League

Lawson Heights Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Werner Galindo made the kick off and thus started the match. 4 minutes into the game, Calvin Zimmerman was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Pima FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Pacifica AFC the free kick. In the 5th minute there was a penalty for Pacifica AFC. Rudolph Webb stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Christopher Cope. 0-1. In the 10th match minute, Pacifica AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Basil Valle to maneuver through the defense. Anton Stinson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Garret Henley having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Pima FC's Anton Stinson slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Garret Henley. That made the score 1-1 after 22 minutes of play. In the 27th minute Werner Galindo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christopher Cope saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Oscar Solis who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 28thth minute tested the skills of Garret Henley when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Rufus Matson charged in rather forcefully in the 32nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rufus Matson the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Rufus Matson hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. Pima FC's Calvin Zimmerman shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 33rd minute of play. The shot was stopped by Garret Henley but with some difficulty. Anton Stinson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Garret Henley tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 39 minutes, Dustin Lozano mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Pima FC and the Pacifica AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Oscar Solis might have been able to make a better finish in the 42nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Garret Henley. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Oscar Solis ran back to his position shaking his head. After a defensive mix-up in Pacifica AFC's zone, Anton Stinson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Garret Henley came out of the goal and Anton Stinson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Garret Henley took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anton Stinson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Billy Livingston fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Christopher Cope having to interfere. 62 minutes into the match, Anton Stinson notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Pacifica AFC's Garret Henley. Garret Henley was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 67th match minute, Pima FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Santos Ford to maneuver through the defense. Garret Henley showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Oscar Solis in the 70th minute of the match. Werner Galindo was extremely unlucky when he, in the 71st minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. After having played for 75 minutes, Billy Livingston managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pacifica AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Billy Livingston was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Oscar Solis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Garret Henley having to interfere. In the 90th minute, Anton Stinson got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Garret Henley showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anton Stinson, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. For all the effort they put into the match, the Pacifica AFC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Pima FC.