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Yea Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Cain Odonahoo got the match started through his kick off. Curtis Rhodes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cain Odonahoo in the 5th minute of play forced Yea's goalkeeper Bath Anders to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Benard Norton was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 10th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. In the 13th match minute, Yea was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Duke Lamb to maneuver through the defense. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cain Odonahoo in the 16th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bath Anders saved Yea from getting behind. Curtis Rhodes's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Bath Anders read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 22nd minute of play. Arty Tupman made a fantastic save in the 23rd minute, when Kale Pears sent off a good shot on target. Benard Norton hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. Bjorn Kennedy struck a weak shot in the 26th minute. Arty Tupman didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Yea. If Downing Mcquoid had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the Yea defense, Cain Odonahoo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Bath Anders. The Yea fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Bath Anders should have stopped the shot. Curtis Rhodes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bath Anders having to interfere. Cain Odonahoo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Bath Anders tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Downing Mcquoid in the 38th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Arty Tupman saved Clairville from getting behind. Curtis Rhodes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 47th minute, Cain Odonahoo got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The wind increased when Downing Mcquoid made the kick off in the second half. Arty Tupman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Downing Mcquoid in the 51st minute of play. Clairville's Arty Tupman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Downing Mcquoid in the 53rd minute of play. 55 minutes into the game, Downing Mcquoid cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Arty Tupman was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kale Pears in the 60th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Arty Tupman prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 63rd minute Cain Odonahoo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bath Anders saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bath Anders showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cain Odonahoo, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. After 67 played minutes Yea got a freekick which was hit by Russ Czaczka. In the 68th match minute, Clairville was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zackery Claringbold to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 70 minutes, Kale Pears managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Yea's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kale Pears was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Cain Odonahoo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Bath Anders read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 79th minute of play. In the 81st minute of the match Russ Freeman sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Bath Anders skillfully saved the ball. A collision led to Yea getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Clarke Annis hit a great ball. Yea's Bath Anders played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cain Odonahoo in the 86th minute of play. Russ Freeman hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. Kale Pears sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Downing Mcquoid fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arty Tupman having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kale Pears in the 94th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Arty Tupman saved Clairville from getting behind. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.