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Whitinsville
Spectators: 6110 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1100, VIP seats: 10) After 4 played minutes, Leaders FC's Andy Dyer shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Chico Velasco came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Leaders FC reached it. After having played for 5 minutes, J.C. Davis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Oprescuville's supporters crossed their fingers, but J.C. Davis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 8 minutes into the game, 최 오 was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Oprescuville's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Leaders FC the free kick. A collision led to Oprescuville getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. 최 오 hit a great ball. The supporters of Leaders FC booed when Oprescuville was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jaime Vann didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Albert Finley during the 17th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 17th minute of the game. One of Oprescuville:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Leaders FC:s goal. Chico Velasco went to the wrong direction when Andy Dyer was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. Tomas Meyer struck a weak shot in the 21st minute. Chico Velasco didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Leaders FC. Oprescuville's Chico Velasco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hayden Kitchen in the 23rd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Peter Hufnagel's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Chico Velasco was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 31st minute, Peter Hufnagel managed to get in a good position for a shot. Leaders FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Peter Hufnagel was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Chico Velasco breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 41st minute, Hayden Kitchen 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Peter Hufnagel in the 47th minute of play forced Oprescuville's goalkeeper Chico Velasco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 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.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Hayden Kitchen was the one to do the kick off. If J.C. Davis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Roman De La Cruz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Andy Dyer charged in rather forcefully in the 64th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Andy Dyer the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Andy Dyer kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. Andy Dyer made in the 69th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Oprescuville's Donato Figueroa. When J.C. Davis came up free with the goalie in the 70th minute, the Oprescuville 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 J.C. Davis couldn't finish the play. Jaime Vann kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. In the 75th match minute, Leaders FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andy Dyer to maneuver through the defense. In the 84th minute, Marlon Bowling hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Oprescuville getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. J.C. Davis hit a great ball. 88 minutes into the game, Jefferson Collins was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Leaders FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Oprescuville the free kick. Jaime Vann took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 89th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Silas Sanford. Leaders FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The Oprescuville fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Leaders FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.