League

Waterbury Arena
Spectators: 8515 (Terracing: 6387, Seating: 1958, VIP seats: 170) Waterbury Rangers's Shayne Cagle started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 3 minutes into the match, Kal - El's goalkeeper Iustin Florea had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Shayne Cagle. Joseph Nordlander hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. Boyd Donnelly made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Verner Johnsson in the 8th minute of play. In the 9th minute of the match Kal - El got a corner. Waterbury Rangers's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Verner Johnsson ran over to the corner to take the kick. Boyd Donnelly took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Verner Johnsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Iustin Florea made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Shayne Cagle sent off a good shot on target. 18 minutes into the match, Waterbury Rangers's Rodolfo Cordero sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Iustin Florea narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Waterbury Rangers's Domingo Wells got a free kick in the 23rd minute. After 25 played minutes Waterbury Rangers got a freekick which was hit by Shayne Cagle. In the 27th minute, Waterbury Rangers's Shayne Cagle dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Iustin Florea made a fantastic save in the 31st minute, when Shayne Cagle sent off a good shot on target. After 31 played minutes Kal - El got a freekick which was hit by Ulf-Hendrik Natvig. After 35 played minutes Waterbury Rangers got a freekick which was hit by Bradley Romano. The crowd rose to their feet as Shayne Cagle kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Iustin Florea. That made the score 2-0 in the 38 minute of play. After a rather tough play, Waterbury Rangers's Shayne Cagle got a free kick in the 44th minute. Iustin Florea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rodolfo Cordero in the 46th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Shayne Cagle got free with Iustin Florea in the 47th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Verner Johnsson to strike the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, Waterbury Rangers's goal looked a bit too open when Verner Johnsson came free, but Boyd Donnelly reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodolfo Cordero in the 55th minute of play forced Kal - El's goalkeeper Iustin Florea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Waterbury Rangers's Boyd Donnelly played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by John Tilley in the 57th minute of play. Iustin Florea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rodolfo Cordero in the 62nd minute of the match. John Tilley could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 66th minute of the match, but Boyd Donnelly made a huge save. Boyd Donnelly showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Verner Johnsson in the 67th minute of the match. George Crăciun kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. If Verner Johnsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Waterbury Rangers's Milo Miranda was substituted for Alfonso Buck. Iustin Florea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rodolfo Cordero in the 84th minute of the match. Iustin Florea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Shayne Cagle in the 86th minute of play. John Tilley fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Boyd Donnelly having to interfere. Waterbury Rangers made a substitution. Tyron Huddleston replaced Bradley Romano. Waterbury Rangers's Milton Canales was substituted for Rodolfo Cordero. When Tyron Huddleston fell near the penalty area in the 92nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Waterbury Rangers's protests and gave Tyron Huddleston a yellow card for diving instead. A hard shot by Verner Johnsson from long distance, 93 minutes into the match, got Boyd Donnelly's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. A collision led to Kal - El getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Jonah Lockhart hit a great ball. Waterbury Rangers were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Kal - El for a fine match.