League

Iona Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) After 4 minutes of play, Iona's Daniel Parsons made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lamar Toth was left in no man's land by his defense there! 7 minutes into the match, Iona's goal looked a bit too open when Cliff Jameson came free, but Claude Conrad reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 9 minutes into the match, Iona's goal looked a bit too open when Glen Rangel came free, but Claude Conrad reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Carmi AFC's Lamar Toth proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 11th minute of the match, managed to save Carmi AFC from getting a goal against them. 13 minutes into the match, Iona's goal looked a bit too open when Glen Rangel came free, but Claude Conrad reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 15th minute, Cliff Jameson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Iona's zone, Cliff Jameson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Claude Conrad came out of the goal and Cliff Jameson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 19 minutes into the game, Carmi AFC's Glen Rangel nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Claude Conrad made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Daniel Parsons sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 31st minute Leroy Kessler shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Claude Conrad saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 36th minute, Glen Rangel left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Carmi AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. After having played for 42 minutes, Leroy Kessler managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Carmi AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Leroy Kessler was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Carmi AFC getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Dennis Belanger hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Glen Rangel in the 46th minute of play forced Iona's goalkeeper Claude Conrad to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Glen Rangel made a kick off. A hard shot 54 in the game by Leroy Kessler from a close distance when the talented Claude Conrad managed to make a qualified save. Iona's players were relieved. Tomas Judd hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. In the 61st minute the ball was on its way in behind Carmi AFC's goalkeeper Lamar Toth, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Phillip Saunders during the 62nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Iona fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 62nd minute. Penalty! The referee gave Carmi AFC a penalty, 64 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Collin Hensley, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Iona's Claude Conrad. 1-4. Claude Conrad was a little too slow when Dennis Belanger got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 68th minute. The score was now 1-5. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Marcellus Faulk during the 71st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Iona's Marcellus Faulk got a free kick in the 71st minute. Daniel Parsons sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 80th match minute, Carmi AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Glen Rangel to maneuver through the defense. In the 81st minute, Marcellus Faulk 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. After a rather tough play, Iona's Daniel Parsons got a free kick in the 83rd minute. If Daniel Parsons had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 92nd minute of the match, Leroy Kessler got a very nice opportunity to score, but Claude Conrad was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Marcellus Faulk sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.