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Bruce Empire
Spectators: 8440 (Terracing: 6331, Seating: 1941, VIP seats: 168) 二龙盘昌's Vasile Zburlea 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 5th minute, Vasile Zburlea managed to get in a good position for a shot. 二龙盘昌's supporters rose to their feet, but Vasile Zburlea was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Irwin Stevens breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Irwin Stevens showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vasile Zburlea, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. 二龙盘昌's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Elliot Ancell in the 10th minute. The corner ended in Elliot Ancell almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Inamotos's Irwin Stevens did a great save. After having played for 12 minutes, Paul Lord managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. 二龙盘昌's supporters crossed their fingers, but Paul Lord was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With his leg Irwin Stevens managed to avoid a goal in the 16thth minute, when 二龙盘昌's Vasile Zburlea fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Vasile Zburlea's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 17thth minute, Irwin Stevens skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. When the match clock showed 19 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Vasile Zburlea sped through Inamotos's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Irwin Stevens. Vasile Zburlea fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Irwin Stevens having to interfere. A hard shot 24 in the game by Vasile Zburlea from a close distance when the talented Irwin Stevens managed to make a qualified save. Inamotos's players were relieved. Vasile Zburlea fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Irwin Stevens having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vasile Zburlea in the 37th minute of play forced Inamotos's goalkeeper Irwin Stevens to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 41 minutes into the game, Eliot Foley was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Inamotos's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave 二龙盘昌 the free kick. In the 41st match minute, Inamotos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eliot Foley to maneuver through the defense. In the 43rd minute Eliot Foley shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Humphrey Lewry saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Inamotos's Irwin Stevens got control of the ball when Vasile Zburlea tried to sneak it across the goal line. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Eddy Willison to make the kick off. Vasile Zburlea sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vasile Zburlea received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Irwin Stevens tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 59th minute, Vasile Zburlea managed to get in a good position for a shot. 二龙盘昌's supporters rose to their feet, but Vasile Zburlea was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Irwin Stevens breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Vasile Zburlea sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Murphy Greenan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 65th minute of the match, but Humphrey Lewry made a huge save. In the 68thth minute of the game Vasile Zburlea who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Inamotos's Irwin Stevens was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Vasile Zburlea came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the 二龙盘昌 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 Vasile Zburlea couldn't finish the play. Irwin Stevens took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vasile Zburlea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ryan Oshea hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Inamotos's zone, Paul Lord stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Irwin Stevens came out of the goal and Paul Lord tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Irwin Stevens came out of the goal in the 84th minute to try and stop a shot by 二龙盘昌's Vasile Zburlea. But to his dismay, Vasile Zburlea quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. Irwin Stevens stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Vasile Zburlea's shot from short distance in the 88th minute. A collision led to 二龙盘昌 getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Elliot Ancell hit a great ball. There was no doubt that 二龙盘昌 were the better team. 二龙盘昌's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.