League

La Habra Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) La Habra's Nolan Courtney started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Terrell Crews could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 4th minute of the match, but Cedric Hand made a huge save. After 5 played minutes La Habra got a freekick which was hit by Enrique Hammer. After a defensive mix-up in La Habra's zone, Dennis Keenan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alistair Maddox came out of the goal and Dennis Keenan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Cedric Hand showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nolan Courtney in the 14th minute of the match. La Habra's Nolan Courtney got a good chance for a goal in the 17th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Tyson Addison took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 24th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Cedric Hand. Princeton Athletic Club's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Princeton Athletic Club's zone, Nolan Courtney stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cedric Hand came out of the goal and Nolan Courtney tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Nolan Courtney received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Cedric Hand came out and tried to block the shot, but Nolan Courtney slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 34th minute. Nolan Courtney's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Cedric Hand read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 39th minute of play. If Terrell Crews had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 42nd match minute, Princeton Athletic Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Danial Daley to maneuver through the defense. 43 minutes into the match, Princeton Athletic Club's goal looked a bit too open when Nolan Courtney came free, but Cedric Hand reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Terrell Crews came up free with the goalie in the 47th minute, the La Habra 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 Terrell Crews couldn't finish the play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Dennis Keenan to strike the kick off in the second half. When La Habra's Nolan Courtney in the 54th minute got a chance for a shot 54th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Princeton Athletic Club's goalie prevented a goal. After a rather tough play, Princeton Athletic Club's Danial Daley got a free kick in the 55th minute. In the 67th minute the ball was on its way in behind Princeton Athletic Club's goalkeeper Cedric Hand, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Terrell Crews had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Princeton Athletic Club's Cedric Hand played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nolan Courtney in the 74th minute of play. Nolan Courtney scored 2-0 in the 74th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Cedric Hand, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Cedric Hand made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Terrell Crews in the 78th minute of play. Cedric Hand took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nolan Courtney, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Terrell Crews fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cedric Hand having to interfere. Cedric Hand made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Garth Valenzuela in the 88th minute of play. In the 90th match minute, La Habra was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Garth Valenzuela to maneuver through the defense. Alistair Maddox stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dennis Keenan's shot from short distance in the 91st minute. 98 minutes into the match, La Habra's Nolan Courtney sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Cedric Hand narrowly saved just below the crossbar.