League

Meyersburg
Spectators: 6739 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1739, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Humbert Jacobsen started the match with the kick off. If Valéry Lange had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 7 minutes, Donald Nguyen mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Meyersburg and the Foothills United players grew even worse after the yellow card. Donald Nguyen hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. If Humbert Jacobsen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hervé Sutton kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. If Valéry Lange had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Léandre Hétu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Cristopher Waller tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Erick Jolicoeur hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. 23 minutes into the match, Humbert Jacobsen had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jan Sweet. Foothills United's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Humbert Jacobsen was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Léandre Hétu in the 25th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Cristopher Waller prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Léandre Hétu in the 29th minute of play forced Meyersburg's goalkeeper Cristopher Waller to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Léandre Hétu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristopher Waller having to interfere. Bret Steele, 40 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Cristopher Waller took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valéry Lange, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 44 minutes into the match, Valéry Lange notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Meyersburg's Cristopher Waller. Cristopher Waller was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Valéry Lange to strike the kick off in the second half. Léandre Hétu struck a weak shot in the 52nd minute. Cristopher Waller didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Foothills United. When Donald Nguyen was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 54 minutes had been played. After a rather tough play, Meyersburg's Donald Nguyen got a free kick in the 54th minute. In the 55th minute of the match, Léandre Hétu got a very nice opportunity to score, but Cristopher Waller was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Léandre Hétu who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 61stth minute tested the skills of Cristopher Waller when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 66th minute, Richie Esparza hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In a very dangerous position, a player in Foothills United fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 67th minute. Penalty! Vincenzo Numbers fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jan Sweet having to interfere. Léandre Hétu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Richie Esparza during the 80th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Léandre Hétu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristopher Waller having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valéry Lange in the 87th minute of play forced Meyersburg's goalkeeper Cristopher Waller to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Valéry Lange received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Cristopher Waller tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Meyersburg's Erick Jolicoeur got a free kick in the 98th minute. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Foothills United players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.