League

Alma
Spectators: 6725 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Erwin Hurt started the match with the kick off. Courtney Kurtz struck a weak shot in the 5th minute. Dewayne Rucker didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Deloro. With a little luck, Deloro's Rocco Binet got control of the ball when Neville McMillian tried to sneak it across the goal line. Alma's Dewayne Rucker played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Courtney Kurtz in the 12th minute of play. Dewayne Rucker showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Courtney Kurtz in the 16th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Neville McMillian got free with Rocco Binet in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 22 minutes into the match, Alma's goal looked a bit too open when Courtney Kurtz came free, but Dewayne Rucker reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Erwin Hurt fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rocco Binet having to interfere. Neville McMillian received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Rocco Binet tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dewayne Rucker took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jérémie Hébert, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 43 minutes into the match, Alma's goal looked a bit too open when Courtney Kurtz came free, but Dewayne Rucker reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 45th minute, Courtney Kurtz got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Jérémie Hébert fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dewayne Rucker having to interfere. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Courtney Kurtz to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Alma's goalkeeper Dewayne Rucker, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Dewayne Rucker stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Courtney Kurtz's shot from short distance in the 56th minute. Dewayne Rucker showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Courtney Kurtz, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. If Erwin Hurt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Deloro's Rocco Binet played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Neville McMillian in the 64th minute of play. In the 65th minute, Deloro's Jérémie Hébert dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-1. Dewayne Rucker didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 72nd minute, which inside left pole to 0-2. Courtney Kurtz spun around in front of the goal 76 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of Alma's goal. Dewayne Rucker made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Courtney Kurtz in the 80th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Erwin Hurt's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rocco Binet was relentless in the 84th minute of the game. 86 minutes into the match, Alma's Erwin Hurt sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rocco Binet narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Alma's Neville McMillian got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 88th minute, Christophe Austin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 91st minute the ball was on its way in behind Alma's goalkeeper Dewayne Rucker, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 93 minutes into the match, Neville McMillian notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Deloro's Rocco Binet. Rocco Binet was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The Deloro players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.