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Hollyburn
Spectators: 6727 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Chester Shultz got the match started through his kick off. In the 2nd match minute, Hollyburn was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dean Kim to maneuver through the defense. 3 minutes into the match, Hollyburn's goal looked a bit too open when Chester Shultz came free, but Anton Benedict reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Millard Thurman's late challenge caught a Bellin FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Millard Thurman helped the player get up and apologised. After 9 played minutes Hollyburn got a freekick which was hit by Millard Thurman. Edwardo Clinton was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 10th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. A collision led to Hollyburn getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. César Masters hit a great ball. Anton Benedict showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chester Shultz in the 12th minute of the match. Aron Lacroix recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 16th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Palmer Roy's late challenge caught a Bellin FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Palmer Roy helped the player get up and apologised. In the 19th minute, Palmer Roy hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Elroy Huynh had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Chester Shultz scored 0-1 in the 23rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Anton Benedict, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Branden Ayala's late challenge caught a Hollyburn's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Branden Ayala helped the player get up and apologised. Branden Ayala hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. Anton Benedict made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Chester Shultz in the 28th minute of play. 31 minutes into the match, Bellin FC's Chester Shultz sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Anton Benedict narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Anton Benedict showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elroy Huynh in the 33rd minute of the match. 36 minutes into the match, Elroy Huynh notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Hollyburn's Anton Benedict. Anton Benedict was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 41st match minute, Bellin FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Deandre Albert to maneuver through the defense. After 47th play minutes Elroy Huynh shot 0-3, a short shot which went by Anton Benedict and just under the crossbar into goal. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Aron Lacroix to make the kick off. Anton Benedict made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Chester Shultz in the 59th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chester Shultz in the 62nd minute of play forced Hollyburn's goalkeeper Anton Benedict to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 65th minute, Elroy Huynh hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Elroy Huynh got free with Anton Benedict in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a defensive mix-up in Bellin FC's zone, Aron Lacroix stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Weldon Donnelly came out of the goal and Aron Lacroix tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 75th match minute, Bellin FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leroy Capps to maneuver through the defense. Dorsey Brousse sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Elroy Huynh could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 86th minute of the match, but Anton Benedict made a huge save. Hollyburn's Anton Benedict proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 88th minute of the match, managed to save Hollyburn from getting a goal against them. In the 89th minute, Chester Shultz 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. Edwardo Clinton took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 91st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Anton Benedict. Hollyburn's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Chester Shultz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anton Benedict having to interfere. The Bellin FC fans' excitement grew in the 97th match minute when Bellin FC's Chester Shultz looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-5 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The Bellin FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Bellin FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.