League

Fullerton Park
Spectators: 7443 (Terracing: 5583, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 148) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Miles Ellison kicked off to start the match. A collision led to Fullerton getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Patrick Sanderson hit a great ball. Christian Ennis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ted Herrera having to interfere. Christian Ennis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Ted Herrera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rubin Bryant fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ted Herrera having to interfere. When the match clock showed 16 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Christian Ennis sped through Fullerton's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Ted Herrera. When the match had gone on for 20 minutes, Theron Tovar put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Ted Herrera. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rubin Bryant in the 24th minute of play forced Fullerton's goalkeeper Ted Herrera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 25 played minutes Searcy AFC got a freekick which was hit by Elijah Moore. In the 28th minute, Orlando Barr hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 30 minutes into the match, Fullerton's goal looked a bit too open when Christian Ennis came free, but Ted Herrera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ted Herrera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christian Ennis in the 32nd minute of play. Cason Osborne fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ted Herrera having to interfere. Christian Ennis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 38th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Tod Nolan was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 46th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. After the first half Searcy AFC were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Christian Ennis made the kick off in the second half. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Miles Ellison in the 51st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Simon Benoit prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to Searcy AFC getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Cason Osborne hit a great ball. 53 minutes into the match, Searcy AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Miles Ellison came free, but Simon Benoit reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Simon Benoit showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Miles Ellison in the 56th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, Rubin Bryant managed to get in a good position for a shot. Searcy AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Rubin Bryant was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ted Herrera breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Rubin Bryant could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 63rd minute of the match, but Ted Herrera made a huge save. Miles Ellison fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Simon Benoit having to interfere. Miles Ellison sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 77th minute, Pierre Barber 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. Christian Ennis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ted Herrera having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Miles Ellison's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Simon Benoit was relentless in the 86th minute of the game. Pierre Barber sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 89th minute, Miles Ellison 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. 96 minutes into the match, Searcy AFC's Christian Ennis sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ted Herrera narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Searcy AFC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.