U23 League

Arborial Park
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Carolo Maraman made the kick off and thus started the match. Reed Molina showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paco Cano in the 3rd minute of the match. ForestFire's Reed Molina played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carolo Maraman in the 6th minute of play. 7 minutes into the game, Pakorro AFC's Mateo Chano nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Reed Molina made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Paco Cedeño made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Duncan Nichols in the 10th minute of play. Carolo Maraman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Reed Molina having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tad Sierra in the 16th minute of play forced Pakorro AFC's goalkeeper Paco Cedeño to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pakorro AFC were furious when Paco Murillo was red carded, 16 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. 18 minutes into the game, Zachariah Barth cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Paco Cedeño was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 24th minute, Carlos Vachon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Paco Cedeño didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Duncan Nichols went, in the 29th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. 34 minutes into the match, Pakorro AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Duncan Nichols came free, but Paco Cedeño reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 40th minute Duncan Nichols shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paco Cedeño saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 41st match minute, ForestFire was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ben Gilliam to maneuver through the defense. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Duncan Nichols was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tad Sierra in the 52nd minute of play forced Pakorro AFC's goalkeeper Paco Cedeño to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Charlton McDonough recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 53rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Carlos Vachon struck a weak shot in the 55th minute. Reed Molina didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Pakorro AFC. Carolo Maraman in the 57thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Reed Molina, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 59th minute Lamar Knapp shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paco Cedeño saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 60th minute, Duncan Nichols left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ForestFire fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. Paco Cedeño made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tad Sierra in the 66th minute of play. Paco Cedeño showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lamar Knapp, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Carolo Maraman got free with Reed Molina in the 74th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Duncan Nichols scored 5-1 in the 76th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Paco Cedeño, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Reed Molina made an important save on a dangerous shot by Carolo Maraman in the 78th minute. ForestFire's Reed Molina proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 79th minute of the match, managed to save ForestFire from getting a goal against them. In the 95th minute, Duncan Nichols made a precise shot to the right of Paco Cedeño. Pakorro AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 7-1. 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. ForestFire fully deserved thier win.