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West Bishop stadium
Spectators: 7482 (Terracing: 5604, Seating: 1828, VIP seats: 50) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Quintin Crain got the match started through his kick off. After 5 played minutes shenhua got a freekick which was hit by Merrill Washington. Quintin Crain's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 18thth minute, Wilford Mott skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After a defensive mix-up in shenhua's zone, Brice Alford stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Wilford Mott came out of the goal and Brice Alford tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 21st minute, Quintin Crain 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. An unexpected shot in the 22nd minute by Alfonzo Calhoun got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. shenhua's Wilford Mott played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Quintin Crain in the 24th minute of play. 26 minutes into the game, Jacob Dickinson was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. West Bishop's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave shenhua the free kick. The audience was convinced that Quintin Crain's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Wilford Mott was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. 33 minutes into the match, West Bishop's goal looked a bit too open when Rashad Starks came free, but Adolfo Hoyt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Quintin Crain kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Wilford Mott. That made the score 1-0 in the 38 minute of play. Quintin Crain in the 43rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Wilford Mott, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Wilford Mott showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Quintin Crain in the 46th minute of the match.

After 70 minutes of play, shenhua's Rashad Starks made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Adolfo Hoyt was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Elliot Franklin fell near the penalty area in the 75th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored West Bishop's protests and gave Elliot Franklin a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to West Bishop getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Elliot Franklin hit a great ball. In the 77th minute, Jacob Dickinson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Jordan Graham came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the shenhua 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 Jordan Graham couldn't finish the play. shenhua's Freddie Priest got a good chance for a goal in the 80th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 86th match minute, shenhua was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Xavier Skaggs to maneuver through the defense. Mason Brandon hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Brice Alford in the 95th minute of play forced shenhua's goalkeeper Wilford Mott to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. West Bishop were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing shenhua to leave the ground with a draw.