League

Valley Village Field
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Susanville's Sal West 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. Rufus Ware showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Shaun Joseph in the 3rd minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Christopher Hendricks during the 3rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Christopher Hendricks hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. In the 8th minute, Vincenzo Muniz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Susanville fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Shaun Joseph received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Rufus Ware tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In a very dangerous position, a player in Susanville fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 14th minute. Penalty! Susanville's Rufus Ware proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 22nd minute of the match, managed to save Susanville from getting a goal against them. Donny Barrow didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Marcus Samuels went, in the 25th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. If Giovanni Pruett had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rufus Ware made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Shaun Joseph in the 31st minute of play. Rufus Ware showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Giovanni Pruett in the 35th minute of the match. Rufus Ware made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Shaun Joseph in the 37th minute of play. In the 40th minute, Susanville's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Giovanni Pruett fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. When Susanville's Sal West in the 42nd minute got a chance for a shot 42nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Valley Village's goalie prevented a goal. After the first half Susanville were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Shaun Joseph to strike the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, Valley Village's Shaun Joseph sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rufus Ware narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Susanville's zone, Giovanni Pruett stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rufus Ware came out of the goal and Giovanni Pruett tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Valley Village's Alfredo Larkin got a free kick in the 65th minute. 75 minutes into the match, Valley Village's goalkeeper Donny Barrow had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Vincenzo Muniz. Collin Blum sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 83 minutes into the match, Valley Village's goalkeeper Donny Barrow had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sal West. After having played for 83 minutes, Vincenzo Muniz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Susanville's supporters crossed their fingers, but Vincenzo Muniz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Rufus Ware took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Shaun Joseph, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 94th minute, Christopher Hendricks hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Susanville had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.