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The Wick Arena
Spectators: 7674 (Terracing: 5766, Seating: 1768, VIP seats: 140) Colquitt's Tim Pickett got a good chance for a goal in the 7th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 9 minutes in the game, Todd Babcock fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Claudio Price having to interfere. Claudio Price had great luck who in the 11thth minute grab hold of the ball when Todd Babcock from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Todd Babcock fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Claudio Price having to interfere. A collision led to Colquitt getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Ronald Gilbert hit a great ball. After 22 played minutes, The Wick Team's Theodore Stroud shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Claudio Price 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 The Wick Team reached it. After some careless play in the Colquitt defense, Vaughn Bateman kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Claudio Price. The Colquitt fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Claudio Price should have stopped the shot. Claudio Price made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vaughn Bateman in the 32nd minute. If Vaughn Bateman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Colquitt getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Emmanuel Mayo hit a great ball. In the 36th match minute, The Wick Team was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vaughn Bateman to maneuver through the defense. After 46 played minutes Colquitt got a freekick which was hit by Ronald Gilbert. If Todd Babcock had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Todd Babcock to make the kick off. 56 minutes into the game, Emmanuel Mayo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Colquitt's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave The Wick Team the free kick. After having played for 57 minutes, Vaughn Bateman managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. The Wick Team's supporters crossed their fingers, but Vaughn Bateman was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 59 minutes into the match, Vaughn Bateman notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Colquitt's Claudio Price. Claudio Price was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Todd Babcock sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Claudio Price didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Vaughn Bateman went, in the 74th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. If Todd Babcock had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ronald Gilbert during the 82nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Colquitt's Claudio Price played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Todd Babcock in the 84th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Todd Babcock in the 87th minute of play forced Colquitt's goalkeeper Claudio Price to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, The Wick Team's Todd Babcock got a free kick in the 93rd minute. The Wick Team were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Colquitt for a fine match.