League

Red Mountain Footbal
Spectators: 7770 (Terracing: 5828, Seating: 1787, VIP seats: 155) Alianza Troy's Randy Parrish started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After a rather tough play, RED Mountain Resort's Pete MacDonald got a free kick in the 2nd minute. With an all-out effort, RED Mountain Resort's Fletcher Esposito threw himself towards the right post 12 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Alejandro Melvin, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 13 minutes into the match, RED Mountain Resort's Pete MacDonald sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Fletcher Esposito narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 16th minute Pete MacDonald shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fletcher Esposito saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Eldon Coats fell near the penalty area in the 16th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Alianza Troy's protests and gave Eldon Coats a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Alianza Troy's Eldon Coats got a free kick in the 17th minute. 24 minutes into the game, Ace Earl was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Alianza Troy's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave RED Mountain Resort the free kick. Ace Earl hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. 26 minutes into the match, Benny McRae had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fletcher Esposito. Alianza Troy's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Benny McRae was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. The supporters of Alianza Troy booed when RED Mountain Resort was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kenneth Gallo didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of RED Mountain Resort booed when Alianza Troy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ace Earl didn't get a good kick on the ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Pete MacDonald stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A sloppy throw-in by Kenneth Gallo in the 60th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Alianza Troy's Eldon Coats. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pete MacDonald in the 66th minute of play forced Alianza Troy's goalkeeper Fletcher Esposito to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alejandro Melvin blasted a shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Fletcher Esposito having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benny McRae in the 79th minute of play forced Alianza Troy's goalkeeper Fletcher Esposito to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alianza Troy's Fletcher Esposito played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benny McRae in the 83rd minute of play. 88 minutes into the match, Alianza Troy's goal looked a bit too open when Pete MacDonald came free, but Fletcher Esposito reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 90 minutes, Benny McRae managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. RED Mountain Resort's supporters crossed their fingers, but Benny McRae was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 94 minutes into the game, RED Mountain Resort's Alejandro Melvin nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Fletcher Esposito made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Fletcher Esposito stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Grady Hines's shot from short distance in the 98th minute. RED Mountain Resort's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.