League

Ioco
Spectators: 8045 (Terracing: 6035, Seating: 1850, VIP seats: 160) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Merrill Hadley took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Merrill Hadley in the 4th minute of play forced Venice's goalkeeper Rainier Drouin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Venice's Rainier Drouin got control of the ball when Emile McWilliams tried to sneak it across the goal line. Venice's Rainier Drouin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 12th minute of the match, managed to save Venice from getting a goal against them. In the 19th minute the ball was on its way in behind Venice's goalkeeper Rainier Drouin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Rainier Drouin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emile McWilliams in the 20th minute of the match. When Ioco's Emile McWilliams in the 22nd minute got a chance for a shot 22nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Venice's goalie prevented a goal. In the 24th minute, Emile McWilliams reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Rainier Drouin. The goal made the score 1-0. In the 28th minute, John Timmons 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. 30 minutes in the game Buster Hurt did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Curt Butler. Rainier Drouin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emile McWilliams in the 33rd minute of play.

Ioco's John Timmons quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Buster Hurt, made in the 55th minute of the game. John Timmons was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 60 minutes into the match. When Buster Hurt came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the Venice 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 Buster Hurt couldn't finish the play. When Mitch Ibarra fell near the penalty area in the 64th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ioco's protests and gave Mitch Ibarra a yellow card for diving instead. After 66 minutes, Luis Connors mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Venice and the Ioco players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 66 played minutes Venice got a freekick which was hit by Luis Connors. Mitch Ibarra sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rainier Drouin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bob Mallory in the 70th minute of play. A collision led to Venice getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Buster Hurt hit a great ball. Curt Butler received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Aurelien Langelier tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 79th minute, Mitch Ibarra managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ioco's supporters rose to their feet, but Mitch Ibarra was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rainier Drouin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 81st minute, Emile McWilliams managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ioco's supporters rose to their feet, but Emile McWilliams was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rainier Drouin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of Venice booed when Ioco was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bob Mallory didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Venice booed when Ioco was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sydney Harrison didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lucien Leal hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. 93 minutes into the match, Ioco's goalkeeper Aurelien Langelier had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Luis Connors. 94 minutes into the game, Bob Mallory was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ioco's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Venice the free kick. The supporters of Venice booed when Ioco was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bob Mallory didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bryan DeGrasse struck a weak shot in the 96th minute. Aurelien Langelier didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Venice. Ioco's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.