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Thriving Park
Spectators: 5002 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1002, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Kareem Matthews started the match with the kick off. When Murray Purvis fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Thrives FC's protests and gave Murray Purvis a yellow card for diving instead. In the 3rd match minute, Thrives FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Murray Purvis to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Thrives FC getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Phillip Feldman hit a great ball. Melvin French missed a clear chance of a goal when in the 7 minute of the game fired away a shot, but unfortunally the ball went out to the Santiago Kelley right hand side. In the 12th minute, Kareem Matthews 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. Thad Britton showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Murray Purvis in the 14th minute of the match. In the 17th minute Melvin French shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Santiago Kelley saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 21st match minute, Thrives FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pascal Hearn to maneuver through the defense. When Sammy Rodriquez came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the Thrives FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Sammy Rodriquez couldn't finish the play. Lloyd Steiner kicked a quick shot right in front of the goal in the 30thth minute. Though ot was a great shot Defiance FC's keeper Thad Britton was sill able to block leaving the score board unchanged. Thad Britton showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sammy Rodriquez in the 32nd minute of the match. A collision led to Defiance FC getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Stefan Foreman hit a great ball. After having played for 39 minutes, Melvin French managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Defiance FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Melvin French was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After having played for 44 minutes, Pascal Hearn managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Thrives FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Pascal Hearn 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 Matt Beam got free with Thad Britton in the 47th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Sammy Rodriquez stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Gary Chappelle sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Stefan Foreman's shot from long distance in the 59th minute was not bad at all, but Thrives FC's Santiago Kelley knew what was happening and pushed the ball into his arms just before it hit the right post. Thrives FC's Santiago Kelley proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 65th minute of the match, managed to save Thrives FC from getting a goal against them. 68 minutes into the match, Defiance FC's goal looked a bit too open when Lloyd Steiner came free, but Thad Britton reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Stefan Foreman took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 71st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Santiago Kelley. Thrives FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Stefan Foreman's late challenge caught a Thrives FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Stefan Foreman helped the player get up and apologised. Stefan Foreman kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Thrives FC's Matt Beam got a free kick in the 75th minute. If Kareem Matthews had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Melvin French had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 90th minute, Gary Chappelle managed to get in a good position for a shot. Defiance FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Gary Chappelle was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Santiago Kelley breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 95th minute, Kareem Matthews managed to get in a good position for a shot. Defiance FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Kareem Matthews was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Santiago Kelley breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.