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Beardmore Park
Spectators: 6712 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 0) Homer Pritchard started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 3rd match minute, Beardmore AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Julius Whitehead to maneuver through the defense. Macalister's Wilburn Bonner proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 5th minute of the match, managed to save Macalister from getting a goal against them. After 11 played minutes Beardmore AFC got a freekick which was hit by Julius Whitehead. Wilburn Bonner made a fantastic save in the 20th minute, when Christian Silver sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to Beardmore AFC getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Julius Whitehead hit a great ball. 22 minutes into the game, Julius Whitehead was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Beardmore AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Macalister the free kick. Bernardo Marrero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Matthew Lay, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. In the 24thth minute of the game Homer Pritchard who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Macalister's Wilburn Bonner was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Christian Silver's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Wilburn Bonner firmly grabbed it by the left post. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Malcolm Perry during the 27th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Malcolm Perry hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. 32 minutes into the match, Macalister's goalkeeper Wilburn Bonner had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Christian Silver. After having played for 35 minutes, Andreas Bergeron managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Macalister's supporters crossed their fingers, but Andreas Bergeron was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Homer Pritchard came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the Beardmore AFC 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 Homer Pritchard couldn't finish the play. 42 minutes into the match, Macalister's Matthew Lay sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Bernardo Marrero narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Bernardo Marrero stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jarod Rowley's shot from short distance in the 44th minute. After having played for 48 minutes, Matthew Lay managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Macalister's supporters crossed their fingers, but Matthew Lay was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Matthew Lay made the kick off in the second half. Bernardo Marrero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matthew Lay in the 52nd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Macalister's Matthew Lay got a free kick in the 61st minute. After 62 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Macalister! Homer Pritchard recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 67th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Rod Blankenship's late challenge caught a Macalister's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rod Blankenship helped the player get up and apologised. In the 68th match minute, Beardmore AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rod Blankenship to maneuver through the defense. In the 70th minute of the match, Jarod Rowley got a very nice opportunity to score, but Bernardo Marrero was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Matthew Lay fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bernardo Marrero having to interfere. Jarod Rowley could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 82nd minute of the match, but Bernardo Marrero made a huge save. 88 minutes into the match, Christian Silver had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Wilburn Bonner. Macalister's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Christian Silver was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. If Christian Silver had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Homer Pritchard in the 97th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Wilburn Bonner prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Jarod Rowley struck a weak shot in the 99th minute. Bernardo Marrero didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Macalister. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Beardmore AFC had won after a very even match.