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Moss Beach
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Donovan Grady started the match with the kick off. Matt Manley blasted a shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ted Ott having to make a save. Ted Ott made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Denis McDaniel in the 7th minute of play. Matt Manley in the 9thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Ted Ott, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Matt Manley struck a weak shot in the 12th minute. Ted Ott didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Moss Beach FC. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Randell Summers during the 15th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 15th minute, one of Green:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Green. Colby Singletary's late challenge caught a Moss Beach FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Colby Singletary helped the player get up and apologised. In the 20th minute, one of Green:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Green. Ted Ott came out of the goal in the 22nd minute to try and stop a shot by Moss Beach FC's Antoine Overton. But to his dismay, Antoine Overton quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Matt Manley blasted a shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ted Ott having to make a save. Taylor Arrington sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 31 minutes into the match, Moss Beach FC's goal looked a bit too open when Taylor Arrington came free, but Tanner Blue reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Taylor Arrington had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gabriel Barger during the 34th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 34th minute, Gabriel Barger hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Matt Manley stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Wendell Burkett fell near the penalty area in the 53rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Moss Beach FC's protests and gave Wendell Burkett a yellow card for diving instead. In the 52nd minute, one of Moss Beach FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Moss Beach FC. Greens' Tanner Blue made a terrific save as he just managed to stop Colby Singletarys penalty just before it crossed the line at his left post. The supporters of Green booed when Moss Beach FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gabriel Barger didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tanner Blue showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Donovan Grady, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. In the 63rd minute Donovan Grady shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tanner Blue saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 68th minute, Green's Donovan Grady ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Tanner Blue. Tanner Blue yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-1. If Nolan Christian had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Moss Beach FC's zone, Donovan Grady stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tanner Blue came out of the goal and Donovan Grady tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ted Ott took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Matt Manley, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Taylor Arrington fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tanner Blue having to interfere. Matt Manley struck a weak shot in the 83rd minute. Ted Ott didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Moss Beach FC. Taylor Arrington received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Tanner Blue tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tanner Blue made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Donovan Grady in the 95th minute of play. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.