League

Civic Stadium
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Guy Mobley got the match started through his kick off. Orlando McCall sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Moses Dickerson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Andre Matthews tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jed Bouchard made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mervin Regan in the 15th minute. If Mervin Regan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Orlando McCall received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Andre Matthews tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Orlando McCall came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the Bella Vista AFC 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 Orlando McCall couldn't finish the play. Andre Matthews came out of the goal in the 30th minute to try and stop a shot by Bella Vista AFC's Moses Dickerson. But to his dismay, Moses Dickerson quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. In the 35th minute of the match Napoleon Lloyd shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jed Bouchard showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Orlando McCall took the ball and in the 47 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Andre Matthews. Andre Matthews dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. After the first half Bella Vista AFC were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Moses Dickerson stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Moses Dickerson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Andre Matthews tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Edmundo Oakley kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. 60 minutes into the match, Bellingham Dolphins's goalkeeper Andre Matthews had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Orlando McCall. Edmundo Oakley hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. 62 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Bella Vista AFC's Orlando McCall fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. When Moses Dickerson came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the Bella Vista AFC 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 Moses Dickerson couldn't finish the play. 66 minutes into the match, Bella Vista AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Mervin Regan came free, but Jed Bouchard reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Moses Dickerson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 73rd minute, Todd Coppack hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Moses Dickerson hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. Jed Bouchard showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mervin Regan in the 79th minute of the match. Moses Dickerson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 97 minutes into the match, Bella Vista AFC's Orlando McCall sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Andre Matthews narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The Bellingham Dolphins fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Bella Vista AFC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.