League

Burney Stadium
Spectators: 6713 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1713, VIP seats: 0) Thaddeus Howard made the kick off and thus started the match. Burney's Dante Grubb played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alejandro Gipson in the 6th minute of play. Benito Bland fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dante Grubb having to interfere. In the 12th minute Alejandro Gipson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dante Grubb saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Burney defense, Alejandro Gipson kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dante Grubb. The Burney fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dante Grubb should have stopped the shot. Carson Rhoades showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thaddeus Howard in the 16th minute of the match. The supporters of Orkan booed when Burney was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. James Reilly didn't get a good kick on the ball. 30 minutes into the match, Sheldon Holder notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Burney's Dante Grubb. Dante Grubb was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Through an outstanding action, after 32 minutes, Carson Rhoades successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Adolfo Ott kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. In the 38th minute Alejandro Gipson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dante Grubb saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Aluísio da Silveira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ned Herman got free with Carson Rhoades in the 44th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Dante Grubb showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alejandro Gipson in the 45th minute of the match. When Sheldon Holder came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the Orkan 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 Sheldon Holder couldn't finish the play. After the first half Orkan were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alejandro Gipson to make the kick off. After 51 played minutes Orkan got a freekick which was hit by Sheldon Holder. Dante Grubb came out of the goal in the 53rd minute to try and stop a shot by Orkan's Sheldon Holder. But to his dismay, Sheldon Holder quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. After a defensive mix-up in Burney's zone, Sheldon Holder stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dante Grubb came out of the goal and Sheldon Holder tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Alejandro Gipson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Carson Rhoades took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thaddeus Howard, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Burney's Thanh Moore got a free kick in the 68th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alejandro Gipson got free with Dante Grubb in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 74th minute, Sheldon Holder made a precise shot to the right of Dante Grubb. Burney's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-5. 78 minutes into the match, Burney's goalkeeper Dante Grubb had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sheldon Holder. After having played for 80 minutes, Alejandro Gipson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Orkan's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alejandro Gipson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Alejandro Gipson kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Dante Grubb. That made the score 0-6 in the 84 minute of play. Thanh Moore kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. Dante Grubb stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alejandro Gipson's shot from short distance in the 92nd minute. 93 minutes into the match, Orkan's goal looked a bit too open when Thaddeus Howard came free, but Carson Rhoades reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match was over Orkan could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Burney throughout the match.