World League

ACS ARENA
Spectators: 7487 (Terracing: 5616, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Patrick Fontenot took the kick off in the first half of the match. Jarrett Rosenberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edgar Lang in the 3rd minute of the match. In the 6th minute, FC ARK CS's Bryan White ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Jarrett Rosenberg. Jarrett Rosenberg yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. With a little luck, Cosmos Soccer Club's Jarrett Rosenberg got control of the ball when Júlio Severo tried to sneak it across the goal line. 11 minutes into the game, Marcus Rush was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cosmos Soccer Club's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC ARK CS the free kick. A collision led to Cosmos Soccer Club getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Marcus Rush hit a great ball. Jarrett Rosenberg made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sammy Corcoran in the 14th minute. After 16 minutes of play, FC ARK CS's Sammy Corcoran made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jarrett Rosenberg was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience thought a goal was coming when Júlio Severo got free with Jarrett Rosenberg in the 20th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Cosmos Soccer Club's Jarrett Rosenberg proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 22nd minute of the match, managed to save Cosmos Soccer Club from getting a goal against them. Harvey Flynn's late challenge caught a FC ARK CS's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Harvey Flynn helped the player get up and apologised. After 32 played minutes Cosmos Soccer Club got a freekick which was hit by Harvey Flynn. Everyone was convinced a goal was close when FC ARK CS's Edgar Lang in the 35th minute lifted the ball towards the upper right corner, but Jarrett Rosenberg was perfectly placed and prevented a goal for Cosmos Soccer Club through an amazing save. Jarrett Rosenberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edgar Lang in the 42nd minute of play. In the 47th minute Bryan White shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jarrett Rosenberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Edgar Lang stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Júlio Severo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jarrett Rosenberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sammy Corcoran in the 52nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sammy Corcoran in the 57th minute of play forced Cosmos Soccer Club's goalkeeper Jarrett Rosenberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Edgar Lang recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 64th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Cosmos Soccer Club's zone, Sammy Corcoran stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jarrett Rosenberg came out of the goal and Sammy Corcoran tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 68 minutes of play, FC ARK CS's Barry Charles made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jarrett Rosenberg was left in no man's land by his defense there! Júlio Severo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jarrett Rosenberg read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 80th minute of play. Cosmos Soccer Club's Jarrett Rosenberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Júlio Severo in the 84th minute of play. Sammy Corcoran scored 6-0 in the 85th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jarrett Rosenberg, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When Edgar Lang came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the FC ARK CS 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 Edgar Lang couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bryan White in the 88th minute of play forced Cosmos Soccer Club's goalkeeper Jarrett Rosenberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 92 minutes into the match, Sammy Corcoran had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jarrett Rosenberg. Cosmos Soccer Club's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sammy Corcoran was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 7-0. A collision led to Cosmos Soccer Club getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Harvey Flynn hit a great ball. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. FC ARK CS had played much better football throughout.