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Bladworth Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Bladworth FC's Martin Zuniga started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Cedrick Ayala received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Jerry Barron tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Danilo Croteau received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Morris Kaufman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Morris Kaufman made an important save on a dangerous shot by Danilo Croteau in the 12th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Danilo Croteau got free with Morris Kaufman in the 14th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 15 minutes into the match, Caramat FC's goalkeeper Morris Kaufman had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Silas Ledbetter. Prince Chadwick scored 0-1 in the 17th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jerry Barron, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 25th minute of the match Bladworth FC got a corner. Caramat FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Willie Slaughter ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Willie Slaughter got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Morris Kaufman quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Robert Carlton fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Morris Kaufman having to interfere. After having played for 32 minutes, Willie Slaughter managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bladworth FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Willie Slaughter was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After having played for 34 minutes, Frédéric Manning managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bladworth FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Frédéric Manning was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 35th minute Frédéric Manning shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Morris Kaufman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bladworth FC were furious when Robert Carlton was red carded, 37 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. After 36 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Bladworth FC! In the 40th minute there was a penalty for Caramat FC. Vaughn Avare stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Jerry Barron. 0-2. Silas Ledbetter received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Morris Kaufman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Caramat FC getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Theirn Cook hit a great ball. Danilo Croteau sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Cedrick Ayala was the one to do the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Caramat FC's zone, Frédéric Manning stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Morris Kaufman came out of the goal and Frédéric Manning tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Silas Ledbetter fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Morris Kaufman having to interfere. In the 64th minute, Danilo Croteau 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. Danilo Croteau sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Danilo Croteau sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Danilo Croteau received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Morris Kaufman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Martin Zuniga scored 2-2 in the 82nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Morris Kaufman, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Bladworth FC's Jerry Barron proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 85th minute of the match, managed to save Bladworth FC from getting a goal against them. If Frédéric Manning had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Danilo Croteau might have been able to make a better finish in the 90th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Morris Kaufman. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Danilo Croteau ran back to his position shaking his head. Sonny Capps hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Bladworth FC players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.