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Tec. de San Nicolas
Spectators: 7683 (Terracing: 5763, Seating: 1767, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Lee Hancock started the match with the kick off. Jarrod Eubanks showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andre Bonilla, who was totally free with the ball in the 2nd minute. In the 10th minute Quincy Bonner shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jarrod Eubanks saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 14th minute Lee Hancock shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Max Zaragoza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 16th minute, Brady Brownell managed to get in a good position for a shot. Fc San Nicolas's supporters rose to their feet, but Brady Brownell was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Max Zaragoza breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Quincy Bonner fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jarrod Eubanks having to interfere. 24 minutes into the match, Fc San Nicolas's goal looked a bit too open when Andre Bonilla came free, but Jarrod Eubanks reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Andre Bonilla's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jarrod Eubanks was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. 33 minutes into the match, SOFISTIKATED FC's Andre Bonilla sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jarrod Eubanks narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 35 minutes of play, Fc San Nicolas's Lee Hancock made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Max Zaragoza was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Quincy Bonner in the 40th minute of play forced Fc San Nicolas's goalkeeper Jarrod Eubanks to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jarrod Eubanks showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Quincy Bonner, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 45th minute, Andre Bonilla managed to get in a good position for a shot. SOFISTIKATED FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Andre Bonilla was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jarrod Eubanks breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Andre Bonilla stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the game, Fc San Nicolas's Brady Brownell nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Max Zaragoza made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. In the 54th minute, Rudy Gleason hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lee Hancock fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Max Zaragoza having to interfere. In the 68th match minute, SOFISTIKATED FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jon Bernal to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 69th minute, Lee Hancock managed to get in a good position for a shot. Fc San Nicolas's supporters rose to their feet, but Lee Hancock was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Max Zaragoza breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Max Zaragoza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lee Hancock in the 71st minute of the match. Jerold Lemons charged in rather forcefully in the 75th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jerold Lemons the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Fc San Nicolas getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Jerold Lemons hit a great ball. 77 minutes into the game, one of Fc San Nicolas:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 82nd minute, Lee Hancock ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Max Zaragoza was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-1. The supporters of SOFISTIKATED FC booed when Fc San Nicolas was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jerold Lemons didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in SOFISTIKATED FC's zone, Brady Brownell stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Max Zaragoza came out of the goal and Brady Brownell tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Fc San Nicolas fans cheered their team off the field, for while SOFISTIKATED FC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.