League

Tinicum Township
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Casey Clifton made the kick off and thus started the match. Ulysses Garrison sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lawrence Lockhart showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ulysses Garrison, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Ricardo McKenna took the ball and in the 13 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised C.J. Murdock. C.J. Murdock dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. C.J. Murdock showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Casey Clifton in the 17th minute of the match. Ulysses Garrison recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 20th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Pizza's Otis Holden got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to Tinicum Township getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Casey Clifton hit a great ball. Ricardo McKenna sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 41st minute, Pizza's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Ricardo McKenna fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Casey Clifton struck a weak shot in the 42nd minute. C.J. Murdock didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Tinicum Township. Ulysses Garrison received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Lawrence Lockhart tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Otis Holden made a kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Tinicum Township's Ricardo McKenna sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that C.J. Murdock narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Ricardo McKenna had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. C.J. Murdock didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Casey Clifton went, in the 57th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Odell Lucas's late challenge caught a Pizza's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Odell Lucas helped the player get up and apologised. An unexpectedly hard shot by Casey Clifton in the 68th minute of play forced Pizza's goalkeeper C.J. Murdock to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pizza's C.J. Murdock played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Casey Clifton in the 71st minute of play. If Ricardo McKenna had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Ricardo McKenna came up free with the goalie in the 75th minute, the Tinicum Township 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 Ricardo McKenna couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Casey Clifton's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but C.J. Murdock was relentless in the 76th minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Casey Clifton's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but C.J. Murdock was relentless in the 80th minute of the game. C.J. Murdock showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Casey Clifton in the 83rd minute of the match. Casey Clifton fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without C.J. Murdock having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Tinicum Township's zone, Otis Holden stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lawrence Lockhart came out of the goal and Otis Holden tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Tinicum Township walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.