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Cross City Stadium
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 150) In the 3rdth minute of the game D.J. Veltman who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Lake Of The Pines's Van Franco was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by D.J. Veltman in the 5th minute of play forced Lake Of The Pines's goalkeeper Van Franco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. D.J. Veltman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Van Franco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Van Franco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from D.J. Veltman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 8th match minute, Lake Of The Pines was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Garth Hale to maneuver through the defense. 11 minutes into the match, Lake Of The Pines's goal looked a bit too open when D.J. Veltman came free, but Van Franco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Lake Of The Pines's Drew Aldrich got a free kick in the 14th minute. 15 minutes into the match, Cross City FC's Ignacio Nash broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 18th minute, Alfonzo Sams managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cross City FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Alfonzo Sams was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Van Franco breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 19 minutes into the game, Drew Aldrich was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Lake Of The Pines's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Cross City FC the free kick. After a rather tough play, Lake Of The Pines's Drew Aldrich got a free kick in the 19th minute. If D.J. Veltman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 24th minute of the match Brock Dolan sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Van Franco skillfully saved the ball. If D.J. Veltman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 29th minute D.J. Veltman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Van Franco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. During the 31st minute of the match Drew Aldrich completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Drew Aldrich a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Drew Aldrich kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 43rd minute, Enrique Clayton managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lake Of The Pines's supporters rose to their feet, but Enrique Clayton was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jesse Cody breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 46 minutes into the match, Lake Of The Pines's goalkeeper Van Franco had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alfonzo Sams. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Alfonzo Sams managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cross City FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Alfonzo Sams was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Van Franco breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. D.J. Veltman was the one to do the kick off. If Alfonzo Sams had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 67th minute, Bobby Braxton hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Van Franco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alfonzo Sams, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Lake Of The Pines's zone, D.J. Veltman stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Van Franco came out of the goal and D.J. Veltman tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Enrique Clayton received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Jesse Cody tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 87th match minute, Cross City FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ahmed Luna to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Cross City FC getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Marlon Bridges hit a great ball. Enrique Clayton received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Jesse Cody tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Van Franco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from D.J. Veltman in the 94th minute of the match. Cross City FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Lake Of The Pines for a fine match.