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Willow Oak Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Nigel Valencia started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Harvey Carbajal kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. 3 minutes into the match, Rossoneri FC's Eliseo Ervin broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. After 7 played minutes Rossoneri FC got a freekick which was hit by Tyrone Wilkes. Paul Floyd was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 8th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Dustin English received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Rodger Snow tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Nigel Valencia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Nigel Valencia charged in rather forcefully in the 20th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nigel Valencia the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 21 minutes, Joseph Maurer mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Willow Oak and the Rossoneri FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 21st minute, Joseph Maurer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Eliseo Ervin, 22 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. In the 23rd match minute, Rossoneri FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Geoff Tompkins to maneuver through the defense. Theodore Boston fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rodger Snow having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dustin English in the 31st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rodger Snow prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Willow Oak's Emmanuel Bagley got a good chance for a goal in the 32nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Emmanuel Bagley got free with Brice Skinner in the 35th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 36 minutes into the match, Willow Oak's goal looked a bit too open when Dustin English came free, but Rodger Snow reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Harvey Carbajal hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. Rodger Snow showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dustin English in the 44th minute of the match. 47 minutes into the match, Willow Oak's goal looked a bit too open when Dustin English came free, but Rodger Snow reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 47 played minutes Willow Oak got a freekick which was hit by Joseph Maurer. 49 minutes into the match, Rossoneri FC's Dustin English sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rodger Snow narrowly saved just below the crossbar.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Theodore Boston made a kick off. When Bryce Light fell near the penalty area in the 54th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rossoneri FC's protests and gave Bryce Light a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Willow Oak booed when Rossoneri FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bryce Light didn't get a good kick on the ball. Emmanuel Bagley received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Brice Skinner tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Brice Skinner took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emmanuel Bagley, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With his leg Rodger Snow managed to avoid a goal in the 69thth minute, when Rossoneri FC's Theodore Boston fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Dustin English received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Rodger Snow tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Theodore Boston had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 78th minute, one of Rossoneri 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 Rossoneri FC. The referee gave Willow Oak a penalty, 79 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Paul Floyd, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Rossoneri FC's Brice Skinner. 1-0. In the 84thth minute of the game Theodore Boston who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Willow Oak's Rodger Snow was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Dustin English had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 88th minute, Theodore Boston reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Rodger Snow. The goal made the score 1-1. If Dustin English had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. For all the effort they put into the match, the Rossoneri FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Willow Oak.