League

Natchitoches Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Phillip Nickerson took the kick off in the first half of the match. Will Baltazar blasted a shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Chance Rafferty having to make a save. If William Arroyo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 14 minutes into the game, Bruce Glass was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Natchitoches's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave West Hollywood AFC the free kick. After 14 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Natchitoches! When Graham Crusher fell near the penalty area in the 18th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored West Hollywood AFC's protests and gave Graham Crusher a yellow card for diving instead. Graham Crusher hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. In the 20th minute Phillip Nickerson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eric Vaughn saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cristopher Singh received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Chance Rafferty tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 31st minute, William Arroyo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Chance Rafferty showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from William Arroyo, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. In the 44th minute the ball was on its way in behind West Hollywood AFC's goalkeeper Chance Rafferty, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Phillip Nickerson in the 47th minute of play forced Natchitoches's goalkeeper Eric Vaughn 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 0-1 lead.

The wind increased when William Arroyo made the kick off in the second half. Phillip Nickerson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eric Vaughn having to interfere. In the 56th minute Will Baltazar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Chance Rafferty saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. West Hollywood AFC's Chance Rafferty played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by William Arroyo in the 58th minute of play. Nelson Stein sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 73 minutes into the match, West Hollywood AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Will Baltazar came free, but Chance Rafferty reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. William Arroyo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Chance Rafferty having to make a save. The attack was good, but when Will Baltazar in the 86th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. William Arroyo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Chance Rafferty tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the final whistle went the supporters of West Hollywood AFC were delighted that their team had defeated the much more dominant Natchitoches side.