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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Thomas Henderson made the kick off and thus started the match. 10 minutes into the match, Bethlehem's goalkeeper Tim Dow had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mike Sheridan. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thomas Henderson in the 11th minute of play forced FC Cincinnati's goalkeeper Wade Graham to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 13 minutes into the match, Raymundo Blankenship dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Tim Dow, 2-0. 3-0 became the score in the 17th minute when Raymundo Blankenship elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. After 19 played minutes Bethlehem got a freekick which was hit by Thomas Henderson. Tim Dow made a fantastic save in the 23rd minute, when Mike Sheridan sent off a good shot on target. Raymundo Blankenship succeeded in the game's 25th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 4-0. 28 minutes into the game, Raymundo Blankenship recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Tim Dow. Raymundo Blankenship showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 5-0. After a rather tough play, Bethlehem's Freddie Langford got a free kick in the 32nd minute. In the 33rd minute Raymundo Blankenship shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tim Dow saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 6-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Raymundo Blankenship to make the kick off. Tom Barrow's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tim Dow read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 52nd minute of play. Raymundo Blankenship took the ball and in the 53 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tim Dow. Tim Dow dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 7-0. Mike Sheridan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tim Dow having to interfere. Tim Dow made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rocco Willard in the 63rd minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Bethlehem's zone, Raymundo Blankenship stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tim Dow came out of the goal and Raymundo Blankenship tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Tim Dow took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mike Sheridan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 71 minutes into the game, Darin Villalobos recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Wade Graham. Darin Villalobos showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 7-1. Freddie Langford kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Bethlehem's Freddie Langford got a free kick in the 77th minute. In the 79thth minute of the game Mike Sheridan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Bethlehem's Tim Dow was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Thomas Henderson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rocco Willard in the 86th minute of play forced Bethlehem's goalkeeper Tim Dow to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tim Dow showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mike Sheridan in the 87th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. FC Cincinnati had won after a very even match.