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Willowdale
Spectators: 6737 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Abram Coon took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4th minute, Hiram Scales hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After recieving a nice pass, Stephenville FC's Sang Ruff tried to score from far away in the 5th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. If Laurence Sharp had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dirk Rader received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Leonel Longoria tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Dirk Rader had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Leonel Longoria showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Laurence Sharp, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. When Abram Coon came up free with the goalie in the 20th minute, the Willowdale 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 Abram Coon couldn't finish the play. In the 22nd minute Dirk Rader shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leonel Longoria saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 24 minutes into the game, Darron Jean was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Willowdale's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Stephenville FC the free kick. After a rather tough play, Willowdale's Darron Jean got a free kick in the 24th minute. Laurence Sharp received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Leonel Longoria tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dirk Rader recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 31st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Mikel Coley might have been able to make a better finish in the 37th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jerome Caudill. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mikel Coley ran back to his position shaking his head. Jerome Caudill showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abram Coon, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Laurence Sharp in the 42nd minute of play forced Willowdale's goalkeeper Leonel Longoria to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Stephenville FC's Jerome Caudill played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abram Coon in the 46th minute of play.

Aimé Dubois kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. After having played for 57 minutes, Dirk Rader managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Stephenville FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dirk Rader was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Dirk Rader fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leonel Longoria having to interfere. In the 61st minute Abram Coon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jerome Caudill saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jim Thurman during the 64th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 63rd minute, one of Willowdale:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Willowdale. Sang Ruff walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Laurence Sharp in the 70th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Leonel Longoria prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the match had gone on for 71 minutes, Laurence Sharp took a quick shot and it went in 0-1 without a chance for Leonel Longoria to make any attempt to save it. If Abram Coon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Stephenville FC's Jerome Caudill played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abram Coon in the 83rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mikel Coley in the 85th minute of play forced Stephenville FC's goalkeeper Jerome Caudill to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Willowdale's Hiram Scales got a free kick in the 87th minute. Leonel Longoria was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Laurence Sharp showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-2 in the 91 minute of play. Willowdale's attack was well implemented in the 98th minute, but when Abram Coon was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Stephenville FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.