League

East Freehold Stadiu
Spectators: 7409 (Terracing: 5557, Seating: 1704, VIP seats: 148) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Thurman Stringer got the match started through his kick off. Cristopher Thorne made a fantastic save in the 4th minute, when Robin Simon sent off a good shot on target. Robin Simon took the ball and in the 6 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Cristopher Thorne. Cristopher Thorne 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. Kenneth Willingham received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Kirby Leslie tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thurman Stringer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Kirby Leslie tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Matt Mayer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After a rather tough play, Plains's Rene Henley got a free kick in the 15th minute. After a rather tough play, Plains's Will Whittaker got a free kick in the 17th minute. East Freehold's Kurtis Henley couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 18th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Plains. Kirby Leslie showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thurman Stringer in the 27th minute of the match. Kirby Leslie showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kenneth Willingham, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. In the 41st minute, Matt Mayer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Plains booed when East Freehold was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Matt Mayer didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kirby Leslie didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Thurman Stringer went, in the 43rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Travis Duff charged in rather forcefully in the 47th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Travis Duff the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Travis Duff kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

If Thurman Stringer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Kenneth Willingham had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thurman Stringer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Thurman Stringer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Kirby Leslie tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 79th minute the ball was on its way in behind Plains's goalkeeper Cristopher Thorne, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. East Freehold were awarded a corner in the 83th minute after Plains's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Kurtis Henley took the corner. Kurtis Henley made a great header on East Freehold's corner, it was just that Plains's Cristopher Thorne managed to reach the ball for a save. With a little luck, East Freehold's Kirby Leslie got control of the ball when Kenneth Willingham tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Kenneth Willingham came up free with the goalie in the 89th minute, the Plains 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 Kenneth Willingham couldn't finish the play. Plains were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.