League

Christopher Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Keith Minton took the kick off in the first half of the match. Al Dobbins charged in rather forcefully in the 4th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Al Dobbins the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 4 played minutes Hood River AFC got a freekick which was hit by Al Dobbins. Al Dobbins kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. A hard shot by Warner Booth from long distance, 10 minutes into the match, got Danny Tang's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. After having played for 16 minutes, Josiah Mims managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hood River AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Josiah Mims was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The supporters of Hood River AFC booed when Christopher was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. DeAndre Goff didn't get a good kick on the ball. Benny Haas didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Al Dobbins went, in the 20th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Benny Haas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Donnie Herring, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Benny Haas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Donnie Herring in the 25th minute of the match. When Donnie Herring came up free with the goalie in the 30th 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 Donnie Herring couldn't finish the play. Danny Tang made a fantastic save in the 34th minute, when Geoff Stone sent off a good shot on target. Danny Tang was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 39th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Pascal Hurst. Geoff Stone fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Danny Tang having to interfere. In the 46th minute the ball was on its way in behind Christopher's goalkeeper Benny Haas, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When DeAndre Goff fell near the penalty area in the 47th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Christopher's protests and gave DeAndre Goff a yellow card for diving instead. After 47 played minutes Christopher got a freekick which was hit by DeAndre Goff. Benny Haas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Donnie Herring in the 48th minute of the match. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Donnie Herring to strike the kick off in the second half. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Felix Koenig in the 55th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Benny Haas saved Christopher from getting behind. Christopher's Geoff Stone got a good chance for a goal in the 57th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 59 minutes into the game, Josiah Mims cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Benny Haas was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When Christopher's Geoff Stone in 62 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Danny Tang guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. In the 64thth minute of the game Geoff Stone who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Hood River AFC's Danny Tang was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Danny Tang took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Geoff Stone, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Keith Minton sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Danny Tang showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Geoff Stone, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. When Hood River AFC's Donnie Herring in the 88th minute got a chance for a shot 88th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Christopher's goalie prevented a goal. Danny Tang showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Geoff Stone in the 91st minute of the match. Benny Haas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Donnie Herring in the 94th minute of play. DeAndre Goff got his second yellow card in the match during the 95th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In the 95th match minute, Christopher was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by DeAndre Goff to maneuver through the defense. Hood River AFC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.