League

Effingham
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gavin Joyce took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 8 played minutes Elkhorn got a freekick which was hit by Mervin Ellison. In the 12th minute, Mervin Ellison hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Johnnie Crowell charged in rather forcefully in the 14th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Johnnie Crowell the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 16 minutes into the match, Elkhorn's goal looked a bit too open when Leo Huber came free, but Tad Duff reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rashad Caudill's late challenge caught a Effingham's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rashad Caudill helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Elkhorn getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Rashad Caudill hit a great ball. Tad Duff showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leo Huber, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Tad Duff showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Isidro McGraw in the 21st minute of the match. After 22 minutes of play Elkhorn's Johnnie Crowell was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Johnnie Crowell hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. Dylan Lott could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 26th minute of the match, but Tad Duff made a huge save. Dylan Lott could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 28th minute of the match, but Tad Duff made a huge save. Chad Hare received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Tad Duff tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tad Duff showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leo Huber in the 37th minute of the match. Frankie Alvarado's late challenge caught a Elkhorn's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Frankie Alvarado helped the player get up and apologised. In a very dangerous position, a player in Effingham fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 41st minute. Penalty! After the first half Elkhorn were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Leo Huber to make the kick off. In the 50th minute, Rashad Caudill hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 53rdth minute of the game Isidro McGraw who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Elkhorn's Tad Duff was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 59thth minute of the game Leo Huber who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Elkhorn's Tad Duff was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Virgil Christensen hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. Effingham's attentive Virgil Christensen managed to snatch the ball when Mervin Ellison made a throw-in in the 63rd minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leo Huber in the 76th minute of play forced Elkhorn's goalkeeper Tad Duff to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eric Naylor fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tuan Napier having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leo Huber in the 82nd minute of play forced Elkhorn's goalkeeper Tad Duff to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gavin Joyce during the 86th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Gavin Joyce hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. 88 minutes into the match, Elkhorn's goal looked a bit too open when Leo Huber came free, but Tad Duff reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tad Duff took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dylan Lott, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 95th minute, Dylan Lott 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. Tad Duff took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leo Huber, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Effingham manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing Elkhorn to win.