League

Beach
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Riley Thurston got the match started through his kick off. Merrill Jean fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gavin Moreland having to interfere. Sal Jolly's late challenge caught a Tara Hills's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sal Jolly helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Beach's Sal Jolly got a free kick in the 6th minute. Sal Jolly hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. In the 8th minute, Riley Thurston left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Tara Hills fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. 11 minutes into the match, Riley Thurston had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gavin Moreland. Beach's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Riley Thurston was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Gavin Moreland showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Riley Thurston in the 19th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Riley Thurston in the 23rd minute of play forced Beach's goalkeeper Gavin Moreland to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Sydney Wolfe had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 28 minutes into the match, Beach's Sydney Wolfe sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rex Ambriz narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 30th minute, Sydney Wolfe fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Rex Ambriz, passed just outside the right post. Riley Thurston sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The audience was convinced that Percy Crenshaw's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rex Ambriz was relentless in the 40th minute of the game. If Percy Crenshaw had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 44 minutes into the game, Lucien Comer was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Tara Hills's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Beach the free kick. Lucien Comer kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Percy Crenshaw in the 45th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rex Ambriz prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 46th minute, Lucien Comer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Tara Hills's Rex Ambriz got control of the ball when Sydney Wolfe tried to sneak it across the goal line. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Percy Crenshaw made a kick off. After having played for 55 minutes, Riley Thurston managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tara Hills's supporters crossed their fingers, but Riley Thurston was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Sydney Wolfe struck a weak shot in the 61st minute. Rex Ambriz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Beach. In the 63rd minute Percy Crenshaw shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rex Ambriz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rex Ambriz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Percy Crenshaw in the 69th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Riley Thurston in the 71st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gavin Moreland prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 73rdth minute of the game Riley Thurston who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Beach's Gavin Moreland was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 74th minute the ball was on its way in behind Tara Hills's goalkeeper Rex Ambriz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Riley Thurston in the 79th minute of play forced Beach's goalkeeper Gavin Moreland to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Riley Thurston had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Percy Crenshaw fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rex Ambriz having to interfere. Sydney Wolfe received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Rex Ambriz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The attack was good, but when Percy Crenshaw in the 95th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Tara Hills's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.