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Longview Heights Par
Spectators: 7695 (Terracing: 5772, Seating: 1770, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Mason Franklin started the match with the kick off. Rupert Caballero kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. In the 4th minute, Bronson McKinley sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Cookeville's Antonio Blair didn't even have to move. Jayson Henderson struck a weak shot in the 8th minute. Theo Acuna didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Cookeville. Murray Knapp sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Jayson Henderson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Jayson Henderson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Murray Knapp had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 20 minutes into the game, Mason Franklin lined in a short shot 1-0 behind a frustrated Antonio Blair. Bronson McKinley took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 23rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Antonio Blair. Cookeville's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After 25 minutes, Sanford Hawk mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Longview Heights FC and the Cookeville players grew even worse after the yellow card. Cookeville's Adolfo Ng couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 26th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Longview Heights FC. In the 27th minute, Jackson Denton hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 38th match minute, Cookeville was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nelson Zepeda to maneuver through the defense. 41 minutes had been played when some careless play by Cookeville's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Bronson McKinley was slow to take the kick. During this time Longview Heights FC's players had a chance to rest. A well-hit corner resulted in Mason Franklin heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Geoff Askew sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Murray Knapp made the kick off in the second half. Geoff Askew hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. Jayson Henderson recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 53rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Jayson Henderson's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Theo Acuna firmly grabbed it by the left post. After 61 played minutes Longview Heights FC got a freekick which was hit by Geoff Askew. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jayson Henderson got free with Theo Acuna in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jayson Henderson blasted a shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Theo Acuna having to make a save. Theo Acuna made an important save on a dangerous shot by Murray Knapp in the 67th minute. Theo Acuna was out of position in the 67 minute of play, and Murray Knapp capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Murray Knapp really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. Geoff Askew sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 77th minute Mason Franklin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Antonio Blair saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Antonio Blair showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mason Franklin in the 79th minute of the match. Antonio Blair took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mason Franklin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 85 minutes into the game, Alistair Andrade was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Longview Heights FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Cookeville the free kick. After a rather tough play, Longview Heights FC's Alistair Andrade got a free kick in the 85th minute. Mason Franklin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 92 minutes, Virgil Landreth mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cookeville and the Longview Heights FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Virgil Landreth kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. Antonio Blair made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mason Franklin in the 93rd minute of play. Theo Acuna made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jayson Henderson in the 96th minute. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.