League

Spondin Park
Spectators: 9222 (Terracing: 6918, Seating: 2121, VIP seats: 183) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when La 李义南 kicked off to start the match. In the 9th minute PUKOHAS FC were awarded a corner. Haywood Michael went to the cornerflag to take it. Haywood Michael's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jeffrey Griggs read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 12th minute of play. La 李义南 took the ball and in the 14 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jeffrey Griggs. Jeffrey Griggs dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. 18 minutes into the match, PUKOHAS FC's Morgan Bermudez sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jeffrey Griggs narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 20th minute PUKOHAS FC were awarded a corner. Haywood Michael went to the cornerflag to take it. A very nice done corner allowed Abelardo Manni to score against Jeffrey Griggs in Spondin AFC's goal. 0-2 after 20 minutes. If La 李义南 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 24th minute, La 李义南 managed to get in a good position for a shot. PUKOHAS FC's supporters rose to their feet, but La 李义南 was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jeffrey Griggs breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling La 李义南 in the 26th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jeffrey Griggs prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The PUKOHAS FC fans' excitement grew in the 28th match minute when PUKOHAS FC's La 李义南 looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. With a little luck, PUKOHAS FC's Chung Green got control of the ball when Wes Lyles tried to sneak it across the goal line. 32 minutes into the match, Spondin AFC's goal looked a bit too open when La 李义南 came free, but Jeffrey Griggs reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice moves Gervais Becerra could shoot a difficult shot in the 34th minute, which Chung Green however easily saved by the left post. 35 minutes into the match, PUKOHAS FC's La 李义南 sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jeffrey Griggs narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A well-hit corner resulted in Meng Sen Gang heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Clair Viens struck a weak shot in the 39th minute. Chung Green didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Spondin AFC. An unexpectedly hard shot by Clair Viens in the 41st minute of play forced PUKOHAS FC's goalkeeper Chung Green to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Chung Green showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Georges Huard in the 44th minute of the match. Chung Green took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Georges Huard, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-4.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Wes Lyles to make the kick off. La 李义南 in the 54thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Jeffrey Griggs, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Jeffrey Griggs showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from La 李义南 in the 56th minute of the match. With his leg Jeffrey Griggs managed to avoid a goal in the 60thth minute, when PUKOHAS FC's La 李义南 fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. La 李义南 who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 61stth minute tested the skills of Jeffrey Griggs when he managed to save the team from getting behind. With a couple of smart ball manuevers La 李义南 in the 62nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jeffrey Griggs saved Spondin AFC from getting behind. Chung Green showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Clair Viens in the 63rd minute of the match. Wes Lyles fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Chung Green having to interfere. Abelardo Manni struck a weak shot in the 69th minute. Jeffrey Griggs didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for PUKOHAS FC. La 李义南s short, quick shot in the 71stth minute got Jeffrey Griggs to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. A hard shot 72 in the game by La 李义南 from a close distance when the talented Jeffrey Griggs managed to make a qualified save. Spondin AFC's players were relieved. La 李义南 recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 72nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Jeffrey Griggs stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of La 李义南's shot from short distance in the 75th minute. 76 minutes into the match, Spondin AFC's goal looked a bit too open when La 李义南 came free, but Jeffrey Griggs reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Clair Viens hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. La 李义南 scored 0-5 in the 81st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jeffrey Griggs, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The audience thought a goal was coming when Haywood Michael got free with Jeffrey Griggs in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With his leg Jeffrey Griggs managed to avoid a goal in the 86thth minute, when PUKOHAS FC's La 李义南 fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Meng Sen Gang made a great header on PUKOHAS FC's corner, it was just that Spondin AFC's Jeffrey Griggs managed to reach the ball for a save. When the match clock showed 89 minutes, the score became 0-6 when La 李义南 sped through Spondin AFC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Jeffrey Griggs. In the 91st match minute, Spondin AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Georges Huard to maneuver through the defense. When the match was over PUKOHAS FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Spondin AFC throughout the match.