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The field of Dharma
Spectators: 8306 (Terracing: 6137, Seating: 2000, VIP seats: 169) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Maximino Guifre took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 2ndth minute of the game Gavin Singleton who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Saṃsāra Social Club's Cornelio Celipe was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Leonard Aluchei had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Saṃsāra Social Club's Cornelio Celipe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gavin Singleton in the 5th minute of play. After 6 minutes Saṃsāra Social Club's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Raul Bowen who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Raul Bowen got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Cornelio Celipe quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The audience was convinced that Gavin Singleton's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cornelio Celipe was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gavin Singleton in the 12th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cornelio Celipe saved Saṃsāra Social Club from getting behind. The Team FC were awarded a corner in the 13th minute after Saṃsāra Social Club's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Raul Bowen took the corner. The corner ended in Raul Bowen almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Saṃsāra Social Club's Cornelio Celipe did a great save. With a little luck, The Team FC's Aníbal Lorenzi got control of the ball when Leonard Aluchei tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 17th minute of the match Saṃsāra Social Club got a corner. The Team FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Maximino Guifre ran over to the corner to take the kick. Maximino Guifre made a great header on Saṃsāra Social Club's corner, it was just that The Team FC's Aníbal Lorenzi managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 20th minute, Grant Foote hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gavin Singleton in the 26th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cornelio Celipe saved Saṃsāra Social Club from getting behind. Cornelio Celipe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Otis Short, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Saṃsāra Social Club's Shannon Woodard got a free kick in the 31st minute. After a defensive mix-up in Saṃsāra Social Club's zone, Gavin Singleton stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cornelio Celipe came out of the goal and Gavin Singleton tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Otis Short's late challenge caught a Saṃsāra Social Club's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Otis Short helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to The Team FC getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Otis Short hit a great ball. In the 40thth minute of the game Gavin Singleton who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Saṃsāra Social Club's Cornelio Celipe was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 43rd minute Gavin Singleton shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cornelio Celipe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gavin Singleton to make the kick off. Grant Foote took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 55th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Cornelio Celipe. Saṃsāra Social Club's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 56thth minute of the game Maximino Guifre who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but The Team FC's Aníbal Lorenzi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Alvaro Lartaun kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. 60 minutes into the game, Leonard Aluchei cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Aníbal Lorenzi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Thanks to some nice moves Grant Foote could shoot a difficult shot in the 63rd minute, which Cornelio Celipe however easily saved by the left post. In the 66th match minute, Saṃsāra Social Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonard Aluchei to maneuver through the defense. A hard shot by Raul Bowen from long distance, 67 minutes into the match, got Cornelio Celipe's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. When the match clock showed 69 minutes, the score became 1-2 when Gavin Singleton sped through Saṃsāra Social Club's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Cornelio Celipe. In the 72ndth minute of the game Gavin Singleton who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Saṃsāra Social Club's Cornelio Celipe was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The Team FC's Aníbal Lorenzi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maximino Guifre in the 74th minute of play. 77 minutes into the game, Gavin Singleton cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Cornelio Celipe was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 86th match minute, Saṃsāra Social Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonard Aluchei to maneuver through the defense. The Team FC's Shelton Flanagan got a good chance for a goal in the 89th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Cornelio Celipe stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gavin Singleton's shot from short distance in the 91st minute. Rudy Gutierrez kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. The Team FC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.