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Tallahassee Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Tallahassee FC's Travis Bauman started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. A collision led to Tallahassee FC getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Travis Bauman hit a great ball. In the 7th minute Alvin Dwyer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joaquin Fujieda saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 20 minutes into the match, Tallahassee FC's goal looked a bit too open when Alvin Dwyer came free, but Joaquin Fujieda reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 21 minutes into the match, JiNan QuanYun's goalkeeper Randell Barger had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Travis Bauman. Tallahassee FC's Joaquin Fujieda played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maurice Engel in the 23rd minute of play. A collision led to Tallahassee FC getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Andy Ponce hit a great ball. Virgil Hubbard's late challenge caught a Tallahassee FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Virgil Hubbard helped the player get up and apologised. In the 36th minute, Homer Johnston left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The JiNan QuanYun fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. After having played for 39 minutes, Homer Johnston managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. JiNan QuanYun's supporters crossed their fingers, but Homer Johnston was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Homer Johnston sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 47th minute, Rubin Tovar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The wind increased when Alvin Dwyer made the kick off in the second half. After 53 minutes, Roosevelt Lowe mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the JiNan QuanYun and the Tallahassee FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Tallahassee FC booed when JiNan QuanYun was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Roosevelt Lowe didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the Tallahassee FC defense, Homer Johnston kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Joaquin Fujieda. The Tallahassee FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Joaquin Fujieda should have stopped the shot. The referee felt a red card was in order, 64 minutes into the game, when Eduardo Tran put in a rough tackle. In the 64th minute, one of Tallahassee FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Tallahassee FC. The goalkeeper, Joaquin Fujieda, was totally fooled by JiNan QuanYun's Homer Johnston, who 67 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Reinaldo Tanner received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Randell Barger tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jeff Arthur's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Randell Barger read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 72nd minute of play. Maurice Engel could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 83rd minute of the match, but Joaquin Fujieda made a huge save. Joaquin Fujieda showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alvin Dwyer in the 88th minute of the match. In the 89th minute Alvin Dwyer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joaquin Fujieda saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 100 minutes into the game, Tallahassee FC's Reinaldo Tanner nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Randell Barger made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. JiNan QuanYun's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.