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Avra Valley Park
Spectators: 7525 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 1864, VIP seats: 161) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Eric Fisher kicked off to start the match. The audience was convinced that Eric Fisher's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Waylon Paris was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. Craig Velazquez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stacey Montano in the 7th minute of the match. Yuri Hermes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but Craig Velazquez made a huge save. In the 10th minute Donnie Ragland shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Waylon Paris saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eric Fisher sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 16 minutes into the match, Eric Fisher had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Waylon Paris. Avra Valley's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Eric Fisher was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. A collision led to Black Sails FC getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Jimmy Barnard hit a great ball. Yuri Hermes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 21st minute of the match, but Craig Velazquez made a huge save. In the 22nd minute Stacey Montano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Craig Velazquez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Avra Valley's Waylon Paris played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eric Fisher in the 24th minute of play. Black Sails FC's Craig Velazquez proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 29th minute of the match, managed to save Black Sails FC from getting a goal against them. Donnie Ragland kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. Eric Fisher blasted a shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Waylon Paris having to make a save. In the 33rd minute Eric Fisher shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Waylon Paris saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eric Fisher in the 37th minute of play forced Avra Valley's goalkeeper Waylon Paris to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 42nd minute, Werner Atkinson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 43 minutes into the match, Avra Valley's goal looked a bit too open when Eric Fisher came free, but Waylon Paris reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 46th minute, Charlie McGinnis 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. In the 48th minute, Donnie Ragland made a precise shot to the right of Waylon Paris. Avra Valley's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Yuri Hermes stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 58th minute of the game. One of Avra Valley:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Black Sails FC:s goal. The goalkeeper, Waylon Paris, was totally fooled by Black Sails FC's Matthew Byrd, who 59 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Eric Fisher who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 66thth minute tested the skills of Waylon Paris when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Eric Fisher who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 66thth minute tested the skills of Waylon Paris when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Eric Fisher could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 67th minute of the match, but Waylon Paris made a huge save. Matthew Byrd recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 71st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Craig Velazquez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Werner Atkinson in the 74th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Eric Fisher got free with Waylon Paris in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Craig Velazquez came out of the goal in the 81st minute to try and stop a shot by Avra Valley's Eleuterio Arias. But to his dismay, Eleuterio Arias quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-4. With a little luck, Avra Valley's Waylon Paris got control of the ball when Eric Fisher tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 84th minute, Eric Fisher reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Waylon Paris. The goal made the score 1-5. With a little luck, Avra Valley's Waylon Paris got control of the ball when Eric Fisher tried to sneak it across the goal line. The corner ended in Matthew Byrd almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Avra Valley's Waylon Paris did a great save. After 90 played minutes Donnie Ragland rounded Avra Valley's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-6. In the 97th play minute Eric Fisher came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Waylon Paris. 1-7. The Black Sails FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Black Sails FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.