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Spectators: 6770 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1770, VIP seats: 0) Florian Maher made the kick off and thus started the match. Aaron Faulkner showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ramon Finn in the 3rd minute of the match. Bryant Ferrell kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. In the 7th minute Marlin Woodall shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aaron Faulkner saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 8 minutes into the match, North Carolina Gauchos's goal looked a bit too open when Marlin Woodall came free, but Aaron Faulkner reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Florian Maher in the 12th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Guilherme Lage saved San Diego Minas from getting behind. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Marlin Woodall in the 17th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Aaron Faulkner saved North Carolina Gauchos from getting behind. Aaron Faulkner showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Warren Starnes in the 18th minute of the match. Aaron Faulkner showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marlin Woodall, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Aaron Faulkner stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Marlin Woodall's shot from short distance in the 25th minute. After 26 played minutes North Carolina Gauchos got a freekick which was hit by Grant Croft. The audience was convinced that Marlin Woodall's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aaron Faulkner was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. Aurelio Ramirez kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. When Marlin Woodall came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the San Diego Minas 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 Marlin Woodall couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, North Carolina Gauchos's Aurelio Ramirez got a free kick in the 33rd minute. Stevie German took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 34th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Aaron Faulkner. North Carolina Gauchos's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After 35 played minutes North Carolina Gauchos got a freekick which was hit by Grant Croft. Marlin Woodall sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 38th minute Warren Starnes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aaron Faulkner saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Aaron Faulkner showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Warren Starnes, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Marlin Woodall in the 43rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Aaron Faulkner saved North Carolina Gauchos 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.

If Marlin Woodall had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Warren Starnes came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the San Diego Minas 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 Warren Starnes couldn't finish the play. The crowd rose to their feet as San Diego Minas's Marlin Woodall slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Aaron Faulkner. That made the score 0-1 after 55 minutes of play. In the 58th minute, Grant Croft hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Marlin Woodall fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aaron Faulkner having to interfere. 65 minutes into the match, San Diego Minas's Warren Starnes sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Aaron Faulkner narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 79 minutes, Reggie Roland mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the San Diego Minas and the North Carolina Gauchos players grew even worse after the yellow card. After some fancy dribbling in the 83rd minute, Marlin Woodall managed to get in a good position for a shot. San Diego Minas's supporters rose to their feet, but Marlin Woodall was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aaron Faulkner breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 89th minute, Marlin Woodall managed to get in a good position for a shot. San Diego Minas's supporters rose to their feet, but Marlin Woodall was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aaron Faulkner breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Marlin Woodall came up free with the goalie in the 93rd minute, the San Diego Minas 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 Marlin Woodall couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Darnell Benoit in the 96th minute of play forced San Diego Minas's goalkeeper Guilherme Lage to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the final whistle sounded San Diego Minas left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than North Carolina Gauchos.