League

Druid Hills
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Benjamin Knutson made the kick off which started today's match. Johnathan Bradley made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Trevor Clemons in the 4th minute of play. After 5 minutes, Walker Redding mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Wintersville and the Hillman players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Wintersville getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Walker Redding hit a great ball. Rickey Delaney recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 9th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Casper Chavez kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. After 11 minutes, Rickey Delaney mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Hillman and the Wintersville players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 11th match minute, Hillman was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rickey Delaney to maneuver through the defense. 12 minutes into the match, Hillman's goal looked a bit too open when Benjamin Knutson came free, but Philip Lujan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Taylor Bernal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Todd Reese got free with Johnathan Bradley in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a defensive mix-up in Wintersville's zone, Rubin London stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Johnathan Bradley came out of the goal and Rubin London tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Claudio Sheehan came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the Wintersville 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 Claudio Sheehan couldn't finish the play. Taylor Bernal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the match had gone on for 24 minutes, Trevor Clemons took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Johnathan Bradley to make any attempt to save it. Hillman's Philip Lujan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benito Chavez in the 27th minute of play. 28 minutes into the match, Benjamin Knutson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Philip Lujan. Hillman's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Benjamin Knutson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Wintersville's Johnathan Bradley proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 33rd minute of the match, managed to save Wintersville from getting a goal against them. If Trevor Clemons had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Rickey Delaney had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 39 minutes, Trevor Clemons managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hillman's supporters crossed their fingers, but Trevor Clemons was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With his leg Johnathan Bradley managed to avoid a goal in the 40thth minute, when Hillman's Taylor Bernal fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 45th minute Benjamin Knutson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Philip Lujan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Taylor Bernal stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The crowd rose to their feet as Benito Chavez kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Philip Lujan. That made the score 1-2 in the 51 minute of play. If Taylor Bernal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Rickey Delaney came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the Hillman 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 Rickey Delaney couldn't finish the play. In the 62nd minute, Zane Manning hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 63 minutes, Benjamin Knutson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Wintersville's supporters crossed their fingers, but Benjamin Knutson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Hillman's Philip Lujan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Claudio Sheehan in the 65th minute of play. Johnathan Bradley made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Trevor Clemons in the 68th minute of play. Rickey Delaney fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Johnathan Bradley having to interfere. Todd Reese received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Johnathan Bradley tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Johnathan Bradley took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Taylor Bernal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 76th minute Benjamin Knutson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Philip Lujan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 80 minutes into the match, Hillman's goalkeeper Philip Lujan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Benito Chavez. After a rather tough play, Hillman's Rubin London got a free kick in the 81st minute. A collision led to Wintersville getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Casper Chavez hit a great ball. Hillman's Philip Lujan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benjamin Knutson in the 91st minute of play. Benito Chavez could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 92nd minute of the match, but Philip Lujan made a huge save. Rickey Delaney kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. Chants of Wintersville echoed around the stadium as the match drew to a close. Supporters and players were both delighted with the win, as Hillman had held the ball for most of the match.