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RuseCity Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Fraser Slator got the match started through his kick off. Trey Swain stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Fraser Slator's shot from short distance in the 3rd minute. With a little luck, Sedgewick Collective's Trey Swain got control of the ball when Joshua Clifford tried to sneak it across the goal line. With his leg Trey Swain managed to avoid a goal in the 8thth minute, when Dunav RuseCity's Joshua Clifford fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 13th minute Fraser Slator shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Trey Swain saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 16th minute there was a penalty for Sedgewick Collective. Jay Sheldon stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Damian Stonehouse. 0-1. 18 minutes into the game, Tyrone Bilham was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Dunav RuseCity's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sedgewick Collective the free kick. The supporters of Sedgewick Collective booed when Dunav RuseCity was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tyrone Bilham didn't get a good kick on the ball. 23 minutes into the match, Sedgewick Collective's Ross Freeman sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Damian Stonehouse narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 25th minute, Ross Freeman left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sedgewick Collective fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Joshua Clifford fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Trey Swain having to interfere. Trey Swain showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Noel Kearney in the 35th minute of the match. In the 37th minute, Joshua Clifford 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. Damian Stonehouse showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ross Freeman in the 42nd minute of the match. When Christopher Milligan fell near the penalty area in the 43rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Dunav RuseCity's protests and gave Christopher Milligan a yellow card for diving instead. Christopher Milligan hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. Simon Halliday 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. A collision led to Dunav RuseCity getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Christopher Milligan hit a great ball. The Dunav RuseCity players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Sedgewick Collective were winning 1-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ross Freeman to make the kick off. Ruben Garforth charged in rather forcefully in the 57th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ruben Garforth the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 57 played minutes Sedgewick Collective got a freekick which was hit by Ruben Garforth. In the 61st minute Ross Freeman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Damian Stonehouse saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Christopher Milligan was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 65 minutes had been played. The supporters of Sedgewick Collective booed when Dunav RuseCity was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Christopher Milligan didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ross Freeman in the 66th minute of play forced Dunav RuseCity's goalkeeper Damian Stonehouse to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joshua Clifford fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Trey Swain having to interfere. In the 70th match minute, Dunav RuseCity was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joshua Clifford to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Dunav RuseCity's zone, Simon Halliday stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Damian Stonehouse came out of the goal and Simon Halliday tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joshua Clifford in the 76th minute of play forced Sedgewick Collective's goalkeeper Trey Swain to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Sedgewick Collective defense, Joshua Clifford kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Trey Swain. The Sedgewick Collective fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Trey Swain should have stopped the shot. If Joshua Clifford had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 83 minutes into the match, Sedgewick Collective's goal looked a bit too open when Joshua Clifford came free, but Trey Swain reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Joshua Clifford might have been able to make a better finish in the 86th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Trey Swain. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Joshua Clifford ran back to his position shaking his head. After 87 played minutes Dunav RuseCity got a freekick which was hit by Paddy Longley. Joshua Clifford fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Trey Swain having to interfere. Tyrone Bilham fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Trey Swain having to interfere. After having played for 96 minutes, Joshua Clifford managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Dunav RuseCity's supporters crossed their fingers, but Joshua Clifford was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Although Dunav RuseCity had been in control for most of the match, Sedgewick Collective still came away with the win.