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Harker Heights Park☆
Spectators: 7296 (Terracing: 5996, Seating: 1200, VIP seats: 100) Hector Allred sent away a hard shot on goal in the 2nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 5 minutes, Quinn Jackson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bad Axe's supporters crossed their fingers, but Quinn Jackson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Shawn Crowell hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Rolf Carey sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Harker Heights FC's Bret Cartwright got a free kick in the 12th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Timmy Dunham in the 13th minute of play forced Harker Heights FC's goalkeeper Wilfredo Dutton to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 17th minute, Henry Pepper left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Bad Axe fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Wilfredo Dutton showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Danial Pollard, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Henry Pepper sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Harker Heights FC getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Bret Cartwright hit a great ball. In the 33rd minute, Rolf Carey 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. Rolf Carey fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wilfredo Dutton having to interfere. Wilfredo Dutton showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Henry Pepper, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Wilfredo Dutton took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Quinn Jackson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Harker Heights FC's Rueben Cannon got a free kick in the 42nd minute. After recieving a nice pass, Bad Axe's Timmy Dunham tried to score from far away in the 43rd minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. When Bad Axe's Quinn Jackson in the 47th minute got a chance for a shot 47th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Harker Heights FC's goalie prevented a goal. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Quinn Jackson made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd match minute, Harker Heights FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kerry Davila to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 54 minutes, Henry Pepper managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bad Axe's supporters crossed their fingers, but Henry Pepper was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Wilfredo Dutton made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Henry Pepper in the 57th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Henry Pepper in the 62nd minute of play forced Harker Heights FC's goalkeeper Wilfredo Dutton to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Darren Randle fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wilfredo Dutton having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Henry Pepper's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Wilfredo Dutton was relentless in the 71st minute of the game. Lanny Griffith kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. Danial Pollard kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Shawn Crowell in the 75th minute of play forced Bad Axe's goalkeeper Arturo Hill to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Wilfredo Dutton took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hector Allred, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Darren Randle received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Wilfredo Dutton tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 89 minutes of play, Bad Axe's Henry Pepper made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Wilfredo Dutton was left in no man's land by his defense there! Wilfredo Dutton took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Henry Pepper, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.