League

Albany Park
Spectators: 7477 (Terracing: 5600, Seating: 1767, VIP seats: 110) dracko f.c's Tyrone Blackburn 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. The audience was convinced that Donovan Washburn's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alonzo Blount was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. Manitou Springs FC's Xavier Mims got a good chance for a goal in the 8th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Alonzo Blount made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xavier Mims in the 12th minute of play. 14 minutes had been played when some careless play by dracko f.c's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Benito Dalton was slow to take the kick. During this time Manitou Springs FC's players had a chance to rest. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matt Soto in the 17th minute of play forced Manitou Springs FC's goalkeeper Darren Pulliam to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Matt Soto fell near the penalty area in the 19th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored dracko f.c's protests and gave Matt Soto a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, dracko f.c's Matt Soto got a free kick in the 19th minute. A collision led to dracko f.c getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Reinaldo Parish hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xavier Mims in the 25th minute of play forced dracko f.c's goalkeeper Alonzo Blount to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Donovan Washburn's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alonzo Blount was relentless in the 30th minute of the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 32nd minute, Mervin Ferris managed to get in a good position for a shot. dracko f.c's supporters rose to their feet, but Mervin Ferris was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Darren Pulliam breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Mervin Ferris sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Odell Baca hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. dracko f.c's Alonzo Blount played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Donovan Washburn in the 39th minute of play. In the 42ndth minute of the game Xavier Mims who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but dracko f.c's Alonzo Blount was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Alonzo Blount made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Donovan Washburn in the 47th minute of play. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Donovan Washburn sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 54th minute, Josef McMahon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 55th minute of the match Benito Dalton sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Alonzo Blount skillfully saved the ball. After 59 played minutes dracko f.c got a freekick which was hit by Matt Soto. When Alonso McCabe fell near the penalty area in the 68th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored dracko f.c's protests and gave Alonso McCabe a yellow card for diving instead. 67 minutes into the game, one of dracko f.c:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. After 72 played minutes Manitou Springs FC got a freekick which was hit by Dennis Fowler. Matt Soto hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. Donovan Washburn fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alonzo Blount having to interfere. Xavier Mims scored 0-2 in the 77th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Alonzo Blount, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 84 minutes into the match, dracko f.c's goal looked a bit too open when Donovan Washburn came free, but Alonzo Blount reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 87 minutes into the match, Tyrone Blackburn had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Darren Pulliam. Manitou Springs FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tyrone Blackburn was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. In the 92nd match minute, Manitou Springs FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Donovan Washburn to maneuver through the defense. The dracko f.c supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Manitou Springs FC's performance. The match ended with a win for Manitou Springs FC.