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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. Rod Worthington started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the game, FC Cincinnati's Raymundo Blankenship nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Alonso Romo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Gerardo Trujillo took the ball and in the 5 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Alonso Romo. Alonso Romo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. 9 minutes into the game, Fort Pierce Sqwewouth AFC's Wilbur Starnes nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Wade Graham made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Rhett Stratton might have been able to make a better finish in the 13th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Wade Graham. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Rhett Stratton ran back to his position shaking his head. Alonso Romo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mike Sheridan in the 15th minute of the match. Theron Petty charged in rather forcefully in the 15th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Theron Petty the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Rocco Willard took the ball and in the 24 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Alonso Romo. Alonso Romo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. Wade Graham showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rod Worthington, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. When Rod Worthington came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the Fort Pierce Sqwewouth AFC 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 Rod Worthington couldn't finish the play. Wilbur Starnes struck a weak shot in the 36th minute. Wade Graham didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Fort Pierce Sqwewouth AFC. After having played for 44 minutes, Ernesto Ibarra managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Fort Pierce Sqwewouth AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ernesto Ibarra was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Rod Worthington had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-3 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Raymundo Blankenship to make the kick off. After 51 played minutes Fort Pierce Sqwewouth AFC got a freekick which was hit by Lee Washington. 53 minutes into the game, Scott Long was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Fort Pierce Sqwewouth AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Cincinnati the free kick. Scott Long kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. Wade Graham made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Theron Petty in the 59th minute of play. Fort Pierce Sqwewouth AFC's Alonso Romo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to save Fort Pierce Sqwewouth AFC from getting a goal against them. In the 64th minute, Dennis Youngblood reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Alonso Romo. The goal made the score 1-5. With a little luck, Fort Pierce Sqwewouth AFC's Alonso Romo got control of the ball when Mike Sheridan tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 69th minute, Wilbur Starnes 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. Rod Worthington recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 70th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 72 minutes into the match, Fort Pierce Sqwewouth AFC's Rhett Stratton sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Wade Graham narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Wilbur Starnes took the ball and in the 73 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Wade Graham. Wade Graham dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-5. 76 minutes into the match, Fort Pierce Sqwewouth AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Raymundo Blankenship came free, but Alonso Romo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 79th minute Raymundo Blankenship shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alonso Romo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fort Pierce Sqwewouth AFC's Alonso Romo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Raymundo Blankenship in the 83rd minute of play. The supporters of FC Cincinnati booed when Fort Pierce Sqwewouth AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ernesto Ibarra didn't get a good kick on the ball. FC Cincinnati's Tom Barrow shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 86th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Alonso Romo but with some difficulty. In the 89th minute of the match Scott Long sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Wade Graham skillfully saved the ball. 93 minutes into the game, Mike Sheridan cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-6. Alonso Romo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The FC Cincinnati players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.