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Smithtown Arena
Spectators: 7141 (Terracing: 5150, Seating: 1833, VIP seats: 158) Smithtown's J.P. Watkins started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 4th minute, Damon McKinley 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. Timmy Travis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 6th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If J.P. Watkins had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 15 minutes, Parker Yu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ValldHebron and the Smithtown players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, ValldHebron's Parker Yu got a free kick in the 15th minute. Oswaldo Sutton came out of the goal in the 19th minute to try and stop a shot by ValldHebron's Parker Yu. But to his dismay, Parker Yu quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Palmer Cassidy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Timmy Travis in the 23rd minute of the match. Oswaldo Sutton took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cory Abel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 33 played minutes Smithtown got a freekick which was hit by Timmy Travis. 38 minutes into the game, Lorenzo Naylor was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ValldHebron's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Smithtown the free kick. In the 39th minute, J.P. Watkins 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. After 43 played minutes Smithtown got a freekick which was hit by Damon McKinley. After 45 played minutes, ValldHebron's Rory Ham shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Oswaldo Sutton came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in ValldHebron reached it. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Parker Yu to strike the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, ValldHebron's goal looked a bit too open when Damon McKinley came free, but Palmer Cassidy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 52nd minute, Ryan Buck hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Parker Yu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Oswaldo Sutton having to interfere. Al Schmitt charged in rather forcefully in the 57th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Al Schmitt the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Smithtown's Al Schmitt got a free kick in the 58th minute. Oswaldo Sutton took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eddy Tucker, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Oswaldo Sutton made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cory Abel in the 62nd minute. Palmer Cassidy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from J.P. Watkins in the 64th minute of play. Oswaldo Sutton showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Parker Yu in the 68th minute of the match. 68 minutes into the match, Smithtown's goal looked a bit too open when Parker Yu came free, but Oswaldo Sutton reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 72 minutes, J.P. Watkins made it 1-1 with a short kick to the right side. ValldHebron's Palmer Cassidy tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 75 minutes into the match, Timmy Travis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Palmer Cassidy. ValldHebron's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Timmy Travis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. ValldHebron's Palmer Cassidy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joseph Cao Xiao in the 79th minute of play. J.P. Watkins sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Joseph Cao Xiao sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Palmer Cassidy didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from J.P. Watkins went, in the 85th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. Oswaldo Sutton made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cory Abel in the 94th minute. The Smithtown fans' excitement grew in the 96th match minute when Smithtown's J.P. Watkins looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 4-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene.