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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Renaldo Duarte started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Zane Dickens showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Renaldo Duarte, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Freddie McNamara received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Dwight Scales tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 11th play minute Freddie McNamara came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Dwight Scales. 1-0. In the 15th minute the ball was on its way in behind Real Angels's goalkeeper Dwight Scales, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 16 minutes into the match, Real Angels's goal looked a bit too open when Nicky Neal came free, but Dwight Scales reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Real Angels's Dwight Scales played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nicky Neal in the 19th minute of play. In the 21st minute of the match, Freddie McNamara got a very nice opportunity to score, but Dwight Scales was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Zane Dickens showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jacques Abrams, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. In the 24th minute Renaldo Duarte shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zane Dickens saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 27th minute, Nicky Neal ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dwight Scales was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. The supporters of Houston FC booed when Real Angels was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Owen Rice didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Freddie McNamara got free with Dwight Scales in the 35th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 36th minute of the match, Nicky Neal tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Dwight Scales saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Peter Foster charged in rather forcefully in the 46th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Peter Foster the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 46th match minute, Houston FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Peter Foster to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 47 minutes, Renaldo Duarte managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Real Angels's supporters crossed their fingers, but Renaldo Duarte was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Nicky Neal to strike the kick off in the second half. Dwight Scales showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Freddie McNamara, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. With a little luck, Houston FC's Zane Dickens got control of the ball when Jacques Abrams tried to sneak it across the goal line. Dwight Scales took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicky Neal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Scotty Bonner in the 58th minute of play forced Houston FC's goalkeeper Zane Dickens to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Renaldo Duarte succeeded in the game's 60th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 3-1. In the 65th minute, Nicky Neal made a precise shot to the right of Dwight Scales. Real Angels's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-1. Houston FC's Zane Dickens proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to save Houston FC from getting a goal against them. When Houston FC's Freddie McNamara in the 78th minute got a chance for a shot 78th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Real Angels's goalie prevented a goal. Fabian Koenig sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Freddie McNamara in the 85th minute of play forced Real Angels's goalkeeper Dwight Scales to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 86th match minute, Real Angels was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adrian MacWilliams to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 93rd minute, Laurence Cardoso managed to get in a good position for a shot. Houston FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Laurence Cardoso was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dwight Scales breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Fabian Koenig might have been able to make a better finish in the 94th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dwight Scales. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Fabian Koenig ran back to his position shaking his head. Houston FC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.