League

Lithonia Park
Spectators: 6690 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1690, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Eduardo Alvarez took the kick off in the first half of the match. Wingate's Rufus Patten proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save Wingate from getting a goal against them. Noel Cao Xiao showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eduardo Alvarez, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eduardo Alvarez in the 16th minute of play forced Lithonia AFC's goalkeeper Noel Cao Xiao to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Noel Cao Xiao showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Javier Tillman, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Wingate's Rufus Patten played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kurtis Grossman in the 26th minute of play. Javier Tillman charged in rather forcefully in the 27th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Javier Tillman the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Wingate getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Javier Tillman hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Eduardo Alvarez in the 29th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Noel Cao Xiao prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After having played for 38 minutes, Javier Tillman managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Wingate's supporters crossed their fingers, but Javier Tillman was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Noel Cao Xiao showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eduardo Alvarez in the 40th minute of the match. Eduardo Alvarez recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 43rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal.

Noel Cao Xiao made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eduardo Alvarez in the 57th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Wingate's Santos Williamson got a free kick in the 58th minute. Rufus Patten showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roman McCann, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Santos Williamson blasted a shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Noel Cao Xiao having to make a save. In the 67th minute, Javier Waddell hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Eduardo Alvarez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Christian Zeigler's late challenge caught a Lithonia AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Christian Zeigler helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Wingate's Christian Zeigler got a free kick in the 71st minute. In the 75th minute, Kurtis Grossman 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. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kurtis Grossman in the 78th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rufus Patten saved Wingate from getting behind. When Javier Tillman came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the Wingate 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 Javier Tillman couldn't finish the play. If Eduardo Alvarez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kurtis Grossman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 90 minutes into the match, Lithonia AFC's Kurtis Grossman sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rufus Patten narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 93rd match minute, Lithonia AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dominique Wolf to maneuver through the defense. In the 94th minute, Mark Blanton 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. The Wingate players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Lithonia AFC from taking control. The game ends in a draw.