League

Powellton Park
Spectators: 6726 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 0) Jonah Raymond started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. A hard shot 6 in the game by Randell Coats from a close distance when the talented Rhett Marshall managed to make a qualified save. Newark New Jersey's players were relieved. Rhett Marshall showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Loren Kohler in the 7th minute of the match. In the 8th minute, Wilmer Barger hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Randell Coats fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rhett Marshall having to interfere. Jonah Raymond fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Louis Thomson having to interfere. Ervin House was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 22nd played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Jonah Raymond struck a weak shot in the 25th minute. Louis Thomson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Newark New Jersey. Jonah Raymond received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Louis Thomson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 34th minute, Adam Lyon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 38th minute the ball was on its way in behind Newark New Jersey's goalkeeper Rhett Marshall, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 48th minute Jonah Raymond shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Louis Thomson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Loren Kohler to strike the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Powellton getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Randell Coats hit a great ball. 66 minutes into the match, Newark New Jersey's goal looked a bit too open when Randell Coats came free, but Rhett Marshall reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 68th minute, Aidan Hale hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Randell Coats sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Loren Kohler in the 77th minute of play forced Newark New Jersey's goalkeeper Rhett Marshall to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Newark New Jersey defense, Loren Kohler kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rhett Marshall. The Newark New Jersey fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rhett Marshall should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Loren Kohler in the 86th minute of play forced Newark New Jersey's goalkeeper Rhett Marshall to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Loren Kohler had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Todd Potts fell near the penalty area in the 90th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Newark New Jersey's protests and gave Todd Potts a yellow card for diving instead. Todd Potts kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. Randell Coats sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, Powellton's Louis Thomson got control of the ball when Graham Slaughter tried to sneak it across the goal line.