza might have been able to make a better finish in the 76th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jayson Nielsen. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Rodger Mendoza ran back to his position shaking his head. After having played for 81 minutes, Benny Bennett managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Texas FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Benny Bennett was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Jayson Nielsen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rodger Mendoza in the 85th minute of play. If Rodger Mendoza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match was over Texas FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Hayward throughout the match.