League

Madera
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Joaquin Guidry started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the match, Seven Oaks's Terrell Fitzgerald sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Aidan McDonough narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 8 minutes into the match, Joaquin Guidry dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Leo Ragsdale, 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bradley Flynn in the 11th minute of play forced Madera's goalkeeper Aidan McDonough to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Leo Ragsdale made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joaquin Guidry in the 17th minute of play. Terrell Fitzgerald 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. Aidan McDonough showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bradley Flynn, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Ryan Sherman hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. If Robbie Barrera had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Madera's Joaquin Guidry got a good chance for a goal in the 30th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 36th minute Bradley Flynn shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aidan McDonough saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Terrell Fitzgerald in the 37th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Aidan McDonough saved Madera from getting behind. When Robbie Barrera came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the Madera 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 Robbie Barrera couldn't finish the play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Robbie Barrera got free with Leo Ragsdale in the 43rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience was convinced that Joaquin Guidry's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Leo Ragsdale was relentless in the 46th minute of the game.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Bradley Flynn to strike the kick off in the second half. Madera's Sheldon Marrero got a good chance for a goal in the 52nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Robbie Barrera sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 56th minute Joaquin Guidry shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leo Ragsdale saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 67 minutes, Bradley Flynn mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Seven Oaks and the Madera players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Madera booed when Seven Oaks was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bradley Flynn didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 69th match minute, Madera was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ivan Whitney to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Seven Oaks's Bradly Posey got a free kick in the 72nd minute. 75 minutes had been played when some careless play by Seven Oaks's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Darryl Craven was slow to take the kick. During this time Madera's players had a chance to rest. The goalkeeper smacked the ball away after a great corner, but Joaquin Guidry advanced and headed the ball into goal, 2-1 in the 76th minute. Terrell Fitzgerald sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bradly Posey kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. In the 86th minute, Bradley Flynn got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Terrell Fitzgerald might have been able to make a better finish in the 90th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Aidan McDonough. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Terrell Fitzgerald ran back to his position shaking his head. If Joaquin Guidry had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bradley Flynn struck a weak shot in the 95th minute. Aidan McDonough didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Seven Oaks. For all the effort they put into the match, the Seven Oaks players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Madera.