League

Hughes Springs
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) In the 3rd minute Ed Booth shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rhett Thorpe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luke Koenig received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Rhett Thorpe tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Carson Kidd took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Monte Davidson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Washington's Basil Helms got a free kick in the 19th minute. Carson Kidd showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kory Fujieda in the 23rd minute of the match. Luke Koenig sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hughes Springs's Carson Kidd played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Monte Davidson in the 30th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Washington's zone, Ed Booth stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rhett Thorpe came out of the goal and Ed Booth tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Carson Kidd made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Basil Helms in the 34th minute of play. In the 35th minute Monte Davidson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carson Kidd saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hughes Springs's Carson Kidd played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Basil Helms in the 37th minute of play. In the 41st minute, Luke Koenig hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 44 minutes into the match, Kory Fujieda notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Hughes Springs's Carson Kidd. Carson Kidd was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 47 minutes into the match, Hughes Springs's goal looked a bit too open when Kory Fujieda came free, but Carson Kidd reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Washington's Rhett Thorpe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ed Booth in the 52nd minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 53rd minute, Luke Koenig managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hughes Springs's supporters rose to their feet, but Luke Koenig was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rhett Thorpe breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Carson Kidd showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monte Davidson in the 57th minute of the match. Rhett Thorpe didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Roland Lanier went, in the 58th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Kory Fujieda's late challenge caught a Hughes Springs's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kory Fujieda helped the player get up and apologised. In the 62nd match minute, Washington was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kory Fujieda to maneuver through the defense. Luke Koenig sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ed Booth sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some careless play in the Hughes Springs defense, Kory Fujieda kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Carson Kidd. The Hughes Springs fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Carson Kidd should have stopped the shot. Carson Kidd took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eddie Dillard, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Basil Helms got free with Carson Kidd in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the match had gone on for 83 minutes, Monte Davidson took a quick shot and it went in 1-5 without a chance for Carson Kidd to make any attempt to save it. Luke Koenig might have been able to make a better finish in the 88th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Rhett Thorpe. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Luke Koenig ran back to his position shaking his head. 89 minutes into the match, Washington's goal looked a bit too open when Roland Lanier came free, but Rhett Thorpe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hughes Springs's defense didn't have a chance, in the 93rd minute, when Kory Fujieda scored to the left of an out of position Carson Kidd, making the score, 1-6. The Washington players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.