League

Fairfield
Spectators: 6964 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1964, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jupp Fabeck got the match started through his kick off. Casey Lonsdale made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jupp Fabeck in the 3rd minute of play. Kurt Hart could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 4th minute of the match, but Joseph Braunstein made a huge save. Joseph Braunstein made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kurt Hart in the 12th minute. Kurt Hart struck a weak shot in the 13th minute. Joseph Braunstein didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Fairfield. 15 minutes into the game, Jonathan Homburg was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Pandalists F.C's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Fairfield the free kick. The supporters of Fairfield booed when Pandalists F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jonathan Homburg didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Pandalists F.C's Jupp Fabeck in the 21st minute got a chance for a shot 21st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Fairfield's goalie prevented a goal. Rudy Kampf received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Casey Lonsdale tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Casey Lonsdale showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rudy Kampf, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. If Jupp Fabeck had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rudy Kampf in the 34th minute of play forced Fairfield's goalkeeper Casey Lonsdale to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Kurt Hart had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 44th minute the ball was on its way in behind Pandalists F.C's goalkeeper Joseph Braunstein, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Jonathan Homburg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jon Bayne was the one to do the kick off. Kurt Hart struck a weak shot in the 54th minute. Joseph Braunstein didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Fairfield. The supporters of Pandalists F.C booed when Fairfield was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Chris Durrant didn't get a good kick on the ball. Pandalists F.C's Joseph Braunstein played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jon Bayne in the 65th minute of play. Rudy Kampf sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 70 played minutes, Pandalists F.C's Nick Peterhans shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Casey Lonsdale came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Pandalists F.C reached it. If Jupp Fabeck had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rudy Kampf sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Fairfield's zone, Jupp Fabeck stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Casey Lonsdale came out of the goal and Jupp Fabeck tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 84th minute Jupp Fabeck shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Casey Lonsdale saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Stephen Cooper charged in rather forcefully in the 89th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Stephen Cooper the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Fairfield's Stephen Cooper got a free kick in the 90th minute. If Jupp Fabeck had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Fairfield fans cheered their team off the field, for while Pandalists F.C had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.