League

Gatlinburg Park
Spectators: 6730 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 0) Damian Lackey made the kick off and thus started the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Damian Lackey in the 3rd minute of play forced RXVII's goalkeeper Randell Cottrell to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Randell Cottrell was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Damian Lackey showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 5 minute of play. 10 minutes into the match, RXVII's goal looked a bit too open when Damian Lackey came free, but Randell Cottrell reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Roosevelt Fritz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Renaldo Russ having to interfere. Florian Devine sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 18th minute, Florian Devine managed to get in a good position for a shot. RXVII's supporters rose to their feet, but Florian Devine was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Renaldo Russ breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Roosevelt Fritz came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the RXVII 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 Roosevelt Fritz couldn't finish the play. 26 minutes into the game, Phillip Koch was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Gatlinburg's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave RXVII the free kick. After a rather tough play, Gatlinburg's Phillip Koch got a free kick in the 26th minute. 29 minutes into the match, RXVII's goalkeeper Randell Cottrell had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kenneth Storr. After a rather tough play, RXVII's Junior Laird got a free kick in the 30th minute. Renaldo Russ took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Garth Edwards, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Florian Devine sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Florian Devine fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Renaldo Russ having to interfere. After 44 played minutes Gatlinburg got a freekick which was hit by Don Russell. Gatlinburg's Renaldo Russ played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roosevelt Fritz in the 45th minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Roosevelt Fritz to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Rueben Ladner left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Gatlinburg fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. RXVII's Roosevelt Fritz has a good shot, but didn't show it this time. The shot went over the crossbar in the 56th minute. In the 57th match minute, Gatlinburg was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Keenan Dennison to maneuver through the defense. Florian Devine received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Renaldo Russ tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Florian Devine sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 68th minute, Damian Lackey left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Gatlinburg fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. 71 minutes into the game, one of RXVII:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Rueben Ladner fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Randell Cottrell having to interfere. Randell Cottrell took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Damian Lackey, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 83rd minute Rueben Ladner shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Randell Cottrell saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of RXVII booed when Gatlinburg was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Keenan Dennison didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rueben Ladner fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Randell Cottrell having to interfere. Randell Cottrell took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Damian Lackey, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rueben Ladner received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Randell Cottrell tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Gatlinburg support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.