League

Vernon Hills
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Todd Carmona started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 8 minutes into the game, New York Red Bulls FC's Cícero Amaral nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Garth Eason made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tommy Watson in the 13th minute of play forced Vernon Hills's goalkeeper Garth Eason to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Vernon Hills defense, Gilson do Vale kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Garth Eason. The Vernon Hills fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Garth Eason should have stopped the shot. Tad Jamison hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. Gilson do Vale sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Garth Eason came out of the goal in the 33rd minute to try and stop a shot by New York Red Bulls FC's Tommy Watson. But to his dismay, Tommy Watson quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. Tommy Watson hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. Garth Eason showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gilson do Vale, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Sam McIntyre showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Todd Carmona, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gilson do Vale to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the game, New York Red Bulls FC's Cícero Amaral nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Garth Eason made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cícero Amaral in the 55th minute of play forced Vernon Hills's goalkeeper Garth Eason to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bart Boyle lost his temper 57 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 56th minute of the game. One of New York Red Bulls FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Vernon Hills:s goal. New York Red Bulls FC:s Sam McIntyre showed great skill when he stopped Elias Lowe:s penalty. In the 68thth minute of the game Cícero Amaral who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Vernon Hills's Garth Eason was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Vernon Hills's Garth Eason played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cícero Amaral in the 70th minute of play. 73 minutes into the game, New York Red Bulls FC's Cícero Amaral nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Garth Eason made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-5. Sam McIntyre showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wade Powell in the 76th minute of the match. When New York Red Bulls FC's Cícero Amaral in the 84th minute got a chance for a shot 84th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Vernon Hills's goalie prevented a goal. In the 94th minute, Gilson do Vale hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 96 minutes into the match, Todd Carmona notched a goal, 1-5, to the right of New York Red Bulls FC's Sam McIntyre. Sam McIntyre was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. New York Red Bulls FC played a much better game than Vernon Hills and deserved their victory. The Vernon Hills players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.