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Howick
Spectators: 6759 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1759, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Aubrey Jordan started the match with the kick off. Henry Barrett fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ian Ford having to interfere. In the 9th minute the ball was on its way in behind McDame's goalkeeper Ian Ford, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After having played for 11 minutes, Tyson Mott managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Howick FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tyson Mott was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Henry Barrett fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ian Ford having to interfere. In the 18th minute there was a penalty for Howick FC. Jarred Turgeon stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Ian Ford. 1-0. Walter Vaughn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carmen Rubin, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. After having played for 29 minutes, Carmen Rubin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. McDame's supporters crossed their fingers, but Carmen Rubin 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 34th minute, Carmen Rubin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The McDame fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Tyson Mott received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Ian Ford tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Carmen Rubin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Carmen Rubin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Walter Vaughn tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Aubrey Jordan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Walter Vaughn having to interfere. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Tyson Mott to strike the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, Tyson Mott had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ian Ford. McDame's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tyson Mott was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Henry Barrett fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ian Ford having to interfere. In the 67th minute Tyson Mott shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ian Ford saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 70 minutes into the match, Howick FC's goal looked a bit too open when Frank Stubbs came free, but Walter Vaughn reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Aubrey Jordan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Henry Barrett came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Howick FC 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 Henry Barrett couldn't finish the play. Tyson Mott sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Henry Barrett had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Tyson Mott had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Werner Davenport fell near the penalty area in the 92nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Howick FC's protests and gave Werner Davenport a yellow card for diving instead. In a very dangerous position, a player in Howick FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 92nd minute. Penalty! Walter Vaughn went to the wrong direction when Nigel Coffman was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. Howick FC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.