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Cloquet Park
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 150) Phillip Braxton received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Ricky Hawthorne tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Julian Lester had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 10 minutes into the match, West Side Highway FC's Justin Looney sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Darren Tidwell narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 11th minute Justin Looney shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Darren Tidwell saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 12th minute, Justin Looney got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Ricky Hawthorne made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tracy Grossman in the 21st minute of play. Justin Looney received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Darren Tidwell tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. West Side Highway FC's Ricky Hawthorne proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to save West Side Highway FC from getting a goal against them. Darren Tidwell took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Merlin Godfrey, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 29 minutes into the game, Merlin Godfrey cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Darren Tidwell was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Woody Abel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Justin Looney fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Darren Tidwell having to interfere. If Phillip Braxton had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ricky Hawthorne made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Julian Lester in the 47th minute of play. The Cloquet players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. West Side Highway FC were winning 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Julian Lester made a kick off. If Phillip Braxton had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Julian Lester took the ball and in the 56 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ricky Hawthorne. Ricky Hawthorne dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. When Phillip Braxton came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the Cloquet 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 Phillip Braxton couldn't finish the play. In the 65th minute Julian Lester shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ricky Hawthorne saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 80th match minute, Cloquet was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ernie Peachey to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Cloquet booed when West Side Highway FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leonardo Gauthier didn't get a good kick on the ball. Julian Lester blasted a shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ricky Hawthorne having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Julian Lester in the 85th minute of play forced West Side Highway FC's goalkeeper Ricky Hawthorne to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Phillip Braxton in the 87th minute of play forced West Side Highway FC's goalkeeper Ricky Hawthorne to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Woody Abel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 93 minutes into the game, Cloquet's Julian Lester nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ricky Hawthorne made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Cloquet's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.