League

Sturtevant Park
Spectators: 8023 (Terracing: 6019, Seating: 1845, VIP seats: 159) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Grant Calderon took the kick off in the first half of the match. Quentin Spivey made a fantastic save in the 5th minute, when Bennett Spence sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abdul Pearson in the 9th minute of play forced Sturtevant AFC's goalkeeper Benito Morin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Grant Calderon in the 14th minute of play forced Woodstown AFC's goalkeeper Quentin Spivey to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 20th match minute, Woodstown AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fernando Gale to maneuver through the defense. 27 minutes into the match, Rusty Reeves had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Benito Morin. Sturtevant AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rusty Reeves was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Elijah McCall scored 0-2 in the 30th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Benito Morin, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When Tod Smallwood fell near the penalty area in the 33rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sturtevant AFC's protests and gave Tod Smallwood a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Sturtevant AFC's Tod Smallwood got a free kick in the 33rd minute. Dylan Washburn hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. In the 38th minute, Sturtevant AFC's Grant Calderon dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-2. 42 minutes into the match, Woodstown AFC's goalkeeper Quentin Spivey had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bennett Spence. Benito Morin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abdul Pearson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Benito Morin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elijah McCall in the 45th minute of the match. The Sturtevant AFC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Woodstown AFC were winning 1-2.

Elijah McCall sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 58th minute, Bennett Spence made a precise shot to the right of Quentin Spivey. Woodstown AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-3. Quentin Spivey showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bennett Spence, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Elijah McCall fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benito Morin having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Bennett Spence's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Quentin Spivey was relentless in the 65th minute of the game. In the 67th minute Bennett Spence shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Quentin Spivey saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bennett Spence during the 71st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Benito Morin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abdul Pearson, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Elijah McCall got free with Benito Morin in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of Woodstown AFC booed when Sturtevant AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tod Smallwood didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abdul Pearson in the 77th minute of play forced Sturtevant AFC's goalkeeper Benito Morin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sturtevant AFC's Benito Morin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fernando Gale in the 78th minute of play. A sloppy throw-in by Dalton Esparza in the 84th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Sturtevant AFC's Roscoe Villegas. After 89 minutes of play, Woodstown AFC's Elijah McCall made it 2-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Benito Morin was left in no man's land by his defense there! When the final whistle sounded Woodstown AFC left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Sturtevant AFC.