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Matapedia Park
Spectators: 6722 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 0) Patrick Rosado made the kick off and thus started the match. Patrick Rosado received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Johnny Epperson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Truman Lawson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jarrett Stoner fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Christian Fluet having to interfere. Christian Fluet showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Truman Lawson, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Christian Fluet took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Weston Ervin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 21st minute, Eustaquio Gibbons hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Basil Richmond struck a weak shot in the 22nd minute. Johnny Epperson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Matapedia. After 23 minutes, Otto Gillespie mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Hondo and the Matapedia players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Hondo's Otto Gillespie got a free kick in the 23rd minute. Hondo's Johnny Epperson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Patrick Rosado in the 25th minute of play. In the 30th minute Weston Ervin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christian Fluet saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kirby Baker hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. Patrick Rosado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Johnny Epperson having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Patrick Rosado in the 38th minute of play forced Hondo's goalkeeper Johnny Epperson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 39th minute, Hondo's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Basil Richmond fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Johnny Epperson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Patrick Rosado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The wind increased when Truman Lawson made the kick off in the second half. Johnny Epperson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Basil Richmond, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. With a little luck, Matapedia's Christian Fluet got control of the ball when Weston Ervin tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Weston Ervin came up free with the goalie in the 60th minute, the Hondo 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 Weston Ervin couldn't finish the play. Johnny Epperson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Patrick Rosado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Basil Richmond received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Johnny Epperson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 71st minute, Basil Richmond ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Johnny Epperson was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Patrick Rosado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Johnny Epperson having to interfere. Jarrett Stoner kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. In the 80thth minute of the game Patrick Rosado who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Hondo's Johnny Epperson was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Basil Richmond in the 82nd minute of play forced Hondo's goalkeeper Johnny Epperson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Elias Mobley hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. Basil Richmond received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Johnny Epperson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Matapedia's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.