League

St. Helena Park
Spectators: 7223 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 0) Abe Silver started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Quentin Rodriquez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abe Silver, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Arnoldo Michaud was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Jonas Naylor showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 5 minute of play. In the 17th minute, C.J. Doyle 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. Jonas Naylor fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arnoldo Michaud having to interfere. After 24 minutes of play, St. Helena AFC's Lee Fitzpatrick made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Arnoldo Michaud was left in no man's land by his defense there! 27 minutes into the match, Jonas Naylor had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Arnoldo Michaud. Aquia Harbour's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jonas Naylor was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. When Abe Silver fell near the penalty area in the 30th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Aquia Harbour's protests and gave Abe Silver a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Aquia Harbour's Abe Silver got a free kick in the 30th minute. Everyone was convinced a goal was close when St. Helena AFC's Lee Fitzpatrick in the 33rd minute lifted the ball towards the upper right corner, but Arnoldo Michaud was perfectly placed and prevented a goal for Aquia Harbour through an amazing save. St. Helena AFC's Lee Fitzpatrick got a good chance for a goal in the 34th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 39th minute the ball was on its way in behind Aquia Harbour's goalkeeper Arnoldo Michaud, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Aquia Harbour's Arnoldo Michaud proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 40th minute of the match, managed to save Aquia Harbour from getting a goal against them. 45 minutes into the match, Aquia Harbour's goalkeeper Arnoldo Michaud had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ivan Blackburn. In the 46th minute, Aquia Harbour's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Lee Fitzpatrick fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jonas Naylor made a kick off. When the match clock showed 52 minutes, the score became 4-0 when Jonas Naylor sped through Aquia Harbour's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Arnoldo Michaud. In the 56th minute, Jonas Naylor 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. Xavier Ball kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. Arnoldo Michaud took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jonas Naylor, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 64th minute, Lee Fitzpatrick managed to get in a good position for a shot. St. Helena AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Lee Fitzpatrick was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Arnoldo Michaud breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Jonas Naylor had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 68 minutes into the game, St. Helena AFC's Lee Fitzpatrick nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Arnoldo Michaud made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 6-0. After 71 played minutes St. Helena AFC got a freekick which was hit by Pedro Lowe. Lyle Erickson might have been able to make a better finish in the 72nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Quentin Rodriquez. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lyle Erickson ran back to his position shaking his head. Lee Fitzpatrick received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Arnoldo Michaud tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lee Fitzpatrick received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Arnoldo Michaud tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Korey Edmondson recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 81st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 83rd minute, Korey Edmondson managed to get in a good position for a shot. St. Helena AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Korey Edmondson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Arnoldo Michaud breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Eli Skinner's late challenge caught a St. Helena AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Eli Skinner helped the player get up and apologised. In the 87th match minute, Aquia Harbour was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eli Skinner to maneuver through the defense. Thurman Sousa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Arnoldo Michaud tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 91st minute, Jonas Naylor left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The St. Helena AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 7-0. In the 95th match minute, Aquia Harbour was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abe Silver to maneuver through the defense. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. St. Helena AFC had played much better football throughout.