League

Western Springs Stad
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) 3 minutes into the match, Markus Shearer had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Russ Fountain. Norristown's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Markus Shearer was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. With a little luck, Norristown's Russ Fountain got control of the ball when Markus Shearer tried to sneak it across the goal line. Russ Fountain made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rafael Suggs in the 9th minute of play. If Noah Murillo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Rafael Suggs's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Russ Fountain was relentless in the 13th minute of the game. Thomas Burch hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Norristown's zone, Markus Shearer stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Russ Fountain came out of the goal and Markus Shearer tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ronny Blackman in the 30th minute of play forced Western Springs AFC's goalkeeper Edmund Orozco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Western Springs AFC's Edmund Orozco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ronny Blackman in the 33rd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Western Springs AFC's Dwayne Miller got a free kick in the 33rd minute. The supporters of Norristown booed when Western Springs AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Thomas Burch didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ronny Blackman succeeded in the game's 37th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-1. After 45 minutes of play, Western Springs AFC's Markus Shearer made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Russ Fountain was left in no man's land by his defense there!

The wind increased when Ronny Blackman made the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 53rd minute, Ronny Blackman managed to get in a good position for a shot. Norristown's supporters rose to their feet, but Ronny Blackman was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Edmund Orozco breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Edmund Orozco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Noah Murillo, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Markus Shearer in the 57th minute of play forced Norristown's goalkeeper Russ Fountain to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rafael Suggs's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Russ Fountain read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 60th minute of play. Edmund Orozco made an important save on a dangerous shot by Noah Murillo in the 63rd minute. Ronny Blackman might have been able to make a better finish in the 67th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Edmund Orozco. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ronny Blackman ran back to his position shaking his head. If Markus Shearer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Norristown's Russ Fountain played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rafael Suggs in the 75th minute of play. Edmund Orozco made an important save on a dangerous shot by Noah Murillo in the 84th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thomas Burch in the 86th minute of play forced Norristown's goalkeeper Russ Fountain to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 88 minutes into the game, one of Western Springs AFC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 90th minute there was a penalty for Norristown. Casper Ruth stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Edmund Orozco. 2-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rafael Suggs in the 94th minute of play forced Norristown's goalkeeper Russ Fountain to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.