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Match Report
Waterdown
Spectators: 6719 (Terracing: 5000,
Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 0) Félix Weathers started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After having played for 3 minutes, Dave Cowan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ralston FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dave Cowan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Reuben Lin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dave Cowan, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. If Amos Haas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Amos Haas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Gregorio Fountain tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dave Cowan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Reuben Lin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Félix Weathers had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dave Cowan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Reuben Lin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Ralston FC's Norman Tinsley got a free kick in the 29th minute. Reuben Lin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Félix Weathers, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Félix Weathers sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Félix Weathers fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Reuben Lin having to interfere. Amos Haas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.
Jérôme Alfaro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gregorio Fountain having to interfere. Elbert Gauthier kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Ralston FC's zone, Amos Haas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gregorio Fountain came out of the goal and Amos Haas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 58 played minutes Waterdown got a freekick which was hit by Elvis Kincaid. The supporters of Waterdown booed when Ralston FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Elbert Gauthier didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Ralston FC's zone, Amos Haas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gregorio Fountain came out of the goal and Amos Haas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 65th minute, Félix Weathers 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. In the 66th minute, Dave Cowan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ralston FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Dave Cowan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Reuben Lin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ezekiel Hernandez hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amos Haas in the 83rd minute of play forced Ralston FC's goalkeeper Gregorio Fountain to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Isidore Mock's late challenge caught a Waterdown's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Isidore Mock helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Waterdown booed when Ralston FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Isidore Mock didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Amos Haas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ralston FC's Félix Weathers got a good chance for a goal in the 88th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Isaiah Dougherty charged in rather forcefully in the 92nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Isaiah Dougherty the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 92nd match minute, Waterdown was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Isaiah Dougherty to maneuver through the defense. Gregorio Fountain showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jérôme Alfaro, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. Ralston FC's Gregorio Fountain played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Amos Haas in the 96th minute of play. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Ralston FC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.
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