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Kirkella
Spectators: 6735 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1735, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Valère Joly started the match with the kick off. A hard shot 4 in the game by Antwan Hobson from a close distance when the talented Ashley Storey managed to make a qualified save. Niagara FC's players were relieved. If Milo Kaplan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Milo Kaplan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Cornell Aragon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valère Joly in the 13th minute of play forced Niagara FC's goalkeeper Ashley Storey to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 15 minutes into the match, Léonce Cummings notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Kirkella FC's Cornell Aragon. Cornell Aragon was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 29 minutes, Warner Tatum mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Niagara FC and the Kirkella FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 30th minute, Warner Tatum hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 31 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Niagara FC! Stewart Crowell shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. Ashley Storey showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valère Joly in the 35th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Niagara FC's zone, Antwan Hobson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ashley Storey came out of the goal and Antwan Hobson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Antwan Hobson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Ashley Storey tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Antwan Hobson struck a weak shot in the 46th minute. Ashley Storey didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Kirkella FC.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Léonce Cummings to make the kick off. 51 minutes into the game, Kirkella FC's Antwan Hobson nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ashley Storey made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Ashley Storey showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antwan Hobson in the 56th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Valère Joly's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ashley Storey was relentless in the 57th minute of the game. Milo Kaplan's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 58thth minute, Cornell Aragon skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After having played for 63 minutes, Valère Joly managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kirkella FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Valère Joly was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Léonce Cummings received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Cornell Aragon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Milo Kaplan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Milo Kaplan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Cornell Aragon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Léonce Cummings received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Cornell Aragon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Milo Kaplan's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 76thth minute, Cornell Aragon skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. With a little luck, Kirkella FC's Cornell Aragon got control of the ball when Milo Kaplan tried to sneak it across the goal line. 80 minutes into the match, Niagara FC's goal looked a bit too open when Antwan Hobson came free, but Ashley Storey reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 83rd minute, Mitch Magee hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Kirkella FC's Cornell Aragon got control of the ball when Milo Kaplan tried to sneak it across the goal line. Kirkella FC's Mitch Magee got his second yellow card of the match in the 91st minute. The referee ordered Mitch Magee off the ground. In the 92nd match minute, Kirkella FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mitch Magee to maneuver through the defense. Léonce Cummings sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Léonce Cummings received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Cornell Aragon came out and tried to block the shot, but Léonce Cummings slotted it home off the left post making it 2-2 in the 96th minute.