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Ardsley Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) dracko f.c's Luke Earl started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Garry Ransom made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tyrone Blackburn in the 3rd minute of play. 5 minutes into the game, dracko f.c's Tyrone Blackburn nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Garry Ransom made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. When Whitney Herron came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the Warmachine FC 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 Whitney Herron couldn't finish the play. Alonzo Blount made a fantastic save in the 13th minute, when Whitney Herron sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Whitney Herron got free with Alonzo Blount in the 17th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 18 minutes into the match, dracko f.c's goal looked a bit too open when Rodolfo Stahl came free, but Alonzo Blount reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Dante McCain fell near the penalty area in the 24th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Warmachine FC's protests and gave Dante McCain a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Warmachine FC's Dante McCain got a free kick in the 24th minute. After 25 played minutes, dracko f.c's Odell Baca shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Garry Ransom 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 dracko f.c reached it. 27 minutes into the match, dracko f.c's goal looked a bit too open when Rodolfo Stahl came free, but Alonzo Blount reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Warmachine FC getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Doug Mallory hit a great ball. In the 30th minute Tyrone Blackburn shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Garry Ransom saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Garry Ransom showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luke Earl, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Whitney Herron got free with Alonzo Blount in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodolfo Stahl in the 37th minute of play forced dracko f.c's goalkeeper Alonzo Blount to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rodolfo Stahl sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Garry Ransom showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tyrone Blackburn in the 47th minute of the match. After the first half dracko f.c were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Whitney Herron stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Tyrone Blackburn succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-2 in the 52nd playminute. With a little luck, Warmachine FC's Garry Ransom got control of the ball when Tyrone Blackburn tried to sneak it across the goal line. Rodolfo Stahl received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Alonzo Blount tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 59 played minutes dracko f.c got a freekick which was hit by Reinaldo Parish. Warmachine FC were awarded a corner in the 62th minute after dracko f.c's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Chuck Doherty took the corner. Danny Bower made a great header on Warmachine FC's corner, it was just that dracko f.c's Alonzo Blount managed to reach the ball for a save. Whitney Herron fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alonzo Blount having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Reinaldo Parish in the 66th minute of play forced Warmachine FC's goalkeeper Garry Ransom to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Whitney Herron might have been able to make a better finish in the 68th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Alonzo Blount. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Whitney Herron ran back to his position shaking his head. Warmachine FC's Garry Ransom played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Reinaldo Parish in the 76th minute of play. In the 79th minute, Whitney Herron 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. Whitney Herron fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alonzo Blount having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 87th minute, Whitney Herron managed to get in a good position for a shot. Warmachine FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Whitney Herron was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alonzo Blount breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Matt Soto kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. Warmachine FC's Whitney Herron got a good chance for a goal in the 94th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.