League

Hood River Park
Spectators: 6986 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1100, VIP seats: 100) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Donnie Herring got the match started through his kick off. Andre Butler lost his temper 13 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. When Josiah Mims came up free with the goalie in the 18th minute, the Hood River 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 Josiah Mims couldn't finish the play. In the 19th match minute, Seymour United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jonas Holcomb to maneuver through the defense. In the 22ndth minute of the game Donnie Herring who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Seymour United's Rueben Roy was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Rueben Roy stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Donnie Herring's shot from short distance in the 31st minute. Rueben Roy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Donnie Herring, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Donnie Herring did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 3-1 to the left of a surprised Rueben Roy 37 minutes into the match. 41 minutes into the game, Donnie Herring recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Rueben Roy. Donnie Herring showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 4-1. Al Dobbins kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. The supporters of Seymour United booed when Hood River AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mitchell Hobbs didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 48th minute the ball was on its way in behind Hood River AFC's goalkeeper Danny Tang, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Austin Stewart stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Danny Tang took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Austin Stewart, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Austin Stewart in the 54th minute of play forced Hood River AFC's goalkeeper Danny Tang to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Jonas Holcomb fell near the penalty area in the 55th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Seymour United's protests and gave Jonas Holcomb a yellow card for diving instead. In the 57th minute, Hood River AFC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Austin Stewart fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. 59 minutes into the match, Hood River AFC's goalkeeper Danny Tang had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Austin Stewart. Austin Stewart recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 65th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Rueben Roy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Josiah Mims in the 69th minute of the match. Donnie Herring sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 72 minutes into the match, Seymour United's goal looked a bit too open when Donnie Herring came free, but Rueben Roy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Donnie Herring had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 77th minute, Donnie Herring ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rueben Roy was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-1. 80 minutes into the match, Donnie Herring had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rueben Roy. Seymour United's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Donnie Herring was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Donnie Herring in the 84th minute of play forced Seymour United's goalkeeper Rueben Roy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 86th match minute, Seymour United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jonas Holcomb to maneuver through the defense. Rueben Roy didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Donnie Herring went, in the 87th minute, to the upper right corner, 7-1 was the resulting score. Rueben Roy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Donnie Herring, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. Seymour United's Rueben Roy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Donnie Herring in the 93rd minute of play. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Hood River AFC had played much better football throughout.