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Pinch
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. Eddie Lin started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the match, Southside USA's goal looked a bit too open when Duncan Scales came free, but Jonah Bates reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 0-1 became the score in the 6th minute when Eddie Lin elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Santiago Sizemore made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Manuel Cunha in the 8th minute of play. Daryl Bergman hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. In the 9th minute of the match Xavier Sierra shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Santiago Sizemore showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 12th minute, Louie Welch ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jonah Bates was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. The audience was convinced that Eddie Lin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Santiago Sizemore was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. Jordan Egan kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. Garrett Powers's late challenge caught a Pinch's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Garrett Powers helped the player get up and apologised. Garrett Powers hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. In the 24th minute, Eddie Lin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Santiago Sizemore was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. If Tom Brand had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tom Brand could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 29th minute of the match, but Jonah Bates made a huge save. Santiago Sizemore made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eddie Lin in the 30th minute of play. In the 32nd minute, Eddie Lin made a precise shot to the right of Santiago Sizemore. Pinch's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. In the 36th minute, Eddie Lin made a precise shot to the right of Santiago Sizemore. Pinch's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-4. Jordan Egan kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. In the 41st match minute, Pinch was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Julio Fujieda to maneuver through the defense. Santiago Sizemore showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eddie Lin, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Timmy Flint to make the kick off. Pinch's defense didn't have a chance, in the 56th minute, when Jordan Egan scored to the left of an out of position Santiago Sizemore, making the score, 1-5. The supporters of Pinch booed when Southside USA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Basil Lockett didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 64 minutes, Bryan Wilhelm managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pinch's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bryan Wilhelm was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With 66 minutes on the clock, Vicente Haynes commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. 66 minutes into the game, one of Southside USA:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Scott Hanna charged in rather forcefully in the 72nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Scott Hanna the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 72nd match minute, Southside USA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Scott Hanna to maneuver through the defense. Bryan Wilhelm took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 74th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Jonah Bates. Southside USA's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 76th minute Louie Welch shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonah Bates saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Garrett Powers fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Santiago Sizemore having to interfere. If Manuel Cunha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 83rd minute, Garrett Powers made a precise shot to the right of Santiago Sizemore. Pinch's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-6. After having played for 93 minutes, Manuel Cunha managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Southside USA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Manuel Cunha was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Xavier Sierra received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Santiago Sizemore tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Garrett Powers received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 97th minute. Santiago Sizemore tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Southside USA played a much better game than Pinch and deserved their victory. The Pinch players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.