Friendly League

Cupertino
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Joshua Dillon took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4th match minute, Apple Inc. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Norbert Loyd to maneuver through the defense. Cashel Ferguson recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 7th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Begg McAaron showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Norbert Loyd in the 11th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ryland McDecland in the 13th minute of play forced Apple Inc.'s goalkeeper Tobias Cronin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Begg McAaron showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Norbert Loyd, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. After 20 minutes Kill Utd's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Lance Cervantes who took care of the corner kick. Apple Inc.'s Erik Best was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Begg McAaron in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. The throw-in from Andrew Oakley in the 22nd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Kill Utd's Reamann McMichel. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joshua Dillon in the 23rd minute of play forced Apple Inc.'s goalkeeper Tobias Cronin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 24th match minute, Apple Inc. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Boyce Overton to maneuver through the defense. Joshua Dillon might have been able to make a better finish in the 28th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tobias Cronin. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Joshua Dillon ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Norbert Loyd in the 33rd minute of play forced Kill Utd's goalkeeper Begg McAaron to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 35 minutes, Reamann McMichel mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Kill Utd and the Apple Inc. players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Kill Utd's Reamann McMichel got a free kick in the 35th minute. Apple Inc.'s Lance Cervantes got a good chance for a goal in the 36th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Norbert Loyd sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Norbert Loyd stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Kill Utd's Joshua Dillon got a good chance for a goal in the 52nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Begg McAaron showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Norbert Loyd in the 56th minute of the match. Boyce Overton kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. Cashel Ferguson kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. In the 72nd minute Joshua Dillon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tobias Cronin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 77 minutes, Dawayne Costello mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Kill Utd and the Apple Inc. players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 77 played minutes Kill Utd got a freekick which was hit by Dawayne Costello. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Shaun Keyes during the 85th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Apple Inc. getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Shaun Keyes hit a great ball. Tobias Cronin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joshua Dillon in the 86th minute of the match. In the 86th minute, Joshua Dillon ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tobias Cronin was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Norbert Loyd's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Begg McAaron read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 96th minute of play. 98 minutes had been played when some careless play by Kill Utd's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Lance Cervantes was slow to take the kick. During this time Apple Inc.'s players had a chance to rest. The Kill Utd supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Kill Utd would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.