League

Stateside Cottage
Spectators: 7610 (Terracing: 5785, Seating: 1750, VIP seats: 75) In the 6th minute, Geoffrey Pickett hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jimmy Cruz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eric Ruth in the 8th minute of the match. Trabuco Highlands's Jimmy Cruz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 9th minute of the match, managed to save Trabuco Highlands from getting a goal against them. Jimmy Cruz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kyle Rose in the 10th minute of play. If Geoffrey Pickett had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Geoffrey Pickett might have been able to make a better finish in the 17th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Rudy Langley. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Geoffrey Pickett ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mike Slaughter in the 18th minute of play forced Fulham's goalkeeper Rudy Langley to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Sheldon Boyce had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A hard shot by Luke Braden from long distance, 25 minutes into the match, got Jimmy Cruz's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Willis Shepherd got free with Jimmy Cruz in the 26th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jimmy Cruz made a fantastic save in the 28th minute, when Willis Shepherd sent off a good shot on target. 34 minutes into the match, Trabuco Highlands's goal looked a bit too open when Kyle Rose came free, but Jimmy Cruz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Hans Ruth fell near the penalty area in the 36th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Trabuco Highlands's protests and gave Hans Ruth a yellow card for diving instead. In the 36th minute, Hans Ruth hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jimmy Cruz was out of position in the 39 minute of play, and Eric Ruth capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Eric Ruth really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. The supporters of Fulham booed when Trabuco Highlands was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Art Mattson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Geoffrey Pickett to make the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, Mike Slaughter managed to get in a good position for a shot. Trabuco Highlands's supporters rose to their feet, but Mike Slaughter was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rudy Langley breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 56 minutes into the match, Trabuco Highlands's goal looked a bit too open when Eric Ruth came free, but Jimmy Cruz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 60th minute, Mike Slaughter 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. In the 67th minute of the match Willis Shepherd sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jimmy Cruz skillfully saved the ball. Trabuco Highlands's Jimmy Cruz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rocky Shapiro in the 69th minute of play. 70 minutes into the game, Fulham's Kyle Rose nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jimmy Cruz made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. In the 78th match minute, Fulham was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Willis Shepherd to maneuver through the defense. Sheldon Boyce could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 80th minute of the match, but Rudy Langley made a huge save. Rudy Langley showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Geoffrey Pickett in the 82nd minute of the match. Geoffrey Pickett sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rudy Langley made a fantastic save in the 88th minute, when Hans Ruth sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of Trabuco Highlands booed when Fulham was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kyle Rose didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rudy Langley made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sheldon Boyce in the 93rd minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Geoffrey Pickett in the 94th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rudy Langley prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Fulham were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Trabuco Highlands for a fine match.