League

West De Land
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) White Swan AFC's Tod Candido started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. A collision led to West De Land AFC getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Kip Hammons hit a great ball. In the 9th minute the ball was on its way in behind West De Land AFC's goalkeeper Ali Carver, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Everett Ragsdale recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 22nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 24th minute Everett Ragsdale shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ali Carver saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 26 minutes into the match, White Swan AFC's goalkeeper Ricardo Darnell had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Aidan Jackson. Ali Carver showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tod Candido in the 30th minute of the match. Ricardo Darnell made an important save on a dangerous shot by Aidan Jackson in the 33rd minute. After a rather tough play, White Swan AFC's Craig Garner got a free kick in the 34th minute. Terrance Peoples fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ricardo Darnell having to interfere. Ricardo Darnell made a fantastic save in the 37th minute, when Aidan Jackson sent off a good shot on target. 38 minutes into the match, White Swan AFC's goalkeeper Ricardo Darnell had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Aidan Jackson.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Terrance Peoples made a kick off. Ricardo Darnell showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Terrance Peoples in the 53rd minute of the match. When Terrance Peoples came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the West De Land AFC 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 Terrance Peoples couldn't finish the play. After 57 played minutes West De Land AFC got a freekick which was hit by Aidan Jackson. Aidan Jackson scored 1-0 in the 60th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ricardo Darnell, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 65 minutes into the match, White Swan AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Terrance Peoples came free, but Ricardo Darnell reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 68 minutes of play, West De Land AFC's Aidan Jackson made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ricardo Darnell was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ricardo Darnell showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aidan Jackson in the 71st minute of the match. After 74 played minutes, West De Land AFC's Mario Huang shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Ricardo Darnell 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 West De Land AFC reached it. Ricardo Darnell took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Terrance Peoples, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in White Swan AFC's zone, Aidan Jackson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ricardo Darnell came out of the goal and Aidan Jackson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Stanford Childers received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Ricardo Darnell tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Craig Garner hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. Terrance Peoples fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ricardo Darnell having to interfere. Aidan Jackson's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ricardo Darnell read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 99th minute of play.