League

Otsego Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) If Denis Urbina had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ricardo Alonzo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Emerson Presley didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Denis Urbina went, in the 13th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. 2-1 became the score in the 24th minute when Roger Bowden elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. After 27 minutes, Brian Perdue mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Liverpool United and the South Orange FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Noah Hairston had in the 29thth minute some difficulties stopping Marty Diaz's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. After 29 minutes of play, South Orange FC's Marty Diaz made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Noah Hairston was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 33rd match minute, Liverpool United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rex Frazier to maneuver through the defense. After 39 played minutes Liverpool United got a freekick which was hit by Rex Frazier. Ricardo Alonzo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emerson Presley having to interfere. If Renato Deering had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 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.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ricardo Alonzo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roger Bowden in the 56th minute of play forced Liverpool United's goalkeeper Noah Hairston to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 58 minutes into the match, Liverpool United's Ricardo Alonzo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Emerson Presley narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 59 minutes into the match, South Orange FC's goal looked a bit too open when Denis Urbina came free, but Emerson Presley reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 67 minutes into the match, Liverpool United's Ricardo Alonzo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Emerson Presley narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When the match clock showed 73 minutes, the score became 2-3 when Armando Purvis sped through Liverpool United's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Noah Hairston. The supporters of South Orange FC booed when Liverpool United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rory Ragland didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Denis Urbina's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Emerson Presley was relentless in the 88th minute of the game. South Orange FC's Emerson Presley played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Denis Urbina in the 91st minute of play. After 91 played minutes South Orange FC got a freekick which was hit by Nolan Castaneda. Emerson Presley showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Denis Urbina in the 93rd minute of the match. Wiley Ayers kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match.