League

Elkridge Stadium
Spectators: 6395 (Terracing: 6095, Seating: 200, VIP seats: 100) In the 3rd minute, Eddy Peterson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 4 minutes of play, Albania FC's Wesley Britton made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rick Madison was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 11th minute, Emmitt Khan 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. 12 minutes into the match, Wesley Britton had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rick Madison. South Sioux City's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Wesley Britton was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Wesley Britton's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rick Madison read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 19th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Albania FC's Emmitt Khan slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Rick Madison. That made the score 3-0 after 21 minutes of play. In the 26th match minute, South Sioux City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sonny Dias to maneuver through the defense. Wesley Britton in the 30thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Rick Madison, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After a rather tough play, Albania FC's Hayden Countess got a free kick in the 31st minute. Enrico Di Florio stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Devin Yoshioka's shot from short distance in the 33rd minute. Rick Madison showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emmitt Khan in the 36th minute of the match. After 39th play minutes Wesley Britton shot 4-0, a short shot which went by Rick Madison and just under the crossbar into goal. Wesley Britton came free with the goalkeeper in the 43rd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Rick Madison could save by the left post. Rick Madison showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emmitt Khan in the 46th minute of the match. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 4-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Wesley Britton made the kick off in the second half. Rick Madison showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wesley Britton, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. Emmitt Khan took the ball and in the 55 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Rick Madison. Rick Madison dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-0. The audience was convinced that Wesley Britton's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rick Madison was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. In the 60th match minute, Albania FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hayden Foreman to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wesley Britton in the 62nd minute of play forced South Sioux City's goalkeeper Rick Madison to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 64 minutes into the match, South Sioux City's goal looked a bit too open when Wesley Britton came free, but Rick Madison reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 70th minute, Emmitt Khan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Albania FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-0. Rick Madison made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emmitt Khan in the 76th minute of play. Emmitt Khan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rick Madison having to interfere. Rick Madison took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emmitt Khan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Albania FC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.