League

Hobbs
Spectators: 7689 (Terracing: 5792, Seating: 1775, VIP seats: 122) Blake Kim started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The audience was convinced that Blake Kim's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Edgardo Staley was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. In the 6th minute, Matthew Shields hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Javier Sharpe struck a weak shot in the 7th minute. Edgardo Staley didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Gardiner. Rafael Crenshaw was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 12th minute. Hobbs's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. In the 13th minute the ball was on its way in behind Gardiner's goalkeeper Rich Mason, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Javier Sharpe received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Edgardo Staley tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Javier Sharpe received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Edgardo Staley tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Blake Kim had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rafael Crenshaw in the 33rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rich Mason saved Gardiner from getting behind. Gardiner's Javier Sharpe got a good chance for a goal in the 35th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Blake Kim sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Gardiner booed when Hobbs was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rafael Crenshaw didn't get a good kick on the ball. Edgardo Staley took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Javier Sharpe, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Rafael Crenshaw came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the Hobbs 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 Rafael Crenshaw couldn't finish the play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Rafael Crenshaw made a kick off. Rex Gaston hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. If Rafael Crenshaw had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Edgardo Staley made an important save on a dangerous shot by Javier Sharpe in the 57th minute. In the 70th minute Rafael Crenshaw shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rich Mason saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rafael Crenshaw fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rich Mason having to interfere. Rich Mason showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rafael Crenshaw, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. 83 minutes into the match, Wade Lynn notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Gardiner's Rich Mason. Rich Mason was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Connor Ogden fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rich Mason having to interfere.