League

Hidden Valley
Spectators: 7192 (Terracing: 5250, Seating: 1787, VIP seats: 155) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. King Donaldson started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Monte McAlpin in the 4th minute of play forced Mipau's goalkeeper Wyatt Pacheco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sean Connelly scored 0-1 in the 5th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Wyatt Pacheco, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Fred Countess kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 10th minute of the game. One of Jennings AFC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Mipau:s goal. Wyatt Pacheco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from King Donaldson, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Wyatt Pacheco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from King Donaldson in the 17th minute of play. 23 minutes had been played when some careless play by Jennings AFC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Alfonso Galvan was slow to take the kick. During this time Mipau's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Mipau's corner Alfonso Galvan fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Matt Nash quite easily take care of the ball. Mipau's Wyatt Pacheco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by King Donaldson in the 26th minute of play. When Simon Velasco came up free with the goalie in the 27th minute, the Mipau 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 Simon Velasco couldn't finish the play. Simon Velasco's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Matt Nash read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 33rd minute of play. When Monte McAlpin fell near the penalty area in the 35th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Jennings AFC's protests and gave Monte McAlpin a yellow card for diving instead. After 35 played minutes Jennings AFC got a freekick which was hit by Monte McAlpin. After 37 minutes of play Jennings AFC's Monte McAlpin 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. In the 37th minute, Monte McAlpin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Winston Decker hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. In the 54th minute, Jeremiah John hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 55th minute of the match Tracy Corona shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Wyatt Pacheco showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After 56 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Mipau! The goalkeeper, Wyatt Pacheco, was totally fooled by Jennings AFC's Gerardo Scruggs, who 58 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. After 65 minutes, Tracy Corona mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Jennings AFC and the Mipau players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 65 played minutes Jennings AFC got a freekick which was hit by Tracy Corona. King Donaldson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thaddeus Yang kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. Korey Lucas charged in rather forcefully in the 91st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Korey Lucas the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Korey Lucas hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 93rd minute, King Donaldson managed to get in a good position for a shot. Jennings AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but King Donaldson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Wyatt Pacheco breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. King Donaldson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wyatt Pacheco having to interfere. When the final whistle sounded Jennings AFC left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Mipau.