League

Braddock Park
Spectators: 6727 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Micah Daly started the match with the kick off. Micah Daly fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Andy Bradshaw having to interfere. Wade Hagen hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. Evan Keyes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Leon McNeill hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Evan Keyes in the 10th minute of play forced Charging Alpacas's goalkeeper Andy Bradshaw to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Keenan Aranda in the 13th minute of play forced Eupora's goalkeeper Dwight Rasmussen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dwight Rasmussen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Keenan Aranda in the 15th minute of the match. In the 16th match minute, Charging Alpacas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dalton Clifton to maneuver through the defense. Dalton Clifton hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Micah Daly's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Andy Bradshaw was relentless in the 38th minute of the game. In the 39th minute Evan Keyes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andy Bradshaw saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 42nd minute, Micah Daly 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. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Keenan Aranda made a kick off. 65 minutes into the game, Charging Alpacas's Keenan Aranda nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dwight Rasmussen made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Evan Keyes might have been able to make a better finish in the 70th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Andy Bradshaw. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Evan Keyes ran back to his position shaking his head. Micah Daly did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-1 to the left of a surprised Andy Bradshaw 72 minutes into the match. Keenan Aranda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lonnie Pace in the 83rd minute of play forced Eupora's goalkeeper Dwight Rasmussen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Keenan Aranda's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dwight Rasmussen read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 84th minute of play. When Micah Daly came up free with the goalie in the 88th minute, the Eupora 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 Micah Daly couldn't finish the play. Andy Bradshaw made a fantastic save in the 90th minute, when Evan Keyes sent off a good shot on target. In the 96th match minute, Eupora was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lorenzo Esparza to maneuver through the defense. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.