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Cockeysville Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Tad Lindsey got the match started through his kick off. After 3 minutes, Graig Swift mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Warrensville Heights and the Cockeysville players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a defensive mix-up in Warrensville Heights's zone, Tad Lindsey stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ward Kruse came out of the goal and Tad Lindsey tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 11 minutes into the match, Cockeysville's goal looked a bit too open when Dustin Shaver came free, but Rolando Busch reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zack Padgett recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 13th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Rolando Busch didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ezra Holbrook went, in the 17th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Rolando Busch took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dustin Shaver, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Zack Padgett fell near the penalty area in the 24th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cockeysville's protests and gave Zack Padgett a yellow card for diving instead. Zack Padgett hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Cockeysville's Dustin Watts got a free kick in the 25th minute. The supporters of Cockeysville booed when Warrensville Heights was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dustin Shaver didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Zack Padgett came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the Cockeysville 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 Zack Padgett couldn't finish the play. If Tad Lindsey had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Zack Padgett took the ball and in the 38 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ward Kruse. Ward Kruse dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. After a rather tough play, Warrensville Heights's Graig Swift got a free kick in the 44th minute. Tad Lindsey sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 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 wind increased when Ezra Holbrook made the kick off in the second half. Rolando Busch showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ezra Holbrook, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Rolando Busch made a fantastic save in the 55th minute, when Kent Weeks sent off a good shot on target. Zack Padgett kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. Dustin Shaver's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 68thth minute, Rolando Busch skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Warrensville Heights's Ward Kruse played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zack Padgett in the 69th minute of play. Tad Lindsey recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 70th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The referee felt a red card was in order, 76 minutes into the game, when Zack Padgett put in a rough tackle. In the 84th minute Ezra Holbrook shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rolando Busch saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 89 minutes into the game, Desmond Fuentes was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Warrensville Heights's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Cockeysville the free kick. After 89 played minutes Warrensville Heights got a freekick which was hit by Desmond Fuentes. Desmond Fuentes made in the 93rd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Cockeysville's Tad Lindsey. Cockeysville's Rolando Busch played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Graig Swift in the 97th minute of play. With a little luck, Cockeysville's Rolando Busch got control of the ball when Marcos Barrera tried to sneak it across the goal line. The Warrensville Heights players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Cockeysville from taking control. The game ends in a draw.