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Hondo
Spectators: 6740 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1740, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Salvador Elliott took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Salvador Elliott in the 4th minute of play forced Hondo's goalkeeper Johnny Epperson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eustaquio Gibbons's late challenge caught a Helston AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Eustaquio Gibbons helped the player get up and apologised. The audience was convinced that Vicente Pouchard's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Johnny Epperson was relentless in the 17th minute of the game. In the 19th minute Salvador Elliott shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Johnny Epperson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 23rd minute, Salvador Elliott left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Helston AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Mose Andersen stood somewhat misplaced when Weston Ervin came free in front of goal and shot 1-1 to the left of him in the 27 minute. Mose Andersen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Truman Lawson in the 31st minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Hondo's Eustaquio Gibbons got a free kick in the 37th minute. 38 minutes into the game, Vicente Pouchard cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Johnny Epperson was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The supporters of Helston AFC booed when Hondo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Truman Lawson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Truman Lawson stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Rodrigue Colbert hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. Weston Ervin struck a weak shot in the 57th minute. Mose Andersen didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Hondo. In the 60th minute Truman Lawson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mose Andersen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mose Andersen stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Truman Lawson's shot from short distance in the 62nd minute. In the 70th minute Truman Lawson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mose Andersen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With an all-out effort, Helston AFC's Johnny Epperson threw himself towards the right post 72 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Salvador Elliott, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After some careless play in the Hondo defense, Vicente Pouchard kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Johnny Epperson. The Hondo fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Johnny Epperson should have stopped the shot. Weston Ervin might have been able to make a better finish in the 80th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mose Andersen. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Weston Ervin ran back to his position shaking his head. Vicente Pouchard sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 93 played minutes Helston AFC got a freekick which was hit by Harvey Kim. Weston Ervin struck a weak shot in the 94th minute. Mose Andersen didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Hondo.