League

Southside Park
Spectators: 8050 (Terracing: 6250, Seating: 1800, VIP seats: 0) The supporters of Arsenal booed when Southside USA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vicente Haynes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jonah Bates came out of the goal in the 9th minute to try and stop a shot by Arsenal's Josh Vega. But to his dismay, Josh Vega quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. In the 17th minute Josh Vega shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonah Bates saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Reynaldo Connors fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonah Bates having to interfere. Reynaldo Connors recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 21st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 23 minutes into the match, Josh Vega had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jonah Bates. Southside USA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Josh Vega was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Roland Dömötör showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Playo Moreno in the 28th minute of the match. In the 33rd minute Josh Vega shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonah Bates saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Arsenal's zone, Gerardo Cote stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Roland Dömötör came out of the goal and Gerardo Cote tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Josh Vega in the 40th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jonah Bates saved Southside USA from getting behind. Jonah Bates made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Josh Vega in the 42nd minute of play.

The wind increased when Gerardo Cote made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute Reynaldo Connors shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonah Bates saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 55 played minutes Arsenal got a freekick which was hit by Titus Bland. Josh Vega could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 58th minute of the match, but Jonah Bates made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Reynaldo Connors in the 59th minute of play forced Southside USA's goalkeeper Jonah Bates to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Josh Vega received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Jonah Bates came out and tried to block the shot, but Josh Vega slotted it home off the left post making it 0-3 in the 61st minute. 69 minutes into the game, Scott Hanna was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Southside USA's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Arsenal the free kick. The supporters of Arsenal booed when Southside USA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Scott Hanna didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 73rd minute, Arsenal's Reynaldo Connors dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-4. 83 minutes into the match, Southside USA's goal looked a bit too open when Tyrell Lambert came free, but Jonah Bates reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Reynaldo Connors in the 84th minute of play forced Southside USA's goalkeeper Jonah Bates to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 87th minute, Josh Vega made a precise shot to the right of Jonah Bates. Southside USA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-6. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gerardo Cote during the 92nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Arsenal made a substitution. Will Abraham replaced Tad Harrington. After a rather tough play, Southside USA's Gerardo Cote got a free kick in the 94th minute. Arsenal's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.