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CYCLIST ARENA
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jesse Holdsworth started the match with the kick off. In the 2nd match minute, Shepperd was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Barth Bowman to maneuver through the defense. In the 3rd minute, Arthur Tebbit hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jordon Fortington took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Barth Bowman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Barth Bowman's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jordon Fortington was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. 7 minutes into the match, Shepperd's goalkeeper Elliot Letsch had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jonathan Castray. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nash Bowen got free with Elliot Letsch in the 9th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 10th minute, Drew Pywell had to be helped off the field due to a pulled leg muscle. Earnest Hands charged in rather forcefully in the 10th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Earnest Hands the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Earnest Hands hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. The supporters of CYCLIST LIMA ASSOCIATION booed when Shepperd was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Murphey Toomey didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jonathan Castrays short, quick shot in the 20thth minute got Elliot Letsch to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Barth Bowman recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 21st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The supporters of CYCLIST LIMA ASSOCIATION booed when Shepperd was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Barth Bowman didn't get a good kick on the ball. With an all-out effort, CYCLIST LIMA ASSOCIATION's Elliot Letsch threw himself towards the right post 28 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Jonathan Castray, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 33rd match minute, Shepperd was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Norman Allan to maneuver through the defense. After 34 minutes of play, CYCLIST LIMA ASSOCIATION's Arthur Tebbit made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Elliot Letsch was left in no man's land by his defense there! Jordon Fortington made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Barth Bowman in the 39th minute of play. Wilhelm Ostwald's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Elliot Letsch read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 40th minute of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

After 51 played minutes Shepperd got a freekick which was hit by Murphey Toomey. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jonathan Castray in the 53rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Elliot Letsch prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Jordon Fortington showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jesse Holdsworth, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. 58 minutes into the match, Barth Bowman notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of CYCLIST LIMA ASSOCIATION's Jordon Fortington. Jordon Fortington was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Jonathan Castray fell near the penalty area in the 63rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored CYCLIST LIMA ASSOCIATION's protests and gave Jonathan Castray a yellow card for diving instead. Shepperd's Abe Toomey was substituted for Norman Allan. The supporters of Shepperd booed when CYCLIST LIMA ASSOCIATION was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jonathan Castray didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nash Bowen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Elliot Letsch having to interfere. In the 67th match minute, Shepperd was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Earnest Hands to maneuver through the defense. CYCLIST LIMA ASSOCIATION's Arthur Tebbit couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 68th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Shepperd. 71 minutes into the match, Jonathan Castray notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Shepperd's Elliot Letsch. Elliot Letsch was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 74 minutes into the match, Jesse Holdsworth dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Jordon Fortington, 3-2. In the 77th minute, Earnest Hands hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 79th minute, Barth Bowman reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Jordon Fortington. The goal made the score 3-3. When the match had gone on for 82 minutes, Jesse Holdsworth took a quick shot and it went in 3-4 without a chance for Jordon Fortington to make any attempt to save it. If Earnest Hands had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Oliver Fessa fell near the penalty area in the 87th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored CYCLIST LIMA ASSOCIATION's protests and gave Oliver Fessa a yellow card for diving instead. Oliver Fessa hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. 89 minutes into the game, CYCLIST LIMA ASSOCIATION's Wilhelm Ostwald nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Elliot Letsch made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-4. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.