League

Santa Ana
Spectators: 6726 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Brant Howe started the match with the kick off. Dana Bates came out of the goal in the 7th minute to try and stop a shot by KORONA KIELCE NOWY YORK's Rubin Youngblood. But to his dismay, Rubin Youngblood quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Dana Bates showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Seth Buddle in the 10th minute of the match. Oliver Mason took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Shelton Welch, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 27 minutes in the game, Brant Howe fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Oliver Mason having to interfere. Oliver Mason made a fantastic save in the 30th minute, when Frankie Driver sent off a good shot on target. When Frankie Driver came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the Santa Ana FC 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 Frankie Driver couldn't finish the play. Brant Howe sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpected shot in the 35th minute by Frankie Driver got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 38th minute, Brant Howe managed to get in a good position for a shot. Santa Ana FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Brant Howe was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Oliver Mason breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

55 minutes into the match, KORONA KIELCE NOWY YORK's Seth Buddle sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dana Bates narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in KORONA KIELCE NOWY YORK's zone, Frankie Driver stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Oliver Mason came out of the goal and Frankie Driver tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Frankie Driver sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dana Bates was out of position in the 63 minute of play, and Seth Buddle capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Seth Buddle really showed his touch with that goal: 0-3. After 67 minutes of play, Santa Ana FC's Frankie Driver made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Oliver Mason was left in no man's land by his defense there! 71 minutes into the match, Santa Ana FC's goalkeeper Dana Bates had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rubin Youngblood. Frankie Driver fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Oliver Mason having to interfere. After 80 played minutes Santa Ana FC got a freekick which was hit by Julian Whitlock. Julian Whitlock's late challenge caught a KORONA KIELCE NOWY YORK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Julian Whitlock helped the player get up and apologised. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Frankie Driver in the 92nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Oliver Mason saved KORONA KIELCE NOWY YORK from getting behind. When the referee blew the final whistle jeers and boos were heard from the home team's supporters. They were angered to see Santa Ana FC lose a match they had controlled from the kick-off.