League

Cocoa Park
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. Ralph McNair started the match with the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 11th minute, Bryce Dwyer managed to get in a good position for a shot. Iuka's supporters rose to their feet, but Bryce Dwyer was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Roy Bartlett breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 12 minutes into the match, Cory Lofton had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Roy Bartlett. Cocoa's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cory Lofton was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. 16 minutes into the game, Iuka's Cory Lofton nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Roy Bartlett made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Ralph McNair fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jesus Maynard having to interfere. Roy Bartlett took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bryce Dwyer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Roy Bartlett showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bryce Dwyer in the 36th minute of the match. Roy Bartlett made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cory Lofton in the 39th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Cocoa's Cameron Sims got a free kick in the 40th minute. After having played for 41 minutes, Bryce Dwyer managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Iuka's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bryce Dwyer was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Bryce Dwyer made a kick off. Roy Bartlett made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vern Mock in the 53rd minute. Cory Lofton's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Roy Bartlett read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 55th minute of play. Cocoa's Roy Bartlett played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bryce Dwyer in the 57th minute of play. If Derek Wiley had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 64 minutes into the game, Cory Lofton cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Roy Bartlett was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A collision led to Cocoa getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Ralph McNair hit a great ball. In the 69th minute of the match Vern Mock shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Roy Bartlett showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. If Cory Lofton had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Roy Bartlett made a fantastic save in the 72nd minute, when Cory Lofton sent off a good shot on target. In the 74thth minute of the game Bryce Dwyer who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cocoa's Roy Bartlett was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kristofer Tolbert during the 78th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Iuka booed when Cocoa was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kristofer Tolbert didn't get a good kick on the ball. Derek Wiley hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. Derek Wiley might have been able to make a better finish in the 90th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Roy Bartlett. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Derek Wiley ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ralph McNair in the 92nd minute of play forced Iuka's goalkeeper Jesus Maynard to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the final whistle sounded Iuka left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Cocoa.