League

Keene
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Rodney Delgado started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the match, Des Arc AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Collin Rubin came free, but Marc Figueroa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Wayne Urbina had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marc Figueroa made a fantastic save in the 15th minute, when Wayne Urbina sent off a good shot on target. Wayne Urbina sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Collin Rubin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Collin Rubin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Des Arc AFC's Marc Figueroa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 24th minute of the match, managed to save Des Arc AFC from getting a goal against them. Collin Rubin might have been able to make a better finish in the 25th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marc Figueroa. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Collin Rubin ran back to his position shaking his head. 28 minutes into the match, Keene AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Rodney Delgado came free, but Dave Mayberry reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Des Arc AFC's Marc Figueroa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Collin Rubin in the 30th minute of play. Collin Rubin blasted a shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marc Figueroa having to make a save. Wayne Urbina fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marc Figueroa having to interfere. Allen Graves hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Collin Rubin made a kick off. Des Arc AFC's Marc Figueroa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Collin Rubin in the 54th minute of play. In the 56th minute, Wayne Urbina made a precise shot to the right of Marc Figueroa. Des Arc AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. In the 64th minute the ball was on its way in behind Des Arc AFC's goalkeeper Marc Figueroa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Rodney Delgado received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Dave Mayberry tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jeramy Castle's late challenge caught a Des Arc AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jeramy Castle helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Des Arc AFC booed when Keene AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jeramy Castle didn't get a good kick on the ball. Wayne Urbina sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Marc Figueroa didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Collin Rubin went, in the 81st minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Marc Figueroa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Angelo Ambriz in the 87th minute of the match. Ramon Pereira hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match.