Friendly League

Chelsea FC
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Reuben McClelland started the match with the kick off. Reuben McClelland fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benito Lind having to interfere. Anthony Barnhart fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benito Lind having to interfere. Diego Thorne fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Everett Zavala having to interfere. 1-0 became the score in the 15th minute when Anthony Barnhart elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Chelsea F's Everett Zavala played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Len Springer in the 21st minute of play. After a rather tough play, Grosse Pointe Farms's Louie Lefler got a free kick in the 22nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Louie Lefler in the 24th minute of play forced Chelsea F's goalkeeper Everett Zavala to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Benito Lind made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Reuben McClelland in the 28th minute of play. If Len Springer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Reuben McClelland sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Deon Shelton got a throw-in 43 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Tanner Vance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Len Springer in the 46th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Everett Zavala prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Len Springer stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Everett Zavala showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Len Springer, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Len Springer was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 55th minute. Grosse Pointe Farms's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Chelsea F's Everett Zavala played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Len Springer in the 55th minute of play. The supporters of Grosse Pointe Farms booed when Chelsea F was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Carl Valle didn't get a good kick on the ball. Everett Zavala showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thanh Rhoades in the 58th minute of the match. A collision led to Chelsea F getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Dexter Cora hit a great ball. Everett Zavala had great luck who in the 62ndth minute grab hold of the ball when Len Springer from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Reuben McClelland in the 64th minute of play forced Grosse Pointe Farms's goalkeeper Benito Lind to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 66 minutes into the game, Deon Shelton was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Grosse Pointe Farms's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Chelsea F the free kick. After having played for 69 minutes, Thanh Rhoades managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Grosse Pointe Farms's supporters crossed their fingers, but Thanh Rhoades was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Louie Lefler had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanh Rhoades sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Deon Shelton was shown his second yellow card after 78 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 78th minute, one of Grosse Pointe Farms:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Grosse Pointe Farms. The supporters of Chelsea F booed when Grosse Pointe Farms was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Diego Thorne didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Reuben McClelland in the 88th minute of play forced Grosse Pointe Farms's goalkeeper Benito Lind to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Len Springer made in the 89th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Tanner Vance. Grosse Pointe Farms's Benito Lind played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Reuben McClelland in the 91st minute of play. Reuben McClelland took the ball and in the 95 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Benito Lind. Benito Lind dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. Chelsea F were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Grosse Pointe Farms for a fine match.