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Tuckahoe Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Martin Hughes got the match started through his kick off. Sol Collins showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jack Ritter, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. The supporters of St Paul Trojans booed when Tuckahoe was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Wallace Numbers didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 14th minute, Shawn Whaley sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Tuckahoe's Sol Collins didn't even have to move. When Jack Ritter came up free with the goalie in the 16th minute, the St Paul Trojans 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 Jack Ritter couldn't finish the play. Theodore Werner blasted a shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Brendon Solis having to make a save. St Paul Trojans's Brendon Solis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Martin Hughes in the 24th minute of play. Sol Collins didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Don Nickerson went, in the 32nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. Don Nickerson struck a weak shot in the 39th minute. Sol Collins didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for St Paul Trojans. In the 45th minute, Wallace Numbers hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sol Collins stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jack Ritter's shot from short distance in the 48th minute. The Tuckahoe players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. St Paul Trojans were winning 0-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jack Ritter to make the kick off. Marquis Platt hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. Shawn Whaley, 54 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Martin Hughes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Brendon Solis having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Theodore Werner in the 65th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Brendon Solis saved St Paul Trojans from getting behind. Brendon Solis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Martin Hughes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Theodore Werner recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 68th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Adolfo Goff during the 70th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Tuckahoe booed when St Paul Trojans was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adolfo Goff didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sol Collins made a fantastic save in the 74th minute, when Don Nickerson sent off a good shot on target. Tuckahoe's Theodore Werner got a good chance for a goal in the 76th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 78th minute Martin Hughes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Brendon Solis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpected shot in the 79th minute by Don Nickerson got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Theodore Dubois kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. If Jack Ritter had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tuckahoe's Sol Collins proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 88th minute of the match, managed to save Tuckahoe from getting a goal against them. 88 minutes into the game, Theodore Dubois was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Tuckahoe's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave St Paul Trojans the free kick. Sol Collins didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 91st minute, which inside left pole to 0-4.