League

Dupont Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Geoffrey Mathews made the kick off which started today's match. Rupert Dudley showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jake Ziegler in the 7th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jake Ziegler in the 8th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rupert Dudley prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Luis Ball charged in rather forcefully in the 11th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Luis Ball the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 12th minute, Luis Ball hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aaron Kilgore in the 18th minute of play forced Sueño Azteka SA de CV's goalkeeper Rupert Dudley to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 26th minute, Jake Ziegler managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bellows Falls AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Jake Ziegler was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rupert Dudley breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Woodrow Crowe could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 32nd minute of the match, but Cruz Coyle made a huge save. A collision led to Bellows Falls AFC getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Cristopher Gleason hit a great ball. Woodrow Crowe received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Cruz Coyle tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Aaron Kilgore had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Noel Duff kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. The Sueño Azteka SA de CV players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Bellows Falls AFC were winning 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jake Ziegler made a kick off. In the 52nd minute Jake Ziegler shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rupert Dudley saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Jake Ziegler came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the Bellows Falls AFC 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 Jake Ziegler couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 57th minute, Aaron Kilgore managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bellows Falls AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Aaron Kilgore was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rupert Dudley breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jake Ziegler received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Rupert Dudley tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With his leg Rupert Dudley managed to avoid a goal in the 65thth minute, when Bellows Falls AFC's Aaron Kilgore fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Bellows Falls AFC's Jake Ziegler got a good chance for a goal in the 67th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Sueño Azteka SA de CV's Rupert Dudley proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 79th minute of the match, managed to save Sueño Azteka SA de CV from getting a goal against them. When Jake Ziegler came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the Bellows Falls AFC 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 Jake Ziegler couldn't finish the play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Aaron Kilgore got free with Rupert Dudley in the 86th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Cruz Coyle showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Woodrow Crowe, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Jake Ziegler sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Bellows Falls AFC booed when Sueño Azteka SA de CV was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Geoffrey Mathews didn't get a good kick on the ball. The long shot by Ethan Farley in the 93rd minute really tested Rupert Dudley's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. A collision led to Bellows Falls AFC getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Luis Ball hit a great ball. Bellows Falls AFC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.