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Itta Bena
Spectators: 7461 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 1800, VIP seats: 161) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jed Gilmore got the match started through his kick off. In the 5th minute, Sergey Bishkevich 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. Itta Bena's Simon Vaughn suffered a concussion after 5 minutes and had to leave the field. Jacques Wade charged in rather forcefully in the 6th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jacques Wade the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 6 played minutes Grimes FC got a freekick which was hit by Jacques Wade. The supporters of Itta Bena booed when Grimes FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Del Clements didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Itta Bena getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Serafim Cordeiro hit a great ball. Brady Ivy charged in rather forcefully in the 13th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Brady Ivy the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Brady Ivy hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Graig Foreman hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. 17 minutes into the match, Grimes FC's goalkeeper Fletcher Huffman had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Serafim Cordeiro. With a little luck, Grimes FC's Fletcher Huffman got control of the ball when Serafim Cordeiro tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to Grimes FC getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Brady Ivy hit a great ball. In the 22nd minute of the match, Serafim Cordeiro got a very nice opportunity to score, but Fletcher Huffman was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After 24 minutes, Anton Hood mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Grimes FC and the Itta Bena players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Grimes FC's Anton Hood got a free kick in the 24th minute. When Loren Chacon came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the Itta Bena 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 Loren Chacon couldn't finish the play. After 27 minutes of play Grimes FC's Jacques Wade was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Jacques Wade hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. Del Clements sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Grimes FC getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Anton Hood hit a great ball. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Serafim Cordeiro made a kick off. In the 53rd minute Serafim Cordeiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fletcher Huffman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jed Gilmore kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. In the 77th minute, Lu Yun hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Serafim Cordeiro kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. Serafim Cordeiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 84th minute, Jed Gilmore hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fletcher Huffman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Serafim Cordeiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fletcher Huffman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pedrinho Paraibano, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Itta Bena players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.