League

Hongkou Stadium
Spectators: 7422 (Terracing: 5673, Seating: 1739, VIP seats: 10) Taylor Ali made the kick off and thus started the match. Raphael Gonzalez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Glen Hopper, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Raphael Gonzalez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hayden Kidd, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Hayden Kidd kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. 13 minutes into the game, Hammonton FC's Glen Hopper nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Raphael Gonzalez made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Raphael Gonzalez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pascal Le Van, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Raphael Gonzalez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alvin Barr in the 21st minute of play. 22 minutes into the game, Pascal Le Van cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Raphael Gonzalez was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 25th match minute, Hammonton FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alvin Barr to maneuver through the defense. Hayden Kidd sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Raphael Gonzalez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pascal Le Van in the 28th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alvin Barr in the 32nd minute of play forced shanghaishenghua's goalkeeper Raphael Gonzalez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Raphael Gonzalez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alvin Barr, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Raphael Gonzalez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hayden Kidd, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 37th minute, Glen Hopper ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Raphael Gonzalez was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. 43 minutes into the match, Glen Hopper notched a goal, 0-5, to the right of shanghaishenghua's Raphael Gonzalez. Raphael Gonzalez was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Raphael Gonzalez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Glen Hopper, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The shanghaishenghua players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Hammonton FC were winning 0-5.

In the 53rd minute, Emmitt McMullen made a precise shot to the right of Jeffrey Erickson. Hammonton FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-5. Raphael Gonzalez made a fantastic save in the 59th minute, when Hayden Kidd sent off a good shot on target. Raphael Gonzalez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Glen Hopper, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Raphael Gonzalez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alvin Barr in the 62nd minute of the match. The throw-in from Harvey Begay in the 66th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by shanghaishenghua's Oliver Poole. Jeffrey Erickson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Taylor Ali, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the shanghaishenghua defense, Pascal Le Van kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Raphael Gonzalez. The shanghaishenghua fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Raphael Gonzalez should have stopped the shot. The crowd rose to their feet as Hammonton FC's Glen Hopper slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Raphael Gonzalez. That made the score 1-7 after 76 minutes of play. In the 81st play minute Hayden Kidd came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Raphael Gonzalez. 1-8. Pascal Le Van took the ball and in the 85 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Raphael Gonzalez. Raphael Gonzalez dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-9. 89 minutes into the game, Glen Hopper recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Raphael Gonzalez. Glen Hopper showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-10. In the 92nd minute Glen Hopper shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Raphael Gonzalez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pascal Le Van kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Hammonton FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.