League

Cowell Stadium
Spectators: 6719 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Danial Schumacher took the kick off in the first half of the match. When Danial Schumacher came up free with the goalie in the 3rd minute, the Sandspit AFC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Danial Schumacher couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Harrison Grimard's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Adan Picard was relentless in the 9th minute of the game. Jan Irwin stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Danial Schumacher's shot from short distance in the 13th minute. Paschal Cabrera sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 17 minutes in the game, Bud Smart dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. Danial Schumacher sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 22 minutes into the match, Bud Smart had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jan Irwin. Cowell's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bud Smart was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. If Bud Smart had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 41 minutes into the match, Danial Schumacher had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jan Irwin. Cowell's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Danial Schumacher was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. If Danial Schumacher had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jan Irwin stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Bud Smart's shot from short distance in the 47th minute.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Harrison Grimard stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 60th minute the ball was on its way in behind Sandspit AFC's goalkeeper Adan Picard, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 62nd minute, Danial Schumacher 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. Harrison Grimard received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Adan Picard tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Adan Picard took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Harrison Grimard, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Francis Farrar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Adan Picard tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Harrison Grimard sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bud Smart got free with Jan Irwin in the 86th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the match was over Sandspit AFC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Cowell throughout the match.