League

Tularosa
Spectators: 7670 (Terracing: 5763, Seating: 1767, VIP seats: 140) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Neal Stark kicked off to start the match. When Myles Pacheco came up free with the goalie in the 3rd minute, the ♣ÅrancioneÉxercitus♣ ¥ φ 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 Myles Pacheco couldn't finish the play. Donnie Faulk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Myles Pacheco, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. The attack was good, but when Neal Stark in the 9th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Domenic Gipson scored 0-1 in the 11th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Drew Sullivan, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Domenic Gipson in the 16th minute of play forced ♣ÅrancioneÉxercitus♣ ¥ φ's goalkeeper Drew Sullivan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 20 minutes into the match, turkısh team's goal looked a bit too open when Myles Pacheco came free, but Donnie Faulk reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, turkısh team's Gavin Ryder got a free kick in the 26th minute. After 27 played minutes, ♣ÅrancioneÉxercitus♣ ¥ φ's Bruce Conklin shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Donnie Faulk came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in ♣ÅrancioneÉxercitus♣ ¥ φ reached it. 29 minutes into the match, Domenic Gipson notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of ♣ÅrancioneÉxercitus♣ ¥ φ's Drew Sullivan. Drew Sullivan was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After having played for 31 minutes, Myles Pacheco managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ♣ÅrancioneÉxercitus♣ ¥ φ's supporters crossed their fingers, but Myles Pacheco was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Myles Pacheco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Scottie Messer could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 45th minute of the match, but Donnie Faulk made a huge save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Scottie Messer during the 47th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 47th minute, Scottie Messer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The ♣ÅrancioneÉxercitus♣ ¥ φ players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. turkısh team were winning 0-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Myles Pacheco made a kick off. When Myles Pacheco came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the ♣ÅrancioneÉxercitus♣ ¥ φ 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 Myles Pacheco couldn't finish the play. Donnie Faulk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Myles Pacheco in the 52nd minute of play. With a little luck, ♣ÅrancioneÉxercitus♣ ¥ φ's Drew Sullivan got control of the ball when Domenic Gipson tried to sneak it across the goal line. Drew Sullivan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Neal Stark in the 54th minute of the match. In the 55th minute, Olin Payne hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Drew Sullivan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Neal Stark, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Myles Pacheco recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 59th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Domenic Gipson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 63rd minute of the match, but Drew Sullivan made a huge save. Garrett Browning blasted a shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Donnie Faulk having to make a save. Drew Sullivan made a fantastic save in the 69th minute, when Domenic Gipson sent off a good shot on target. 72 minutes into the match, ♣ÅrancioneÉxercitus♣ ¥ φ's goalkeeper Drew Sullivan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Domenic Gipson. If Domenic Gipson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Neal Stark sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 81st minute, Dirk Rich hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Donnie Faulk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Scottie Messer in the 84th minute of play. When Scottie Messer came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the ♣ÅrancioneÉxercitus♣ ¥ φ 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 Scottie Messer couldn't finish the play. If Myles Pacheco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Donnie Faulk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Scottie Messer in the 95th minute of play. After 97 played minutes, ♣ÅrancioneÉxercitus♣ ¥ φ's Fletcher Sanford shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Donnie Faulk came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in ♣ÅrancioneÉxercitus♣ ¥ φ reached it. The turkısh team supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing turkısh team would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.