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Spectators: 6782 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1782, VIP seats: 0) Devon Lovell made the kick off and thus started the match. If Palmer Croft had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 6th match minute, F.C. Rapid was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Devon Lovell to maneuver through the defense. Ari Alston showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lenny Whittaker, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. 14 minutes into the match, F.C. Rapid's goal looked a bit too open when Lenny Whittaker came free, but Ari Alston reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to F.C. Rapid getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Archie Egan hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 17th minute, Rodney Villanueva managed to get in a good position for a shot. pirates's supporters rose to their feet, but Rodney Villanueva was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ari Alston breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 18th match minute, F.C. Rapid was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hector Trent to maneuver through the defense. F.C. Rapid's Ari Alston played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rodney Villanueva in the 22nd minute of play. A collision led to F.C. Rapid getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Archie Egan hit a great ball. Rodney Villanueva fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ari Alston having to interfere. Palmer Croft's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Grady Carrasco firmly grabbed it by the left post. Terence Keller charged in rather forcefully in the 42nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Terence Keller the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Terence Keller hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. Grady Carrasco made a fantastic save in the 44th minute, when Palmer Croft sent off a good shot on target. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

After 54 minutes of play pirates's Terence Keller was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Terence Keller hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Palmer Croft's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Grady Carrasco was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. After 58 minutes, Mitchell Stern mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the pirates and the F.C. Rapid players grew even worse after the yellow card. Mitchell Stern kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. In the 62nd match minute, pirates was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rodney Villanueva to maneuver through the defense. Palmer Croft fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Grady Carrasco having to interfere. When Archie Egan fell near the penalty area in the 74th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored F.C. Rapid's protests and gave Archie Egan a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, F.C. Rapid's Archie Egan got a free kick in the 74th minute. With his leg Ari Alston managed to avoid a goal in the 77thth minute, when pirates's Lenny Whittaker fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After 81 minutes, Aaron Arthur mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the pirates and the F.C. Rapid players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to pirates getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Aaron Arthur hit a great ball. Grady Carrasco 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 85th minute. With a little luck, F.C. Rapid's Ari Alston got control of the ball when Lenny Whittaker tried to sneak it across the goal line. Lenny Whittaker struck a weak shot in the 89th minute. Ari Alston didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for pirates. pirates's Lenny Whittaker got a good chance for a goal in the 93rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 94th match minute, F.C. Rapid was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Archie Egan to maneuver through the defense. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.