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Port Charlotte
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Gary Sanderson started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After a rather tough play, River Poker's Edgar Bland got a free kick in the 3rd minute. In the 6th minute Daren Atkinson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Garth Gomez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 9th minute Son Ware shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Garth Gomez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. River Poker's Garth Gomez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Son Ware in the 12th minute of play. In the 19th minute, Gary Sanderson fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Garth Gomez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daren Atkinson in the 23rd minute of the match. Garth Gomez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Son Ware, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Cincinnati Strikers booed when River Poker was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Del Bradley didn't get a good kick on the ball. Son Ware fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Garth Gomez having to interfere. Sid Gardner blasted a shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Alistair Acuna having to make a save. 44 minutes in the game, Gary Sanderson fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Alistair Acuna having to interfere.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Son Ware made a kick off. Sid Gardner received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Alistair Acuna tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Daren Atkinson in the 66thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Garth Gomez, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After a rather tough play, River Poker's Edgar Bland got a free kick in the 66th minute. 67 minutes into the match, Cincinnati Strikers's Kurtis Clinton broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Garth Gomez didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Daren Atkinson went, in the 72nd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. In the 78th minute, Giovanni Montgomery hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, River Poker's Jospeh Isaac got a free kick in the 85th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Son Ware in the 87th minute of play forced River Poker's goalkeeper Garth Gomez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Daren Atkinson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Garth Gomez having to interfere. In the 91st minute, Del Bradley hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Son Ware fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Garth Gomez having to interfere. After having played for 95 minutes, Daren Atkinson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cincinnati Strikers's supporters crossed their fingers, but Daren Atkinson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.