League

Fairchance Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Malcolm Clay made the kick off and thus started the match. Bronson Landrum sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 4 minutes into the game, Waylon Perkins was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Charlotte Hall's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Brooklyn Stars the free kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcellus Ledford in the 8th minute of play forced Charlotte Hall's goalkeeper Leo Lowry to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlo Youngblood in the 9th minute of play forced Charlotte Hall's goalkeeper Leo Lowry to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Brooklyn Stars's Carlo Youngblood in the 11th minute got a chance for a shot 11th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Charlotte Hall's goalie prevented a goal. In the 14th minute Carlo Youngblood shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leo Lowry saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Marcellus Ledford had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Malcolm Clay in the 17th minute of play forced Brooklyn Stars's goalkeeper Kasey Dietz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Leo Lowry was out of position in the 18 minute of play, and Carlo Youngblood capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Carlo Youngblood really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Leo Lowry made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Timmy Haas in the 26th minute of play. Bronson Landrum fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leo Lowry having to interfere. With a little luck, Charlotte Hall's Leo Lowry got control of the ball when Carlo Youngblood tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 34 minutes of play, Brooklyn Stars's Carlo Youngblood made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Leo Lowry was left in no man's land by his defense there! Carlo Youngblood fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leo Lowry having to interfere. Leo Lowry made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carlo Youngblood in the 43rd minute of play. 44 minutes into the match, Charlotte Hall's goal looked a bit too open when Marcellus Ledford came free, but Leo Lowry reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Leo Lowry took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlo Youngblood, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Carlo Youngblood to strike the kick off in the second half. Timmy Haas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Leo Lowry tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 54th match minute, Brooklyn Stars was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kirby Silva to maneuver through the defense. Carlo Youngblood fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leo Lowry having to interfere. 59 minutes into the match, Charlotte Hall's goal looked a bit too open when Timmy Haas came free, but Leo Lowry reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Charlotte Hall's Leo Lowry played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlo Youngblood in the 60th minute of play. Carlo Youngblood received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Leo Lowry tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Leo Lowry showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bronson Landrum in the 64th minute of the match. Bronson Merritt's late challenge caught a Brooklyn Stars's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bronson Merritt helped the player get up and apologised. In the 66th minute, Bronson Merritt hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 67th minute, Timmy Haas made a precise shot to the right of Leo Lowry. Charlotte Hall's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. Brooklyn Stars's Kasey Dietz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Malcolm Clay in the 80th minute of play. Leo Lowry took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlo Youngblood, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Carlo Youngblood had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Leo Lowry made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcellus Ledford in the 89th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Wiley Winkler during the 94th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 94th minute, one of Brooklyn Stars:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Brooklyn Stars. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Brooklyn Stars had played much better football throughout.