League

Crest Hill
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Mario Sharp made the kick off which started today's match. Shannon Groves made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daren Lim in the 5th minute. If Daren Lim had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Deshawn Alden took the ball and in the 11 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jeremy Nava. Jeremy Nava dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. After 23 minutes, Sterling Roark mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the West Palm Beach FC and the Tijuana FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Sterling Roark hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. When Daren Lim came up free with the goalie in the 25th minute, the Tijuana FC 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 Daren Lim couldn't finish the play. Mario Sharp 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. After 28 played minutes, Tijuana FC's Tyler Barbour shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Shannon Groves 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 Tijuana FC reached it. Tijuana FC's Jeremy Nava played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sterling Roark in the 33rd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Tijuana FC's Mitch Dunn got a free kick in the 34th minute. When the match had gone on for 41 minutes, Daren Lim put it in 2-1 from a short distance just to the right of Shannon Groves. Daren Lim sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jake Reaves sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

The wind increased when Jake Reaves made the kick off in the second half. When Tijuana FC's Daren Lim in the 55th minute got a chance for a shot 55th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye West Palm Beach FC's goalie prevented a goal. 58 minutes into the game, Kristofer Vaughn was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Tijuana FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave West Palm Beach FC the free kick. In the 58th match minute, Tijuana FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kristofer Vaughn to maneuver through the defense. The crowd rose to their feet as West Palm Beach FC's Jake Reaves slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Jeremy Nava. That made the score 2-2 after 65 minutes of play. West Palm Beach FC's Shannon Groves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daren Lim in the 68th minute of play. Del Herget hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. The supporters of Tijuana FC booed when West Palm Beach FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ben Rossi didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 76th minute Mario Sharp shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Shannon Groves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Shannon Groves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mario Sharp, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Shannon Groves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mario Sharp in the 79th minute of the match. Mario Sharp received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Shannon Groves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of West Palm Beach FC booed when Tijuana FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jerry Story didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as West Palm Beach FC's Jake Reaves slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Jeremy Nava. That made the score 2-3 after 92 minutes of play. West Palm Beach FC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.