League

Inwood
Spectators: 6723 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Eric Swain made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Freddy Solomon in the 3rd minute of play forced Inwood FC's goalkeeper Theo Erickson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Curt Crane's late challenge caught a Holden AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Curt Crane helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Holden AFC booed when Inwood FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Curt Crane didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 4th minute of the match Hunter Addison shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Theo Erickson showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 8th minute the ball was on its way in behind Inwood FC's goalkeeper Theo Erickson, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Theo Erickson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Freddy Solomon in the 9th minute of the match. In the 11th minute Danny Fitzpatrick shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marty Barker saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Holden AFC's Marty Barker got control of the ball when Johnathan Phelps tried to sneak it across the goal line. Enrique Land hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. After 22 played minutes, Holden AFC's Hunter Addison shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Theo Erickson came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Holden AFC reached it. Jamel Coffman charged in rather forcefully in the 23rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jamel Coffman the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 23rd minute, Jamel Coffman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 24th minute of the match Hunter Addison shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Theo Erickson showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Holden AFC's Marty Barker proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 26th minute of the match, managed to save Holden AFC from getting a goal against them. Theo Erickson didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Rudy Hopson went, in the 28th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. In the 33rd minute, Rudy Hopson 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. Marty Barker made an important save on a dangerous shot by Johnathan Phelps in the 35th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rudy Hopson in the 37th minute of play forced Inwood FC's goalkeeper Theo Erickson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 37th minute, Curt Crane hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cole Hanna hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Rudy Hopson was the one to do the kick off. Theo Erickson made a fantastic save in the 54th minute, when Rudy Hopson sent off a good shot on target. Freddy Solomon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Theo Erickson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rudy Hopson in the 58th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Theo Erickson prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 59th minute the ball was on its way in behind Inwood FC's goalkeeper Theo Erickson, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Marty Barker made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eric Swain in the 61st minute of play. Marty Barker took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Johnathan Phelps, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Inwood FC's Theo Erickson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rudy Hopson in the 65th minute of play. Rudy Hopson 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eric Swain in the 69th minute of play forced Holden AFC's goalkeeper Marty Barker to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Rudy Hopson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Theo Erickson was relentless in the 71st minute of the game. A collision led to Inwood FC getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Danny Fitzpatrick hit a great ball. Marty Barker showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Johnathan Phelps, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. In the 74th minute, Hunter Addison hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Rudy Hopson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Theo Erickson was relentless in the 81st minute of the game. 83 minutes into the match, Johnathan Phelps had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marty Barker. Holden AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Johnathan Phelps was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Eric Swain fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marty Barker having to interfere. Holden AFC's Marty Barker played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eric Swain in the 88th minute of play. Felipe Herrera's late challenge caught a Holden AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Felipe Herrera helped the player get up and apologised. In a very dangerous position, a player in Inwood FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 90th minute. Penalty! Inwood FC:s Theo Erickson showed great skill when he stopped Freddy Solomon:s penalty. With an all-out effort, Holden AFC's Theo Erickson threw himself towards the right post 93 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Rudy Hopson, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Holden AFC's Marty Barker played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Danny Fitzpatrick in the 95th minute of play. Freddy Solomon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 99th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.