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Stowe Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Quintin Riggs got the match started through his kick off. After having played for 3 minutes, Salvatore Dubose managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Stowe's supporters crossed their fingers, but Salvatore Dubose was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Kristofer Whittaker made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wes Webster in the 5th minute of play. Salvatore Dubose received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Kristofer Whittaker tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Deshawn Andrews fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rocky Mackey having to interfere. Kristofer Whittaker made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Salvatore Dubose sent off a good shot on target. Salvatore Dubose recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 19th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 22nd match minute, Stowe was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wes Webster to maneuver through the defense. In the 25th minute, Wes Webster hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Julian Hammer in the 26th minute of play forced Stowe's goalkeeper Rocky Mackey to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kristofer Whittaker showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Quintin Riggs in the 31st minute of the match. Kristofer Whittaker stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Quintin Riggs's shot from short distance in the 33rd minute. Kristofer Whittaker was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 35th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Bret Yates. Brad Bernard hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. In the 38th minute, Claudio Flint hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pine Crest AFC's Kristofer Whittaker proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 40th minute of the match, managed to save Pine Crest AFC from getting a goal against them. If Julian Hammer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Deshawn Andrews in the 48th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rocky Mackey saved Stowe from getting behind. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The wind increased when Julian Hammer made the kick off in the second half. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Claudio Flint during the 52nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Claudio Flint hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. Deshawn Andrews struck a weak shot in the 54th minute. Rocky Mackey didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Pine Crest AFC. An unexpectedly hard shot by Julian Hammer in the 57th minute of play forced Stowe's goalkeeper Rocky Mackey to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Deshawn Andrews struck a weak shot in the 59th minute. Rocky Mackey didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Pine Crest AFC. 68 minutes into the match, Pine Crest AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Quintin Riggs came free, but Kristofer Whittaker reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Stowe fans' excitement grew in the 73rd match minute when Stowe's Salvatore Dubose looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 76th match minute, Pine Crest AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Claudio Flint to maneuver through the defense. In the 77thth minute of the game Salvatore Dubose who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Pine Crest AFC's Kristofer Whittaker was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Stowe's Quintin Riggs got a good chance for a goal in the 78th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Deshawn Andrews had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 84th minute, Deshawn Andrews ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rocky Mackey was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 97th minute, Julian Hammer managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pine Crest AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Julian Hammer was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rocky Mackey breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The Pine Crest AFC players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Stowe from taking control. The game ends in a draw.