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Pottsgrove Stadium
Spectators: 7504 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 154) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Duncan Sweeney got the match started through his kick off. In the 4th minute, Santos Ladner 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. In a very dangerous position, a player in Pottsgrove fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 6th minute. Penalty! In the 8th minute there was a penalty for Valdez. Dalton Herget stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Rufus Spicer. 0-1. After 13 played minutes Valdez got a freekick which was hit by Roberto McNamara. Duncan Sweeney fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rufus Spicer having to interfere. Pottsgrove's Rufus Spicer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Duncan Sweeney in the 25th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 28th minute, Leon Gibbons managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pottsgrove's supporters rose to their feet, but Leon Gibbons was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jonas Koenig breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Tommy Goff charged in rather forcefully in the 29th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tommy Goff the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Jonas Koenig made a fantastic save in the 30th minute, when Leon Gibbons sent off a good shot on target. Valdez's Jonas Koenig played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Santos Ladner in the 31st minute of play. After having played for 33 minutes, Duncan Sweeney managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Valdez's supporters crossed their fingers, but Duncan Sweeney was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Leon Gibbons got free with Jonas Koenig in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpected shot in the 42nd minute by Leon Gibbons got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. The supporters of Pottsgrove booed when Valdez was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Roberto McNamara didn't get a good kick on the ball. Pottsgrove's Warner Flint shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 46th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Jonas Koenig but with some difficulty. After the first half Valdez were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Jonas Koenig showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leon Gibbons in the 58th minute of the match. Rufus Spicer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Duncan Sweeney, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. If Santos Ladner had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rufus Spicer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Duncan Sweeney, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. The audience was convinced that Santos Ladner's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jonas Koenig was relentless in the 76th minute of the game. Santos Ladner received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Jonas Koenig tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 90th minute, Tommy Goff hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jonas Koenig showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Santos Ladner, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. The Valdez players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.