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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Gavin Joyce kicked off to start the match. Martial Vrijdag fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tad Duff having to interfere. Martial Vrijdag took the ball and in the 5 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tad Duff. Tad Duff dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. After 7 played minutes Elkhorn got a freekick which was hit by Johnnie Crowell. 9 minutes into the match, Hayden Burley notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Elkhorn's Tad Duff. Tad Duff was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Tad Duff showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hayden Burley in the 13th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Endre Austnes in the 17th minute of play forced Elkhorn's goalkeeper Tad Duff to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 20 minutes into the match, Elkhorn's goal looked a bit too open when Hayden Burley came free, but Tad Duff reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 31st minute Hayden Burley shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tad Duff saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bryant Mobley got free with Carel Van Hermenghem in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 34 minutes into the match, Endre Austnes notched a goal, 0-5, to the right of Elkhorn's Tad Duff. Tad Duff was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Tad Duff came out of the goal in the 39th minute to try and stop a shot by Stewe's Endre Austnes. But to his dismay, Endre Austnes quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-6. Tad Duff took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hayden Burley, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 44th minute, Martial Vrijdag ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tad Duff was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-7. The Elkhorn players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Stewe were winning 0-7.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Endre Austnes to strike the kick off in the second half. Elkhorn's Tad Duff played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Endre Austnes in the 51st minute of play. Tad Duff showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Martial Vrijdag in the 52nd minute of the match. Elkhorn's defense didn't have a chance, in the 58th minute, when Martial Vrijdag scored to the left of an out of position Tad Duff, making the score, 0-9. 61 minutes into the game, Martial Vrijdag recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Tad Duff. Martial Vrijdag showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-10. 67 minutes into the match, Elkhorn's goalkeeper Tad Duff had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Martial Vrijdag. With a little luck, Elkhorn's Tad Duff got control of the ball when Martial Vrijdag tried to sneak it across the goal line. Tad Duff was a little too slow when Edmund Keyes got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 68th minute. The score was now 0-12. The crowd rose to their feet as Stewe's Martial Vrijdag slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Tad Duff. That made the score 0-13 after 71 minutes of play. Tad Duff took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Martial Vrijdag, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Martial Vrijdag succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-14 in the 74th playminute. After 77 played minutes Elkhorn got a freekick which was hit by Johnnie Crowell. Tad Duff showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Endre Austnes, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. In the 79th minute, Stewe's Martial Vrijdag dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-15. 84 minutes into the game, Edmund Keyes recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Tad Duff. Edmund Keyes showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-16. In the 88th minute, Hayden Burley made a precise shot to the right of Tad Duff. Elkhorn's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-17. Tad Duff made a fantastic save in the 91st minute, when Hayden Burley sent off a good shot on target. After 92 minutes, Martial Vrijdag made it 0-18 with a short kick to the right side. Elkhorn's Tad Duff tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The Elkhorn fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Stewe were clearly better and deserved to take the win.