League

Philipsburg
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The throw-in from Allen Beltran in the 6th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Forest SC's Paul McConnell. Marcos Ciccaglione recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 6th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Ross Landers came up free with the goalie in the 8th minute, the Forest SC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Ross Landers couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rory Whittington in the 11th minute of play forced Forest SC's goalkeeper Derek McGowan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Forest SC's Derek McGowan got control of the ball when Cyrus Friedman tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Marcos Ciccaglione had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Derek McGowan made a fantastic save in the 20th minute, when Cyrus Friedman sent off a good shot on target. In the 23rd minute Jay Simpson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Derek McGowan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 24 played minutes Forest SC got a freekick which was hit by Marcos Ciccaglione. Connor Rushing made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Desmond Bruner in the 30th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcos Ciccaglione in the 31st minute of play forced WPB Gators FC's goalkeeper Connor Rushing to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Connor Rushing showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcos Ciccaglione in the 33rd minute of the match. 39 minutes into the match, Forest SC's goal looked a bit too open when Jay Simpson came free, but Derek McGowan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Derek McGowan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rory Whittington, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Paul McConnell hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Cyrus Friedman made a kick off. Forest SC were furious when Donovan Shields was red carded, 52 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In a very dangerous position, a player in Forest SC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 51st minute. Penalty! Darius McLain scored 1-0 in the 54th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Derek McGowan, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Marcos Ciccaglione recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 61st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some careless play in the WPB Gators FC defense, Marcos Ciccaglione kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Connor Rushing. The WPB Gators FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Connor Rushing should have stopped the shot. 75 minutes into the match, Rory Whittington had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Derek McGowan. Forest SC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rory Whittington was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. 79 minutes into the match, Forest SC's goal looked a bit too open when Cyrus Friedman came free, but Derek McGowan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marcos Ciccaglione kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. Derek McGowan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cyrus Friedman in the 82nd minute of play. After a rather tough play, WPB Gators FC's Nigel Keller got a free kick in the 87th minute. Gerry Ivey kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. Forest SC's Marcos Ciccaglione couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 95th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for WPB Gators FC. WPB Gators FC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.