League

West Pittsburg
Spectators: 7691 (Terracing: 5769, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when D.J. Bledsoe kicked off to start the match. The audience was convinced that Grady Nunez's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Waylon Cohen was relentless in the 4th minute of the game. In the 5th minute, Kevin Wynn 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. 17 minutes in the game, D.J. Bledsoe fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Lawrence Esparza having to interfere. Grady Nunez's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Waylon Cohen read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 20th minute of play. In the 27th minute D.J. Bledsoe shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lawrence Esparza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 29 minutes into the match, F.C. Laphroaig's goal looked a bit too open when Kevin Wynn came free, but Waylon Cohen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, F.C. Laphroaig's Pascal Valenzuela got a free kick in the 34th minute. When Lawrence Horne came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the Bunker Hill Village FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Lawrence Horne couldn't finish the play. Kevin Wynn fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Waylon Cohen having to interfere. If Kevin Wynn had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 43rd minute, Ulysses Gillis ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Waylon Cohen was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

51 minutes into the match, F.C. Laphroaig's goal looked a bit too open when Grady Nunez came free, but Waylon Cohen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Waylon Cohen made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kevin Wynn in the 56th minute. Bunker Hill Village FC's Lawrence Esparza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by D.J. Bledsoe in the 59th minute of play. F.C. Laphroaig's D.J. Bledsoe got a good chance for a goal in the 65th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Otis Hendrickson's late challenge caught a Bunker Hill Village FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Otis Hendrickson helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to F.C. Laphroaig getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Otis Hendrickson hit a great ball. D.J. Bledsoe fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lawrence Esparza having to interfere. Lawrence Esparza stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jessie Davila's shot from short distance in the 76th minute. D.J. Bledsoe fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lawrence Esparza having to interfere. After some careless play in the Bunker Hill Village FC defense, Jessie Davila kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Lawrence Esparza. The Bunker Hill Village FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Lawrence Esparza should have stopped the shot. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jessie Davila during the 91st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Bunker Hill Village FC booed when F.C. Laphroaig was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jessie Davila didn't get a good kick on the ball. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.