League

North Wantagh Park
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) Sol Locke made the kick off and thus started the match. After 3 played minutes Lea Hill FC got a freekick which was hit by Sammy Molina. Rocco Lord sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rocco Lord's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Sterling Redding firmly grabbed it by the left post. Sol Locke might have been able to make a better finish in the 15th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Yong Hopson. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sol Locke ran back to his position shaking his head. Sol Locke fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yong Hopson having to interfere. Pablo Groves charged in rather forcefully in the 27th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Pablo Groves the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 27th match minute, Lea Hill FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pablo Groves to maneuver through the defense. Sterling Redding made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when Rocco Lord sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to North Alaska FC getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Elijah Cleveland hit a great ball. Kirk Bonner received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Yong Hopson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 45 played minutes North Alaska FC got a freekick which was hit by Adalberto Ackerman. 46 minutes into the game, Lea Hill FC's Kirk Bonner nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Yong Hopson made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Rocco Lord received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Sterling Redding tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Yong Hopson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sol Locke in the 62nd minute of the match. 67 minutes into the match, Lea Hill FC's Kirk Bonner sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Yong Hopson narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 70th minute, Walter Baca made a precise shot to the right of Sterling Redding. Lea Hill FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. With a little luck, North Alaska FC's Yong Hopson got control of the ball when Sol Locke tried to sneak it across the goal line. Rocco Lord struck a weak shot in the 79th minute. Sterling Redding didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for North Alaska FC. The audience was convinced that Walter Novak's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sterling Redding was relentless in the 84th minute of the game. After 98 minutes of play, Lea Hill FC's Kirk Bonner made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Yong Hopson was left in no man's land by his defense there!