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Spectators: 7349 (Terracing: 5689, Seating: 1600, VIP seats: 60) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Abdul Boileau got the match started through his kick off. Brad Hoff scored 1-0 in the 3rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Shaun Rhodes, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Shaun Rhodes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abdul Boileau, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Brad Hoff came free with the goalkeeper in the 16th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Shaun Rhodes could save by the left post. 22 minutes into the match, FC Steaua Bucuresti's goal looked a bit too open when Régis Prather came free, but Santiago Stevens reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eustache Loomis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Régis Prather fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Santiago Stevens having to interfere. When Eustache Loomis came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the Broadlands AFC 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 Eustache Loomis couldn't finish the play. Eustache Loomis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Santiago Stevens tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Brad Hoff came up free with the goalie in the 33rd minute, the FC Steaua Bucuresti 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 Brad Hoff couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Coy Baldwin in the 35th minute of play forced Broadlands AFC's goalkeeper Shaun Rhodes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Régis Prather sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After some careless play in the FC Steaua Bucuresti defense, Eustache Loomis kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Santiago Stevens. The FC Steaua Bucuresti fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Santiago Stevens should have stopped the shot. 45 minutes into the game, Randolph Howard was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Broadlands AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Steaua Bucuresti the free kick. After a rather tough play, Broadlands AFC's Randolph Howard got a free kick in the 46th minute. Brad Hoff sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Eustache Loomis to strike the kick off in the second half. After 52 played minutes FC Steaua Bucuresti got a freekick which was hit by Walton Seals. When Régis Prather, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 53 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Santiago Stevens was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. In the 59th match minute, Broadlands AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Randolph Howard to maneuver through the defense. In the 61st minute the ball was on its way in behind Broadlands AFC's goalkeeper Shaun Rhodes, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 70th minute, Benedict Osborne 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. If Brad Hoff had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. FC Steaua Bucuresti's Brad Hoff got a good chance for a goal in the 75th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Brad Hoff received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Shaun Rhodes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Abdul Boileau hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. 88 minutes into the match, Broadlands AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Abdul Boileau came free, but Shaun Rhodes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. FC Steaua Bucuresti's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.