League

Amesbury
Spectators: 7719 (Terracing: 5790, Seating: 1775, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Shayne Cortes started the match with the kick off. 5 minutes into the game, Gerry Boyer cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Rueben Marino was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Randall Stafford took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Shayne Cortes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 12th minute, Bella Vista AFC's Stanton Hadley seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Stanton Hadley the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Bella Vista AFC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Stanton Hadley had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. 19 minutes into the match, Hal Beltran notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Amesbury AFC's Rueben Marino. Rueben Marino was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Hal Beltran sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Hal Beltran had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Shayne Cortes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 29th minute, Russell Parson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Amesbury AFC's Foster Solomon got a good chance for a goal in the 30th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 32 minutes, Russell Parson mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bella Vista AFC and the Amesbury AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 32nd minute, Russell Parson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Foster Solomon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Randall Stafford having to interfere. Foster Solomon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Randall Stafford tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 44 minutes into the match, Bella Vista AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Shayne Cortes came free, but Randall Stafford reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hal Beltran fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rueben Marino having to interfere. The Amesbury AFC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Bella Vista AFC were winning 1-2.

The wind increased when Hal Beltran made the kick off in the second half. Stuart Kemp sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Foster Solomon scored 2-2 in the 55th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Randall Stafford, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Foster Solomon in the 66th minute of play forced Bella Vista AFC's goalkeeper Randall Stafford to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 69 minutes into the match, Bella Vista AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Shayne Cortes came free, but Randall Stafford reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hal Beltran blasted a shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Rueben Marino having to make a save. Russell Parson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Randall Stafford showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Foster Solomon in the 77th minute of the match. In the 81st minute Stuart Kemp suffered a knee injury and had to be helped off the field. Spencer Martinez charged in rather forcefully in the 81st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Spencer Martinez the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Renaldo Putnam during the 82nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Bella Vista AFC's Renaldo Putnam got a free kick in the 83rd minute. Randall Stafford took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Shayne Cortes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Foster Solomon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Randall Stafford tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.