League

Cowley
Spectators: 8049 (Terracing: 6038, Seating: 1851, VIP seats: 160) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Barnabé Cruz took the kick off in the first half of the match. Brice Gaulin's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 4thth minute, Kurtis Capps skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. If Brice Gaulin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With 11 minutes on the clock, Ross Thurman commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After 10 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Cowley! Brice Gaulin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 22nd minute of the match, but Kurtis Capps made a huge save. Brice Gaulin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kurtis Capps having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 41st minute, Brice Gaulin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cowley's supporters rose to their feet, but Brice Gaulin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kurtis Capps breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Reggie Metcalf in the 43rd minute of play forced GALATASARAY SK's goalkeeper Kurtis Capps to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the GALATASARAY SK defense, Brice Gaulin kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Kurtis Capps. The GALATASARAY SK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Kurtis Capps should have stopped the shot. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

In the 51st minute, Reggie Metcalf left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cowley fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Brice Gaulin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Kurtis Capps tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kurtis Capps showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Reggie Metcalf, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. A collision led to Cowley getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Reggie Metcalf hit a great ball. Barnabé Rutledge didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 59th minute, which inside left pole to 2-2. Reggie Metcalf sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With an all-out effort, GALATASARAY SK's Barnabé Rutledge threw himself towards the right post 68 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Kennith Nance, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Kurtis Capps showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Brice Gaulin, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. 76 minutes into the match, Reggie Metcalf had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kurtis Capps. GALATASARAY SK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Reggie Metcalf was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. Leland Jacobs sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Brice Gaulin might have been able to make a better finish in the 81st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Kurtis Capps. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Brice Gaulin ran back to his position shaking his head.