League

Louisville Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Emery Chan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gabriel Matthews having to interfere. Emery Chan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gabriel Matthews having to interfere. Rueben Jarrett's late challenge caught a Palo Alto AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rueben Jarrett helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Palo Alto AFC booed when Louisville AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rueben Jarrett didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 13th minute, Dwayne Hope got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Dane Bearden showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lewis Rowland, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Lewis Rowland's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dane Bearden read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 20th minute of play. Ali Pate hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. 22 minutes into the match, Emery Chan dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Gabriel Matthews, 1-0. If Lewis Rowland had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dwayne Hope fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dane Bearden having to interfere. 44 minutes into the match, Palo Alto AFC's Dwayne Hope sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dane Bearden narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Lewis Rowland sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Emery Chan made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Dwayne Hope fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Lewis Rowland received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Dane Bearden tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Morgan Luther had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 64th minute, Emery Chan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Louisville AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. Dane Bearden didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lewis Rowland went, in the 67th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-3 was the resulting score. 70 minutes into the match, Lewis Rowland notched a goal, 2-4, to the right of Louisville AFC's Dane Bearden. Dane Bearden was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dwayne Hope in the 74th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dane Bearden prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 76th minute the ball was on its way in behind Palo Alto AFC's goalkeeper Gabriel Matthews, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Louisville AFC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 78th minute, when Dwayne Hope scored to the left of an out of position Dane Bearden, making the score, 2-5. Gabriel Matthews made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emery Chan in the 82nd minute of play. Emery Chan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Gabriel Matthews tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 86 minutes into the game, Louisville AFC's Emery Chan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gabriel Matthews made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-5. In the 90th minute, Morgan Luther left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Louisville AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-5. Dwayne Hope sent away a hard shot on goal in the 99th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Palo Alto AFC played a much better game than Louisville AFC and deserved their victory. The Louisville AFC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.