League

Putnam Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Lawrenceville District FC's Gabriel Rafferty started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. A collision led to Lawrenceville District FC getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Ernesto Stearns hit a great ball. After having played for 9 minutes, Dean Novak managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cherryvale's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dean Novak was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Cherryvale's Dean Novak got a good chance for a goal in the 12th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Cherryvale's Reed Bateman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gabriel Rafferty in the 19th minute of play. Daryl Rose scored 0-1 in the 22nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Randell Lucas, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Reed Bateman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcos Frey in the 27th minute of the match. Jude Powers sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Tim Rosas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 33 minutes into the game, Jude Powers cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Randell Lucas was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Kurtis Gaston had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Randell Lucas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jude Powers in the 38th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jude Powers in the 41st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Randell Lucas saved Lawrenceville District FC from getting behind. Randell Lucas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jude Powers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 45th minute, Jude Powers left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cherryvale fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Jude Powers to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute, Jude Powers reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Randell Lucas. The goal made the score 0-4. After a defensive mix-up in Lawrenceville District FC's zone, Jude Powers stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Randell Lucas came out of the goal and Jude Powers tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Jude Powers had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 62nd minute Gabriel Rafferty shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Reed Bateman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Reed Bateman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcos Frey in the 63rd minute of the match. In the 64th minute Dean Novak shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Randell Lucas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jude Powers fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Randell Lucas having to interfere. Daryl Rose was extremely unlucky when he, in the 69th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Tim Rosas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Randell Lucas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 73 minutes, Gabriel Rafferty managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lawrenceville District FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gabriel Rafferty was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Claudio Lefler charged in rather forcefully in the 74th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Claudio Lefler the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 75 minutes into the match, Cherryvale's Tim Rosas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Randell Lucas narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Dean Novak received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Randell Lucas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tyrese Ash kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. Tim Rosas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Randell Lucas having to interfere. In the 81st match minute, Lawrenceville District FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zachariah Jacobsen to maneuver through the defense. If Jude Powers had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With his leg Randell Lucas managed to avoid a goal in the 86thth minute, when Cherryvale's Jude Powers fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Jude Powers sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Randell Lucas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daryl Rose in the 90th minute of play. Tim Rosas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Randell Lucas having to interfere. Tim Rosas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Randell Lucas having to interfere. Jude Powers who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 94thth minute tested the skills of Randell Lucas when he managed to save the team from getting behind. When the match was over Cherryvale could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Lawrenceville District FC throughout the match.