U18 League

Teepee Park
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Barrett Gallardo made the kick off which started today's match. After some fancy dribbling in the 3rd minute, Herschel Orozco managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hurricanes FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Herschel Orozco was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Simon Rainey breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Erwin Oneill fell near the penalty area in the 6th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Hurricanes FC's protests and gave Erwin Oneill a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Hurricanes FC getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Erwin Oneill hit a great ball. In the 9th minute, Kevin Savoie hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Curtis Marin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 14th minute of the match, but Simon Rainey made a huge save. Simon Rainey showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Barrett Gallardo, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Moises Singleton during the 16th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Simon Rainey didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Barrett Gallardo went, in the 19th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Moises Singleton kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. With a little luck, Flagstaff's Simon Rainey got control of the ball when Curtis Marin tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 30th minute, Hurricanes FC's Barrett Gallardo dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-0. Simon Rainey showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Barrett Gallardo, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Hurricanes FC's Barrett Gallardo shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 42nd minute of play. The shot was stopped by Simon Rainey but with some difficulty. In the 43rd minute, Dane Moser hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Reyes Bernard's late challenge caught a Hurricanes FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Reyes Bernard helped the player get up and apologised. After 45 played minutes Flagstaff got a freekick which was hit by Reyes Bernard. 46 minutes into the game, Curtis Marin cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. Simon Rainey was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Kermit Regan to make the kick off. The attack was good, but when Barrett Gallardo in the 52nd minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Simon Rainey made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Barrett Gallardo in the 54th minute of play. After 56 minutes of play, Hurricanes FC's Barrett Gallardo made it 5-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Simon Rainey was left in no man's land by his defense there! Simon Rainey showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Josiah Ayala in the 65th minute of the match. 70 minutes into the match, Curtis Marin notched a goal, 6-1, to the right of Flagstaff's Simon Rainey. Simon Rainey was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Barrett Gallardo in the 75th minute of play forced Flagstaff's goalkeeper Simon Rainey to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Martin Cermak made in the 79th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Hurricanes FC's Demetrius Hawkins. Simon Rainey showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Barrett Gallardo, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. Simon Rainey showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Barrett Gallardo in the 92nd minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kirk Miranda got free with Orlando Crain in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Flagstaff's Simon Rainey played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Curtis Marin in the 95th minute of play. When the referee ended the match the Hurricanes FC players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.