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Coal Valley
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jaime Armstrong got the match started through his kick off. Pontotoc's Kory Scott played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Reyes McCarthy in the 3rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Reyes McCarthy in the 11th minute of play forced Pontotoc's goalkeeper Kory Scott to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 14th minute Marvin McGill shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kory Scott saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Moses Medeiros received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Dalton Sylvester came out and tried to block the shot, but Moses Medeiros slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 15th minute. Dalton Sylvester made a fantastic save in the 23rd minute, when Moses Medeiros sent off a good shot on target. In the 25th minute the ball was on its way in behind Fosiedal FF's goalkeeper Dalton Sylvester, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Joel Dickens had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Felipe Cuevas's late challenge caught a Fosiedal FF's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Felipe Cuevas helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Fosiedal FF booed when Pontotoc was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Felipe Cuevas didn't get a good kick on the ball. Moses Medeiros received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Dalton Sylvester tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 37th minute, Moses Medeiros managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pontotoc's supporters rose to their feet, but Moses Medeiros was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dalton Sylvester breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Pontotoc's Moses Medeiros got a good chance for a goal in the 39th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Jasper Hollis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Dalton Sylvester tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jaime Armstrong sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jamar Kemp might have been able to make a better finish in the 46th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dalton Sylvester. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jamar Kemp ran back to his position shaking his head. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Reyes McCarthy to strike the kick off in the second half. Moses Medeiros's late challenge caught a Fosiedal FF's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Moses Medeiros helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Fosiedal FF's Kent Randolph got a free kick in the 55th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jaime Armstrong in the 64th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dalton Sylvester prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 66thth minute of the game Jaime Armstrong who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Fosiedal FF's Dalton Sylvester was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Joel Dickens fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dalton Sylvester having to interfere. Dalton Sylvester showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jaime Armstrong in the 72nd minute of the match. Dalton Sylvester showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Dickens in the 78th minute of the match. Pontotoc's Kory Scott proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 80th minute of the match, managed to save Pontotoc from getting a goal against them. Fosiedal FF's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Kyle Caldwell in the 82nd minute. Kyle Caldwell made a great header on Fosiedal FF's corner, it was just that Pontotoc's Kory Scott managed to reach the ball for a save. After some fancy dribbling in the 86th minute, Moses Medeiros managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pontotoc's supporters rose to their feet, but Moses Medeiros was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dalton Sylvester breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 90th minute, Joel Dickens made a precise shot to the right of Dalton Sylvester. Fosiedal FF's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0.