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Home of the Ridges
Spectators: 6777 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Reynaldo Henderson made the kick off which started today's match. Graham Whitaker showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Reynaldo Henderson, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. The supporters of Philadelphia AFC booed when South Gate Ridge was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gerardo Grayson didn't get a good kick on the ball. 15 minutes into the match, Shayne Espinoza had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Graham Whitaker. South Gate Ridge's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Shayne Espinoza was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Bernie Beltre hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. Reyes Zuniga made a fantastic save in the 20th minute, when Ty Aaron sent off a good shot on target. In the 21st minute, James Allison 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. Reynaldo Henderson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 33rd minute, Reynaldo Henderson left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Philadelphia AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. In the 43rd minute Reynaldo Henderson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Graham Whitaker saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Ty Aaron fell near the penalty area in the 45th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored South Gate Ridge's protests and gave Ty Aaron a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to South Gate Ridge getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Ty Aaron hit a great ball. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Donovan Herman kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. Shayne Espinoza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Graham Whitaker tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Darrel Hogue during the 62nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Philadelphia AFC's Darrel Hogue got a free kick in the 62nd minute. 64 minutes into the game, one of Philadelphia AFC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave South Gate Ridge a penalty, 65 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Woody Key, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Philadelphia AFC's Reyes Zuniga. 1-2. Reyes Zuniga took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from James Allison, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Graham Whitaker made an important save on a dangerous shot by Shayne Espinoza in the 73rd minute. When Philadelphia AFC's Reynaldo Henderson in the 75th minute got a chance for a shot 75th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye South Gate Ridge's goalie prevented a goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 76th minute, Reynaldo Henderson managed to get in a good position for a shot. Philadelphia AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Reynaldo Henderson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Graham Whitaker breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Reyes Zuniga made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ty Aaron in the 82nd minute of play. If James Allison had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Reynaldo Henderson kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. Donovan Herman was shown his second yellow card after 97 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 98th minute, Donovan Herman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Philadelphia AFC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.