League

Nederland Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Jack Clement took the kick off in the first half of the match. Johnson Christensen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ernesto Goins, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Johnson Christensen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jack Clement in the 12th minute of the match. When Nederland AFC's Louis McGraw in the 17th minute got a chance for a shot 17th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FIORENTINA's goalie prevented a goal. If Louis McGraw had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 26 minutes into the game, Ernesto Goins cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Johnson Christensen was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Ernesto Goins received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Johnson Christensen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Carl Segura in the 31st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Johnson Christensen prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Chance Keane kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. In the 33rd minute of the match Blair Reece sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Johnson Christensen skillfully saved the ball. Warner Kaiser fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Maurice Ewing having to interfere. After 40 minutes, Jack Clement mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FIORENTINA and the Nederland AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Louis McGraw fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Maurice Ewing having to interfere. Maurice Ewing showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gregory Hope in the 45th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Nederland AFC's Louis McGraw slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Maurice Ewing. That made the score 1-1 after 48 minutes of play. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Jack Clement hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. Nederland AFC's Louis McGraw suffered a sore thigh after 54 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Nederland AFC made a substitution. Josiah Moses replaced Louis McGraw. After 54 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for FIORENTINA! In the 62nd minute, Chance Keane collided with one of FIORENTINA's players - so bad that he fractured his nose. After 62 minutes, Zachariah Thayer mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FIORENTINA and the Nederland AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Nederland AFC's Rodney Maloney was substituted for Chance Keane. In the 63rd match minute, FIORENTINA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zachariah Thayer to maneuver through the defense. Ernesto Goins received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Johnson Christensen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Johnson Christensen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jack Clement, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Reynaldo Leonard received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Maurice Ewing tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Josiah Moses's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Maurice Ewing was relentless in the 75th minute of the game. Maurice Ewing showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gregory Hope in the 76th minute of the match. Nederland AFC's Johnson Christensen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jack Clement in the 79th minute of play. The supporters of Nederland AFC booed when FIORENTINA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Van Franco didn't get a good kick on the ball. Maurice Ewing showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Josiah Moses, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Reynaldo Leonard scored 3-2 in the 87th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Maurice Ewing, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When FIORENTINA's Jack Clement in the 90th minute got a chance for a shot 90th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Nederland AFC's goalie prevented a goal. Maurice Ewing showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gregory Hope, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. After 93 minutes FIORENTINA's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Reynaldo Leonard who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Nederland AFC's corner Reynaldo Leonard fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Maurice Ewing quite easily take care of the ball. A collision led to Nederland AFC getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Cameron Houser hit a great ball. Nederland AFC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of FIORENTINA for a fine match.