League

New Baden
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Sandalfoot Cove AFC's Darell Cervantes 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. After a rather tough play, New Baden's Dane Acosta got a free kick in the 2nd minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jonah Milligan in the 7th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tyler Ellis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Jonah Milligan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Andrew Gibbons took the ball and in the 11 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tyler Ellis. Tyler Ellis dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Tyler Ellis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jonah Milligan in the 16th minute of play. Tyler Ellis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jonah Milligan in the 18th minute of play. Sandalfoot Cove AFC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 20th minute, when Jonah Milligan scored to the left of an out of position Tyler Ellis, making the score, 2-0. 24 minutes into the match, Sandalfoot Cove AFC's goalkeeper Tyler Ellis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jonah Milligan. The audience thought a goal was coming when Andrew Gibbons got free with Tyler Ellis in the 28th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 29th minute Jonah Milligan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tyler Ellis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Andrew Gibbons sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tyler Ellis was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Andrew Gibbons showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-0 in the 37 minute of play. Jonah Milligan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tyler Ellis having to interfere. Tyler Ellis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Andrew Gibbons in the 43rd minute. After 44 played minutes Sandalfoot Cove AFC got a freekick which was hit by Ervin Godwin. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

Sandalfoot Cove AFC's Tyler Ellis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jonah Milligan in the 54th minute of play. Jonah Milligan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tyler Ellis having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Darell Cervantes in the 58th minute of play forced New Baden's goalkeeper Basil Ray to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tyler Ellis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andrew Gibbons in the 60th minute of the match. Benito Moyer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Basil Ray having to interfere. If Andrew Gibbons had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 72 played minutes New Baden got a freekick which was hit by Santos Pollard. When Dane Acosta fell near the penalty area in the 74th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored New Baden's protests and gave Dane Acosta a yellow card for diving instead. In the 77th minute the ball was on its way in behind Sandalfoot Cove AFC's goalkeeper Tyler Ellis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Tyler Ellis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andrew Gibbons, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Ervin Godwin hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. When Jonah Milligan came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the New Baden 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 Jonah Milligan couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonah Milligan in the 88th minute of play forced Sandalfoot Cove AFC's goalkeeper Tyler Ellis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 89th minute, Andrew Gibbons managed to get in a good position for a shot. New Baden's supporters rose to their feet, but Andrew Gibbons was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tyler Ellis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Tyler Ellis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jonah Milligan in the 90th minute of play. In the 94th minute, Jonah Milligan 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. Jonah Milligan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tyler Ellis having to interfere. When the referee ended the match the New Baden players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.