League

Green Hill Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Sonny Pearson started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Stacey Stroud kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. After 5 played minutes, Kennewick's Rickey Sams shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Roosevelt Salinas came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Kennewick reached it. Kasey Sutherland showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sonny Pearson in the 14th minute of the match. An unexpected shot in the 15th minute by Rich Estes got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 19th match minute, Kennewick was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Val Pham to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Green Hill AFC booed when Kennewick was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Val Pham didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Kennewick's zone, Sonny Pearson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kasey Sutherland came out of the goal and Sonny Pearson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Rhett Funk kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. Sonny Pearson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kasey Sutherland having to interfere. In the 30thth minute of the game Jackson Arias who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Kennewick's Kasey Sutherland was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 33 minutes of play, Green Hill AFC's Rich Estes made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Kasey Sutherland was left in no man's land by his defense there! Kasey Sutherland made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sonny Pearson in the 39th minute of play. Kennewick's Kasey Sutherland played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sonny Pearson in the 43rd minute of play. 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.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Rhett Funk to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd match minute, Kennewick was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Val Pham to maneuver through the defense. Rich Estes blasted a shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Kasey Sutherland having to make a save. Rich Estes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Sonny Pearson succeeded in the game's 58th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 2-0. A collision led to Kennewick getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Rickey Sams hit a great ball. Kennewick's Kasey Sutherland played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Brett Devine in the 63rd minute of play. In the 64th minute the ball was on its way in behind Kennewick's goalkeeper Kasey Sutherland, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After having played for 76 minutes, Desmond Waller managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kennewick's supporters crossed their fingers, but Desmond Waller was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Sonny Pearson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Kasey Sutherland tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 81 minutes into the match, Kennewick's goal looked a bit too open when Sonny Pearson came free, but Kasey Sutherland reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kasey Sutherland made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rich Estes in the 91st minute of play. Kasey Sutherland showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sonny Pearson, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. Sonny Pearson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kasey Sutherland having to interfere. Green Hill AFC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.