League

Teepee Park
Spectators: 8484 (Terracing: 6356, Seating: 1959, VIP seats: 169) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Mose Bland kicked off to start the match. 4 minutes in the game, Charles McKinney fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Shaun Casgrain having to interfere. Ahmet Hayri Vedat showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kelley Ulrich in the 6th minute of the match. Mancity Lightning's Shaun Casgrain proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 7th minute of the match, managed to save Mancity Lightning from getting a goal against them. Hurricanes FC's Ahmet Hayri Vedat played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucio Palmer in the 9th minute of play. Amos Hopkins did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Shaun Casgrain 11 minutes into the match. Ahmet Hayri Vedat took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kelley Ulrich, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hurricanes FC's Ahmet Hayri Vedat played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mose Bland in the 17th minute of play. Marc Coupart sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 27th minute, Garry Pouchard hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 32 minutes into the match, Hurricanes FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ruben Lay came free, but Ahmet Hayri Vedat reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mose Bland during the 34th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 34th minute, Mose Bland hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 36th minute Amos Hopkins shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Shaun Casgrain saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 39th minute Mose Bland shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ahmet Hayri Vedat saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lucio Palmer hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. Amos Hopkins recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 44th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After having played for 47 minutes, Kelley Ulrich managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mancity Lightning's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kelley Ulrich was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Ruben Lay could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Ahmet Hayri Vedat made a huge save. Ahmet Hayri Vedat made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mose Bland in the 53rd minute of play. Amos Hopkins scored 2-0 in the 56th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Shaun Casgrain, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mose Bland in the 59th minute of play forced Hurricanes FC's goalkeeper Ahmet Hayri Vedat to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 61st match minute, Hurricanes FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kenny Granger to maneuver through the defense. Ruben Lay's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Ahmet Hayri Vedat firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 70th minute Mose Bland shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ahmet Hayri Vedat saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Shaun Casgrain took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Amos Hopkins, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mancity Lightning's Shaun Casgrain played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Amos Hopkins in the 74th minute of play. Ahmet Hayri Vedat showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ruben Lay, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. In the 79th minute Sherwood Spencer suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. When Dwayne Ewing fell near the penalty area in the 79th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Mancity Lightning's protests and gave Dwayne Ewing a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Mancity Lightning getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Dwayne Ewing hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lucio Palmer in the 82nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ahmet Hayri Vedat prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ahmet Hayri Vedat made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kelley Ulrich in the 84th minute of play. Amos Hopkins's late challenge caught a Mancity Lightning's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Amos Hopkins helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Hurricanes FC getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Amos Hopkins hit a great ball. When Garry Pouchard fell near the penalty area in the 88th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Mancity Lightning's protests and gave Garry Pouchard a yellow card for diving instead. In a very dangerous position, a player in Mancity Lightning fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 88th minute. Penalty! Shaun Casgrain showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rickie Bourque, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. Hurricanes FC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.