League

Raritan Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Jamal Cramer made the kick off which started today's match. 4 minutes into the match, Raritan's goal looked a bit too open when Silas Corbett came free, but Shayne Witherspoon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Boyd Santana in the 10th minute of play forced Houlton's goalkeeper Warner Weeks to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 18 minutes into the game, Theo Gallegos recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Warner Weeks. Theo Gallegos showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. 22 minutes into the match, Raritan's goal looked a bit too open when Jamal Cramer came free, but Shayne Witherspoon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Shayne Witherspoon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jamal Cramer in the 22nd minute of play. In the 24th minute, Boyd Santana hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 27 minutes into the match, Noah Reece notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Houlton's Warner Weeks. Warner Weeks was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 36 minutes of play, Houlton's Wyatt Elliott made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Shayne Witherspoon was left in no man's land by his defense there! 40 minutes into the game, Houlton's Jamal Cramer nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Shayne Witherspoon made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. The supporters of Houlton booed when Raritan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zane Irvin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Silas Corbett fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Shayne Witherspoon having to interfere.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Boyd Santana stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st match minute, Raritan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Boyd Santana to maneuver through the defense. Jamal Cramer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Shayne Witherspoon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Shayne Witherspoon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Silas Corbett in the 55th minute of the match. 60 minutes into the match, Raritan's goalkeeper Shayne Witherspoon had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Silas Corbett. In the 61st minute the ball was on its way in behind Houlton's goalkeeper Warner Weeks, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The supporters of Houlton booed when Raritan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lazaro Ellison didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, Raritan's Shayne Witherspoon got control of the ball when Jamal Cramer tried to sneak it across the goal line. Theo Gallegos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 70th match minute, Raritan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Palmer Cole to maneuver through the defense. Gerard Shields made in the 72nd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Houlton's Stephen Sims. Gerard Shields hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. Theodore Grayson kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. The supporters of Raritan booed when Houlton was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bradly Bearden didn't get a good kick on the ball. 84 minutes into the game, Jamal Cramer recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Shayne Witherspoon. Jamal Cramer showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-3. In the 88th minute, Brad Ames hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 89thth minute of the game Jamal Cramer who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Raritan's Shayne Witherspoon was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Zane Irvin charged in rather forcefully in the 90th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Zane Irvin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 91st match minute, Raritan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zane Irvin to maneuver through the defense. Raritan's Shayne Witherspoon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jamal Cramer in the 92nd minute of play. In the 94th minute, Houlton's Silas Corbett dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-4. When Brad Ames fell near the penalty area in the 96th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Raritan's protests and gave Brad Ames a yellow card for diving instead. After 96 played minutes Raritan got a freekick which was hit by Brad Ames. Houlton played a much better game than Raritan and deserved their victory. The Raritan players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.