League

Mayflower Village St
Spectators: 6690 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1690, VIP seats: 0) Mason Merritt made the kick off and thus started the match. Diego Woodson struck a weak shot in the 2nd minute. J.C. Valdez didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Lexington. J.C. Valdez didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Diego Woodson went, in the 6th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mason Merritt in the 8th minute of play forced Mayflower Village AFC's goalkeeper J.C. Valdez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 14th minute of the game. One of Mayflower Village AFC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Lexington:s goal. After some careless play in the Mayflower Village AFC defense, Rory Edmondson kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of J.C. Valdez. The Mayflower Village AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that J.C. Valdez should have stopped the shot. 18 minutes into the game, Martin Shipp was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Lexington's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Mayflower Village AFC the free kick. After a rather tough play, Lexington's Martin Shipp got a free kick in the 18th minute. Diego Woodson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without J.C. Valdez having to interfere. J.C. Valdez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mason Merritt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Perry Freeman got free with Benny Levy in the 27th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Lexington's Mason Merritt in the 29th minute got a chance for a shot 29th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Mayflower Village AFC's goalie prevented a goal. Shelby Hawk recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 31st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Diego Woodson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. J.C. Valdez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alan Prather hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. If Mason Merritt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Russ Walden had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Diego Woodson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. J.C. Valdez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Diego Woodson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Shelby Hawk stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Diego Woodson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. J.C. Valdez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mason Merritt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. J.C. Valdez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 58 minutes into the match, Lexington's goal looked a bit too open when Shelby Hawk came free, but Benny Levy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. J.C. Valdez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mason Merritt in the 61st minute of play. Shelby Hawk received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Benny Levy tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Mayflower Village AFC's Shelby Hawk in the 67th minute got a chance for a shot 67th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Lexington's goalie prevented a goal. Benny Levy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Perry Freeman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Diego Woodson came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the Lexington 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 Diego Woodson couldn't finish the play. Chuck Dominguez charged in rather forcefully in the 73rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Chuck Dominguez the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 73 minutes into the game, one of Mayflower Village AFC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Benny Levy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Shelby Hawk in the 79th minute of play. After having played for 80 minutes, Perry Freeman managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mayflower Village AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Perry Freeman was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Lexington getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Mason Merritt hit a great ball. If Diego Woodson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. J.C. Valdez stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Diego Woodson's shot from short distance in the 95th minute. Mason Merritt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 98th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lexington's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.