Friendly League

Malibu Stadium
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ali Bagley kicked off to start the match. 5 minutes into the game, Sin City Sinners's Romeo Crane nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Marcelo Gröhe made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sammy Matos in the 13th minute of play forced Wichita Regulators's goalkeeper Marcelo Gröhe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sammy Matos in the 14th minute of play forced Wichita Regulators's goalkeeper Marcelo Gröhe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jay Romero in the 16th minute of play forced Wichita Regulators's goalkeeper Marcelo Gröhe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Connor Davies fell near the penalty area in the 18th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Wichita Regulators's protests and gave Connor Davies a yellow card for diving instead. In a very dangerous position, a player in Wichita Regulators fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 18th minute. Penalty! Wichita Regulators:s Marcelo Gröhe showed great skill when he stopped Donovan Landrum:s penalty. Sin City Sinners's attentive Sammy Matos managed to snatch the ball when Glen Sewell made a throw-in in the 23rd minute of the game. Sammy Matos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Connor Davies hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. Donovan Landrum, 32 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. When Louie Bowden fell near the penalty area in the 34th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Wichita Regulators's protests and gave Louie Bowden a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Sin City Sinners booed when Wichita Regulators was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Louie Bowden didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sammy Matos scored 0-2 in the 35th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Marcelo Gröhe, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Donovan Landrum in the 39th minute of play forced Wichita Regulators's goalkeeper Marcelo Gröhe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 40 minutes into the match, Sin City Sinners's goalkeeper Harri Mihklisaar had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Joesph Hager. If Jay Romero had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 43rd minute, Romeo Crane managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sin City Sinners's supporters rose to their feet, but Romeo Crane was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Marcelo Gröhe breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In a very dangerous position, a player in Wichita Regulators fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 44th minute. Penalty! Marcelo Gröhe had in the 45thth minute some difficulties stopping Donovan Landrum's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Stewart Lowery received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Harri Mihklisaar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Romeo Crane to make the kick off. In the 51st minute, Romeo Crane reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Marcelo Gröhe. The goal made the score 0-3. Joesph Hager's late challenge caught a Sin City Sinners's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Joesph Hager helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Sin City Sinners booed when Wichita Regulators was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Joesph Hager didn't get a good kick on the ball. Wichita Regulators's Marcelo Gröhe proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 56th minute of the match, managed to save Wichita Regulators from getting a goal against them. Romeo Crane received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Marcelo Gröhe tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sammy Matos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 60th minute of the match, but Marcelo Gröhe made a huge save. 62 minutes into the match, Wichita Regulators's goal looked a bit too open when Romeo Crane came free, but Marcelo Gröhe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marcelo Gröhe made a fantastic save in the 63rd minute, when Sammy Matos sent off a good shot on target. Sin City Sinners's attentive Jay Romero managed to snatch the ball when Nick Doss made a throw-in in the 66th minute of the game. Sin City Sinners's Romeo Crane got a good chance for a goal in the 68th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Marcelo Gröhe made a fantastic save in the 69th minute, when Donovan Landrum sent off a good shot on target. 73 minutes into the game, Ali Bagley was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Wichita Regulators's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sin City Sinners the free kick. In the 73rd minute, Ali Bagley hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Marcelo Gröhe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Romeo Crane, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Sin City Sinners were awarded a corner in the 76th minute after Wichita Regulators's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Donovan Landrum took the corner. After taking down the ball on Sin City Sinners's corner Donovan Landrum fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Marcelo Gröhe quite easily take care of the ball. Wichita Regulators's Marcelo Gröhe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Donovan Landrum in the 78th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Romeo Crane in the 81st minute of play forced Wichita Regulators's goalkeeper Marcelo Gröhe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Donovan Landrum could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 84th minute of the match, but Marcelo Gröhe made a huge save. If Romeo Crane had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 93rd match minute, Sin City Sinners was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Johnny Kennedy to maneuver through the defense. Sin City Sinners's Harri Mihklisaar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joesph Hager in the 95th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jay Romero during the 95th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Wichita Regulators made a substitution. Donny Rivers replaced Nick Doss. In the 96th match minute, Sin City Sinners was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jay Romero to maneuver through the defense. Sin City Sinners played a much better game than Wichita Regulators and deserved their victory. The Wichita Regulators players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.