League

Cherryvale
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) With a little luck, MONTERREY's Merle Kincaid got control of the ball when Tim Rosas tried to sneak it across the goal line. 13 minutes into the match, Josef Colbert dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Merle Kincaid, 1-0. MONTERREY's Merle Kincaid played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jude Powers in the 17th minute of play. Reed Bateman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Monroe Puckett, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Cherryvale's Jude Powers in the 23rd minute got a chance for a shot 23rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye MONTERREY's goalie prevented a goal. Travis Looney kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. Cobi Goodwin took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 25th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Merle Kincaid. MONTERREY's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 29 minutes into the match, MONTERREY's goalkeeper Merle Kincaid had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jude Powers. 34 minutes into the match, Jude Powers notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of MONTERREY's Merle Kincaid. Merle Kincaid was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. A hard shot 40 in the game by Jude Powers from a close distance when the talented Merle Kincaid managed to make a qualified save. MONTERREY's players were relieved. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daryl Rose in the 42nd minute of play forced MONTERREY's goalkeeper Merle Kincaid to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 46 minutes, Josef Colbert managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cherryvale's supporters crossed their fingers, but Josef Colbert was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Tim Rosas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Merle Kincaid having to interfere. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Rocky Welsh made a kick off. With a little luck, Cherryvale's Reed Bateman got control of the ball when Orlando Busch tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 55th minute Rocky Welsh shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Reed Bateman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Cherryvale's Jude Powers in the 57th minute got a chance for a shot 57th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye MONTERREY's goalie prevented a goal. Tim Rosas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Merle Kincaid tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Merle Kincaid took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daryl Rose, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cherryvale's Josef Colbert got a good chance for a goal in the 60th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Cherryvale's Josef Colbert got a good chance for a goal in the 63rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Jude Powers received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Merle Kincaid tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Orlando Busch could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 66th minute of the match, but Reed Bateman made a huge save. Josef Colbert charged in rather forcefully in the 71st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Josef Colbert the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 74th minute, Tim Rosas left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cherryvale fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. In the 77th match minute, Cherryvale was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Josef Colbert to maneuver through the defense. 82 minutes into the match, MONTERREY's goal looked a bit too open when Jude Powers came free, but Merle Kincaid reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jude Powers blasted a shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Merle Kincaid having to make a save. Merle Kincaid took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daryl Rose, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. MONTERREY's Merle Kincaid played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jude Powers in the 92nd minute of play. Tim Rosas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Merle Kincaid having to interfere. Rocky Welsh received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Reed Bateman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rocky Welsh in the 98th minute of play forced Cherryvale's goalkeeper Reed Bateman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Cherryvale fully deserved thier win.