League

Olivehurst
Spectators: 7598 (Terracing: 5785, Seating: 1773, VIP seats: 40) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Graham Atkinson made the kick off which started today's match. After having played for 4 minutes, Domingo Willett managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Olivehurst's supporters crossed their fingers, but Domingo Willett was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Gregorio Blankenship made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Perry Patton in the 7th minute of play. Abe Bain received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Gregorio Blankenship tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gregorio Blankenship made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abe Bain in the 10th minute of play. In the 18th minute Perry Patton shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gregorio Blankenship saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alejandro Velasco's late challenge caught a White Oak AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alejandro Velasco helped the player get up and apologised. Enoch Gallo succeeded in the game's 20th minute to get real power on a long shot . Olivehurst's Gregorio Blankenship hadn't the time to block the shot which was pasted into the goal, 0-2! Abe Bain received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Gregorio Blankenship tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. During the 38th minute of the match Alejandro Velasco completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Alejandro Velasco a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 38th minute, Alejandro Velasco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some careless play in the Olivehurst defense, Perry Patton kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gregorio Blankenship. The Olivehurst fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gregorio Blankenship should have stopped the shot. 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.

The wind increased when Abe Bain made the kick off in the second half. Domingo Willett received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Theo Riker tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Abe Bain had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Perry Patton had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 59th minute Abe Bain shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gregorio Blankenship saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Perry Patton had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Theo Riker took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Domingo Willett, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gregorio Blankenship made an important save on a dangerous shot by Perry Patton in the 70th minute. 71 minutes into the match, Abe Bain dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Gregorio Blankenship, 0-4. An unexpected shot in the 75th minute by Abe Bain got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. If Abe Bain had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Olivehurst's Gregorio Blankenship proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 85th minute of the match, managed to save Olivehurst from getting a goal against them. Theo Riker showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Domingo Willett in the 89th minute of the match. Olivehurst's Mervin Meza got a good chance for a goal in the 95th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The White Oak AFC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing White Oak AFC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.