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Ripley Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Chris Pack kicked off to start the match. Zachariah Dutton sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Chris Pack had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sol Moody, 19 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. A collision led to Vamala F.C getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Guy Suggs hit a great ball. 21 minutes into the match, Zachariah Dutton had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Pascal Gauthier. Vamala F.C's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Zachariah Dutton was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. The supporters of Vamala F.C booed when Ripley was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Salvatore Chan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rob Strange kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. Vamala F.C's Pascal Gauthier proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 30th minute of the match, managed to save Vamala F.C from getting a goal against them. Pascal Gauthier made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Orville Michael in the 32nd minute of play. A collision led to Vamala F.C getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Guy Suggs hit a great ball. Pascal Gauthier was a little too slow when Zachariah Dutton got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 37th minute. The score was now 2-0. If Orville Michael had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Pascal Gauthier didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Zachariah Dutton went, in the 42nd minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Orville Michael was the one to do the kick off. Kevin Esposito showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eliseo Mohr in the 52nd minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Orville Michael during the 60th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 60th match minute, Ripley was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Orville Michael to maneuver through the defense. In the 61st match minute, Ripley was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ernesto Ragsdale to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Vamala F.C's zone, Orville Michael stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pascal Gauthier came out of the goal and Orville Michael tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 68th minute Zachariah Dutton shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pascal Gauthier saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zachariah Dutton received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Pascal Gauthier tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 75th match minute, Ripley was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Orville Michael to maneuver through the defense. If Zachariah Dutton had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Salvatore Chan hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. In the 83rd minute, Guy Suggs hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Zachariah Dutton sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Orville Michael got in the 88th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Pascal Gauthier handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. 97 minutes into the match, Ripley's Zachariah Dutton sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Pascal Gauthier narrowly saved just below the crossbar. There was no doubt that Ripley were the better team. Ripley's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.