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Spectators: 6774 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Sandy Hanson made the kick off which started today's match. When Wade Hand fell near the penalty area in the 2nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Juventus FC's protests and gave Wade Hand a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of F.C. Rapid booed when Juventus FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Wade Hand didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sandy Hanson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Ari Alston tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tommie Pennington fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ari Alston having to interfere. Everyone was convinced a goal was close when F.C. Rapid's Devon Lovell in the 13th minute lifted the ball towards the upper right corner, but Weldon Bergman was perfectly placed and prevented a goal for Juventus FC through an amazing save. Tommie Pennington sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Gabriel Hairston fell near the penalty area in the 18th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Juventus FC's protests and gave Gabriel Hairston a yellow card for diving instead. In the 18th minute, Gabriel Hairston hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Devon Lovell in the 19th minute of play forced Juventus FC's goalkeeper Weldon Bergman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 24thth minute of the game Sandy Hanson who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but F.C. Rapid's Ari Alston was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 29th minute Tommie Pennington shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ari Alston saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ari Alston took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sandy Hanson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Weldon Bergman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Devon Lovell in the 37th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Juventus FC's zone, Devon Lovell stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Weldon Bergman came out of the goal and Devon Lovell tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 44 played minutes Juventus FC got a freekick which was hit by Gabriel Hairston. After some fancy dribbling in the 45th minute, Devon Lovell managed to get in a good position for a shot. F.C. Rapid's supporters rose to their feet, but Devon Lovell was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Weldon Bergman breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Palmer Croft fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Weldon Bergman having to interfere. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Devon Lovell made a kick off. A hard shot 52 in the game by Tommie Pennington from a close distance when the talented Ari Alston managed to make a qualified save. F.C. Rapid's players were relieved. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sandy Hanson in the 55th minute of play forced F.C. Rapid's goalkeeper Ari Alston to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bradly Pena hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. Devon Lovell received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Weldon Bergman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to F.C. Rapid getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Devon Lovell hit a great ball. In the 67th match minute, F.C. Rapid was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Blake Koch to maneuver through the defense. Juventus FC's Kris Purcell couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 68th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for F.C. Rapid. 70 minutes into the match, F.C. Rapid's goal looked a bit too open when Sandy Hanson came free, but Ari Alston reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 74 minutes into the match, Devon Lovell notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Juventus FC's Weldon Bergman. Weldon Bergman was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 77 minutes into the match, F.C. Rapid's goalkeeper Ari Alston had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tommie Pennington. In the 79th minute, Devon Lovell ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Weldon Bergman was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. In the 85th minute Bradly Pena suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. In the 86th minute, Archie Egan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Tommie Pennington had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Weldon Bergman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Palmer Croft, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. F.C. Rapid's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.