League

Palo Alto
Spectators: 7747 (Terracing: 5812, Seating: 1781, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Casper Allison started the match with the kick off. Geoffrey Holley showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Casper Allison, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. With a little luck, Cherry Splitters's Geoffrey Holley got control of the ball when Aidan Woodson tried to sneak it across the goal line. Casper Allison sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Casper Allison received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Geoffrey Holley tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 21st minute, Edmund Waldron managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cherry Splitters's supporters rose to their feet, but Edmund Waldron was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sergio Orr breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Sergio Orr showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfonso Dorsey, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Lanny Justice's late challenge caught a Cherry Splitters's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lanny Justice helped the player get up and apologised. The audience was convinced that Alfonso Dorsey's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sergio Orr was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. Casper Allison received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Geoffrey Holley tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Geoffrey Holley made an important save on a dangerous shot by Reynaldo Powell in the 31st minute. Palo Alto's Casper Allison got a good chance for a goal in the 33rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Geoffrey Holley made a fantastic save in the 44th minute, when Aidan Woodson sent off a good shot on target. Geoffrey Holley made an important save on a dangerous shot by Aidan Woodson in the 45th minute. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Alfonso Dorsey made a kick off. 61 minutes into the match, Cherry Splitters's goal looked a bit too open when Casper Allison came free, but Geoffrey Holley reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Geoffrey Holley showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aidan Woodson, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Darrell Whitman's late challenge caught a Palo Alto's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Darrell Whitman helped the player get up and apologised. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Reynaldo Powell during the 87th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Reynaldo Powell kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alejandro Broussard during the 93rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Palo Alto booed when Cherry Splitters was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alejandro Broussard didn't get a good kick on the ball. Casper Allison recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 94th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Geoffrey Holley showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Casper Allison, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. Geoffrey Holley didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Aidan Woodson went, in the 97th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. When the referee ended the match the Palo Alto players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.