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Arelee Park
Spectators: 6737 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 0) Stan Bruner started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bradford Hughes in the 4th minute of play forced Arelee AFC's goalkeeper Shirley Bravo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rockport FC's Ernie Lara proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 5th minute of the match, managed to save Rockport FC from getting a goal against them. An unexpected shot in the 6th minute by Amédée Chalifour got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. 10 minutes into the game, Guy Cowan was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Rockport FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Arelee AFC the free kick. In the 10th match minute, Rockport FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Guy Cowan to maneuver through the defense. Shirley Bravo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bradford Hughes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 15 minutes of play, Arelee AFC's Andres Leonard made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ernie Lara was left in no man's land by his defense there! Bradford Hughes blasted a shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Shirley Bravo having to make a save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Bradford Hughes in the 23rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Shirley Bravo saved Arelee AFC from getting behind. In the 24th minute Quinton Pollock shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Shirley Bravo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Shirley Bravo came out of the goal in the 30th minute to try and stop a shot by Rockport FC's Rory Herrington. But to his dismay, Rory Herrington quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. If Quinton Pollock had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 38th minute, Rolf Ferguson managed to get in a good position for a shot. Rockport FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Rolf Ferguson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Shirley Bravo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 42nd minute Quinton Pollock shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Shirley Bravo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rockport FC's Quinton Pollock got a good chance for a goal in the 47th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.

The wind increased when Bradford Hughes made the kick off in the second half. Bradford Hughes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Shirley Bravo having to interfere. In the 56th match minute, Arelee AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dwayne Huppé to maneuver through the defense. When the match had gone on for 60 minutes, Rory Herrington took a quick shot and it went in 1-2 without a chance for Shirley Bravo to make any attempt to save it. Quinton Pollock could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 67th minute of the match, but Shirley Bravo made a huge save. With his leg Shirley Bravo managed to avoid a goal in the 69thth minute, when Rockport FC's Bradford Hughes fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Ernie Lara took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stan Bruner, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ernie Lara made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andres Leonard in the 72nd minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 73rd minute, Rolf Ferguson managed to get in a good position for a shot. Rockport FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Rolf Ferguson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Shirley Bravo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Rory Herrington had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rory Herrington received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Shirley Bravo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rockport FC's Rolf Ferguson got a good chance for a goal in the 86th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 88th minute, Quinton Pollock managed to get in a good position for a shot. Rockport FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Quinton Pollock was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Shirley Bravo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Quinton Pollock succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-3 in the 90th playminute. 93 minutes into the match, Rockport FC's Bradford Hughes sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Shirley Bravo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 95th minute, Rogelio Flamand left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Arelee AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3.