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Floral City Stadium
Spectators: 5350 (Terracing: 4100, Seating: 1100, VIP seats: 150) Jesse Vogel started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Martin Bridges didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jesse Vogel went, in the 4th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Wood River FC's Willie Reilly played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Young Gould in the 7th minute of play. Martin Bridges made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ken Fair in the 10th minute of play. Young Gould received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Willie Reilly tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Douglass Pham kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. Brendan Ferreira succeeded in the game's 19th minute to get real power on a long shot . Floral City's Martin Bridges hadn't the time to block the shot which was pasted into the goal, 0-2! The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Douglass Pham during the 22nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Douglass Pham kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jesse Vogel in the 30th minute of play forced Floral City's goalkeeper Martin Bridges to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 31 minutes into the game, Jesse Vogel was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Wood River FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Floral City the free kick. Jesse Vogel hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. Willie Reilly made an important save on a dangerous shot by Leroy Aranda in the 32nd minute. If Leroy Aranda had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Leroy Aranda had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 39th match minute, Wood River FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ken Fair to maneuver through the defense. Young Gould struck a weak shot in the 40th minute. Willie Reilly didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Floral City. An unexpectedly hard shot by Young Gould in the 44th minute of play forced Wood River FC's goalkeeper Willie Reilly to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Giuseppe Jenkins sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Giuseppe Jenkins might have been able to make a better finish in the 49th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Martin Bridges. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Giuseppe Jenkins ran back to his position shaking his head. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Young Gould made the kick off in the second half. Jesse Vogel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Martin Bridges having to interfere. Douglass Pham got his second yellow card in the match during the 57th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. Douglass Pham hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. Martin Bridges showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jesse Vogel, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Clark Dobbs could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Martin Bridges made a huge save. After some fancy dribbling in the 80th minute, Leroy Aranda managed to get in a good position for a shot. Floral City's supporters rose to their feet, but Leroy Aranda was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Willie Reilly breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 82ndth minute of the game Leroy Aranda who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Wood River FC's Willie Reilly was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to Wood River FC getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Ken Fair hit a great ball. In the 88th minute the ball was on its way in behind Floral City's goalkeeper Martin Bridges, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Martin Bridges showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jesse Vogel in the 90th minute of the match. When Domenico Trent fell near the penalty area in the 95th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Floral City's protests and gave Domenico Trent a yellow card for diving instead. Domenico Trent hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. Wood River FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Brendan Ferreira in the 100th minute. The Wood River FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Wood River FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.