League

Pine Island
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Sherman Barnes got the match started through his kick off. In the 4th minute Brendon Ponce shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jeremiah Gunn saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 7 minutes of play, Pine Island AFC's Sherman Barnes made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jeremiah Gunn was left in no man's land by his defense there! Sherman Barnes might have been able to make a better finish in the 11th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jeremiah Gunn. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sherman Barnes ran back to his position shaking his head. Warner Colbert sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. James Zamora showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Johnnie Ulrich, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Forrest Whitlock sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pine Island AFC's Sherman Barnes got a good chance for a goal in the 27th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Pine Island AFC's James Zamora played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stanton Roy in the 29th minute of play. 32 minutes in the game Karl Crandall did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Kraig Espinosa. 32 minutes into the game, Brendon Ponce was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Pine Island AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Highland Acres the free kick. The supporters of Highland Acres booed when Pine Island AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Brendon Ponce didn't get a good kick on the ball. Johnnie Ulrich fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without James Zamora having to interfere. Jeremiah Gunn didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Sherman Barnes went, in the 36th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. With a little luck, Highland Acres's Jeremiah Gunn got control of the ball when Sherman Barnes tried to sneak it across the goal line. James Zamora made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stanton Roy in the 46th minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Stanton Roy stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Brendon Ponce fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jeremiah Gunn having to interfere. Sherman Barnes struck a weak shot in the 53rd minute. Jeremiah Gunn didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Pine Island AFC. The audience thought a goal was coming when Johnnie Ulrich got free with James Zamora in the 58th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, Pine Island AFC's James Zamora got control of the ball when Johnnie Ulrich tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 65th minute Monty Eddy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jeremiah Gunn saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 73rd minute, Sherman Barnes 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. In the 74th minute, Sherman Barnes left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Pine Island AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. Dwayne Koenig's late challenge caught a Pine Island AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dwayne Koenig helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Highland Acres's Dwayne Koenig got a free kick in the 78th minute. In the 83rd minute Sherman Barnes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jeremiah Gunn saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Highland Acres defense, Sherman Barnes kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jeremiah Gunn. The Highland Acres fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jeremiah Gunn should have stopped the shot. After some careless play in the Highland Acres defense, Warner Colbert kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jeremiah Gunn. The Highland Acres fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jeremiah Gunn should have stopped the shot.