League

Mount Vernon Stadium
Spectators: 7709 (Terracing: 5783, Seating: 1773, VIP seats: 153) Jeff Britton made the kick off and thus started the match. Dallas Swartz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jeff Britton fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eric Siegel having to interfere. 12 minutes into the match, Mount Vernon AFC's Jeff Britton sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Eric Siegel narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Garry Elmore fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Odell Carrier having to interfere. Clay Velez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Eric Siegel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dallas Swartz in the 24th minute. In the 26thth minute of the game Jeff Britton who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Miami Lightnings's Eric Siegel was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Jeff Britton might have been able to make a better finish in the 30th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Eric Siegel. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jeff Britton ran back to his position shaking his head. After 34 minutes, Hayden Shipley mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Miami Lightnings and the Mount Vernon AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Mount Vernon AFC booed when Miami Lightnings was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hayden Shipley didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Jeff Britton had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dallas Swartz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Eric Siegel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Eric Siegel was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Jeff Britton showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 44 minute of 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.

When Dallas Swartz came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the Mount Vernon AFC 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 Dallas Swartz couldn't finish the play. Robert Guerra kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. Jeff Britton received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Eric Siegel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Miami Lightnings's Eric Siegel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jeff Britton in the 57th minute of play. Garry Elmore fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Odell Carrier having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 64 minutes, Robert Guerra took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Odell Carrier to make any attempt to save it. In the 67th match minute, Mount Vernon AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kareem Herman to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Mount Vernon AFC's zone, Clay Velez stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Odell Carrier came out of the goal and Clay Velez tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 71st minute the ball was on its way in behind Miami Lightnings's goalkeeper Eric Siegel, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 76 minutes into the match, Mount Vernon AFC's Jeff Britton sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Eric Siegel narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 77 minutes of play, Mount Vernon AFC's Jeff Britton made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Eric Siegel was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 87 played minutes Garry Elmore rounded Mount Vernon AFC's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 2-2. With his leg Odell Carrier managed to avoid a goal in the 93rdth minute, when Miami Lightnings's Clay Velez fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side.