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The Big Black Sofa
Spectators: 5003 (Terracing: 4001, Seating: 1001, VIP seats: 1) Mipau's Simon Velasco started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After 2 played minutes Mipau got a freekick which was hit by Earl Foreman. Nelson Dodge was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 3rd played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Alfonso Galvan struck a weak shot in the 8th minute. Johnson Earl didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mipau. Simon Velasco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 15th minute, Simon Velasco ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Johnson Earl was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Thaddeus Yang during the 18th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Thaddeus Yang kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. The long shot by Boyd Watt in the 19th minute really tested Wyatt Pacheco's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. The supporters of Mipau booed when Dobby Dogs FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Virgilio Haney didn't get a good kick on the ball. Johnson Earl took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Simon Velasco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 33rd minute Simon Velasco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Johnson Earl saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fred Countess hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jacob Creech stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Simon Velasco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Alfonso Galvan's late challenge caught a Dobby Dogs FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alfonso Galvan helped the player get up and apologised. Alfonso Galvan kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. Dobby Dogs FC's Johnson Earl proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 66th minute of the match, managed to save Dobby Dogs FC from getting a goal against them. When Mipau's Simon Velasco, in the 69th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for Mipau. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jeremiah John during the 73rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 73 played minutes Mipau got a freekick which was hit by Jeremiah John. 74 minutes into the match, Dobby Dogs FC's Nelson Dodge broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Virgilio Haney hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the Dobby Dogs FC defense, Simon Velasco kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Johnson Earl. The Dobby Dogs FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Johnson Earl should have stopped the shot. The supporters of Mipau booed when Dobby Dogs FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jacob Creech didn't get a good kick on the ball. 92 minutes into the match, Mipau's Simon Velasco sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Johnson Earl narrowly saved just below the crossbar.