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Anson Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Karl-Johan Grubb started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Otto Cagle in the 3rd minute of play forced TIKI TAKA FC's goalkeeper Gilbert Salinas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Karl-Johan Grubb received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Thad Avery tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 13 minutes, Darnell Hoover mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Anson AFC and the TIKI TAKA FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Anson AFC getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Darnell Hoover hit a great ball. In the 14th minute, Perry Rowland hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 15th minute, Eduardo Conner managed to get in a good position for a shot. TIKI TAKA FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Eduardo Conner was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Thad Avery breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Karl-Johan Grubb fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Thad Avery having to interfere. 高誉镇 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 22nd minute, Karl-Johan Grubb left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The TIKI TAKA FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. A collision led to Anson AFC getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Lucien Morin hit a great ball. In the 29thth minute of the game Karl-Johan Grubb who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Anson AFC's Thad Avery was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Austin Dickens recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 31st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Karl-Johan Grubb sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gilbert Salinas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Otto Cagle, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Anson AFC's Thad Avery played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Karl-Johan Grubb in the 38th minute of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Otto Cagle stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Karl-Johan Grubb's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Thad Avery was relentless in the 51st minute of the game. Through an outstanding action, after 54 minutes, Thad Avery successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Gilbert Salinas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Otto Cagle, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. TIKI TAKA FC's Gilbert Salinas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Otto Cagle in the 59th minute of play. Karl-Johan Grubb received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Thad Avery tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. TIKI TAKA FC's Louis Shaw was substituted for Karl-Johan Grubb. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Louis Shaw in the 64th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Thad Avery prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Louis Shaw sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Marcellus Paris during the 67th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 67th minute, Marcellus Paris hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Louis Shaw in the 71st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Thad Avery saved Anson AFC from getting behind. After some fancy dribbling in the 72nd minute, Jackson Moreno managed to get in a good position for a shot. TIKI TAKA FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Jackson Moreno was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Thad Avery breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Austin Dickens during the 74th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Austin Dickens hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Louis Shaw received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Thad Avery came out and tried to block the shot, but Louis Shaw slotted it home off the left post making it 0-3 in the 75th minute. Louis Shaw fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Thad Avery having to interfere. After 87 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Anson AFC! A nice corner shot did that Eduardo Conner got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Thad Avery quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 93rd minute, TIKI TAKA FC's Louis Shaw ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Thad Avery. Thad Avery yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-4.