League

Lake Jackson
Spectators: 7711 (Terracing: 5785, Seating: 1773, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Merrill Arias took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Merrill Arias in the 3rd minute of play forced Londrina Country Club's goalkeeper Francesco Fleming to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Merrill Arias had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Londrina Country Club's Francesco Fleming played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Merrill Arias in the 15th minute of play. In the 19th minute, Maxwell Arias left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Minuteman FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Francesco Fleming made a fantastic save in the 27th minute, when Maxwell Arias sent off a good shot on target. In the 28th minute Merrill Arias shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Francesco Fleming saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 33rd minute, Merrill Arias fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Francesco Fleming, passed just outside the right post. Francesco Fleming took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Merrill Arias, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Maxwell Arias got free with Francesco Fleming in the 41st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Merrill Arias took the ball and in the 43 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Francesco Fleming. Francesco Fleming 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. In the 48th minute Lane Metz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Francesco Fleming saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

The wind increased when Cason Louis made the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Merrill Arias got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 57 minutes into the game, Minuteman FC's Merrill Arias nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Francesco Fleming made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. When the match clock showed 61 minutes, the score became 5-0 when Maxwell Arias sped through Londrina Country Club's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Francesco Fleming. After some fancy dribbling in the 64th minute, Maxwell Arias managed to get in a good position for a shot. Minuteman FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Maxwell Arias was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Francesco Fleming breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience was convinced that Merrill Arias's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Francesco Fleming was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. Maxwell Arias fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Francesco Fleming having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Merrill Arias in the 78th minute of play forced Londrina Country Club's goalkeeper Francesco Fleming to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Maxwell Arias had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Merrill Arias fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Francesco Fleming having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maxwell Arias in the 89th minute of play forced Londrina Country Club's goalkeeper Francesco Fleming to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Maxwell Arias sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 93 minutes into the match, Londrina Country Club's goal looked a bit too open when Merrill Arias came free, but Francesco Fleming reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 94th minute, Cason Louis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 96 minutes into the match, Londrina Country Club's goal looked a bit too open when Merrill Arias came free, but Francesco Fleming reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.