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Spectators: 6897 (Terracing: 5897, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ervin Beckman took the kick off in the first half of the match. Sydney Harrington hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. In the 5th minute, Ervin Beckman made a precise shot to the right of Gilbert Tilley. Umbrella's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. If Oren Seymour had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 11thth minute of the game Ace Talbot who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Bexley's Eliseo Marcus was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to Bexley getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Oren Seymour hit a great ball. In the last second Eliseo Marcus throw himself and got hold of the ball when Ace Talbot in the 14thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. After 17 played minutes Bexley got a freekick which was hit by Alfonso Downing. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jason Lovett got free with Eliseo Marcus in the 18th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Jason Lovett came up free with the goalie in the 20th minute, the Umbrella 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 Jason Lovett couldn't finish the play. Gilbert Tilley showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sal English, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Eliseo Marcus showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ace Talbot in the 31st minute of the match. A hard shot 33 in the game by Ace Talbot from a close distance when the talented Eliseo Marcus managed to make a qualified save. Bexley's players were relieved. When the match had gone on for 36 minutes, Ace Talbot put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Eliseo Marcus. After some fancy dribbling in the 40th minute, Corey Vigil managed to get in a good position for a shot. Umbrella's supporters rose to their feet, but Corey Vigil was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Eliseo Marcus breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Ollie William had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ace Talbot stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 60 minutes, Ace Talbot made it 3-1 with a short kick to the right side. Bexley's Eliseo Marcus tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Umbrella made a substitution. Mickey Hutton replaced Ace Talbot. Ervin Beckman recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 69th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ervin Beckman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Gilbert Tilley tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Eliseo Marcus took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mickey Hutton, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Oren Seymour sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Larry Luke was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 80th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Gilbert Tilley made an important save on a dangerous shot by Oren Seymour in the 81st minute. The audience was convinced that Mickey Hutton's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Eliseo Marcus was relentless in the 83rd minute of the game. After 89 minutes of play, Umbrella's Ollie William made it 5-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Eliseo Marcus was left in no man's land by his defense there! Bexley's Eliseo Marcus played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mickey Hutton in the 93rd minute of play. Woody Andrews received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Eliseo Marcus tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 96 minutes into the match, Ollie William had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Eliseo Marcus. Bexley's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ollie William was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-1. When the referee ended the match the Umbrella players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.