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Kalkee
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. Damon Blackham started the match with the kick off. Burt Berresford received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Everett Wege tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 6 minutes into the game, Bryant Ziliotto was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Kalkee's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave PeNguyen the free kick. Bryant Ziliotto kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Damon Blackham in the 11th minute of play forced PeNguyen's goalkeeper Byrne Sawbridge to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Damon Blackham might have been able to make a better finish in the 17th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Byrne Sawbridge. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Damon Blackham ran back to his position shaking his head. After 20 played minutes PeNguyen got a freekick which was hit by Nichol Millgate. Jeffray Hess kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. In the 32nd match minute, PeNguyen was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jamie Powderham to maneuver through the defense. After recieving a nice pass, Kalkee's Dan Hodson tried to score from far away in the 32nd minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Damon Blackham in the 35th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Byrne Sawbridge saved PeNguyen from getting behind. Bryant Ziliotto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 39th minute, Jacobs Barker ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Byrne Sawbridge was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Damon Blackham in the 46th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Byrne Sawbridge saved PeNguyen from getting behind. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Brooks Morey to make the kick off. Damon Blackham might have been able to make a better finish in the 53rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Byrne Sawbridge. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Damon Blackham ran back to his position shaking his head. Jacobs Barker fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Byrne Sawbridge having to interfere. 56 minutes into the match, PeNguyen's Brooks Morey sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Everett Wege narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Jacobs Barker sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Damon Blackham sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 68 minutes into the match, Brooks Morey had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Everett Wege. Kalkee's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Brooks Morey was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. If Damon Blackham had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With his leg Everett Wege managed to avoid a goal in the 75thth minute, when PeNguyen's Burt Berresford fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Damon Blackham in the 77th minute of play forced PeNguyen's goalkeeper Byrne Sawbridge to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 82nd minute, Damon Blackham hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 89 minutes into the game, Phil Harkness was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. PeNguyen's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Kalkee the free kick. After recieving a nice pass, Kalkee's Dan Hodson tried to score from far away in the 90th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Byrne Sawbridge made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Damon Blackham in the 92nd minute of play. After having played for 93 minutes, Jacobs Barker managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kalkee's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jacobs Barker was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Damon Blackham received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Byrne Sawbridge tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kalkee were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.