League

Panhandle
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Solomon Braxton started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wilfredo Alvarado in the 10th minute of play forced Panhandle's goalkeeper Isaiah Wong to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 11th match minute, Panhandle was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Solomon Braxton to maneuver through the defense. Bart Dillon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 16th match minute, Panhandle was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roberto Daniels to maneuver through the defense. Bart Dillon struck a weak shot in the 19th minute. Raymundo Stanford didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Panhandle. Solomon Braxton could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 22nd minute of the match, but Raymundo Stanford made a huge save. Solomon Braxton could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 24th minute of the match, but Raymundo Stanford made a huge save. In the 25th match minute, American Dream was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benjamin Carrasco to maneuver through the defense. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Solomon Braxton in the 26th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Raymundo Stanford saved American Dream from getting behind. A collision led to American Dream getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Ezra Pack hit a great ball. Tyrone Gallegos hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. 38 minutes into the match, American Dream's goal looked a bit too open when Solomon Braxton came free, but Raymundo Stanford reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 41st minute Solomon Braxton shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Raymundo Stanford saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 43 played minutes American Dream got a freekick which was hit by Duke Butler. In the 45th minute Solomon Braxton shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Raymundo Stanford saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The wind increased when Benjamin Carrasco made the kick off in the second half. When Jamar Manning came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the Panhandle 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 Jamar Manning couldn't finish the play. Raymundo Stanford took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Solomon Braxton, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Francis Vera had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Duke Butler lost his temper 64 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in American Dream fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 64th minute. Penalty! The referee gave Panhandle a penalty, 67 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Curt LoDuca, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of American Dream's Raymundo Stanford. 1-1. Solomon Braxton scored 2-1 in the 69th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Raymundo Stanford, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Raymundo Stanford showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Solomon Braxton, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. 75 minutes into the match, Panhandle's goalkeeper Isaiah Wong had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Raymond Hamm. Raymond Hamm fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Isaiah Wong having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Solomon Braxton in the 90th minute of play forced American Dream's goalkeeper Raymundo Stanford to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Raymundo Stanford made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Solomon Braxton in the 90th minute of play. In the 94th minute, American Dream's Tyrone Gallegos ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Isaiah Wong. Isaiah Wong yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-2. In the 98th minute, Benjamin Carrasco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Raymundo Stanford made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Curt LoDuca in the 99th minute of play. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Panhandle players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.