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Clarksville
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Bernie Kraft made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Geoff Hirsch in the 3rd minute of play forced Clarksville's goalkeeper Brandon Cesario to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 6th minute, Clarksville's Bernie Kraft dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. In the 13th minute, Geoff Hirsch left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Paris FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Brandon Cesario showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Everett DeJesus, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. 27 minutes into the match, Clarksville's goal looked a bit too open when Geoff Hirsch came free, but Brandon Cesario reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bernie Kraft received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Joesph Yates tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Joesph Yates made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bernie Kraft in the 33rd minute. After a defensive mix-up in Paris FC's zone, Bernie Kraft stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Joesph Yates came out of the goal and Bernie Kraft tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Royce Rector made in the 37th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Frankie McCord however managed to control. Brandon Cesario showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thaddeus Gillespie in the 38th minute of the match. The corner ended in Walton Epperson almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Clarksville's Brandon Cesario did a great save. In the 44th minute, Geoff Hirsch made a precise shot to the right of Brandon Cesario. Clarksville's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. In the 48th match minute, Paris FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thaddeus Gillespie to maneuver through the defense.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Geoff Hirsch made a kick off. Leroy Peralta hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. 55 minutes into the match, Clarksville's goal looked a bit too open when Geoff Hirsch came free, but Brandon Cesario reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Bernie Kraft had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Leroy Peralta came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the Clarksville 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 Leroy Peralta couldn't finish the play. Bernie Kraft recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 60th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After having played for 64 minutes, Geoff Hirsch managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Paris FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Geoff Hirsch was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Brandon Cesario showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Frankie McCord, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Geoff Hirsch in the 69th minute of play forced Clarksville's goalkeeper Brandon Cesario to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Brandon Cesario took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Geoff Hirsch, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Toby Cates received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Joesph Yates tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A sloppy throw-in by Marcus Cramer in the 80th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Clarksville's Leroy Peralta. 80 minutes into the game, Clarksville's Leroy Peralta nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Joesph Yates made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-4. In the 86th minute of the match Wade Paris sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Joesph Yates skillfully saved the ball. The referee felt a red card was in order, 91 minutes into the game, when Oren Bernal put in a rough tackle. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 90th minute of the game. One of Clarksville:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Paris FC:s goal. Clarksville:s Brandon Cesario showed great skill when he stopped Walton Epperson:s penalty. In the 96th minute of the match, Thaddeus Gillespie got a very nice opportunity to score, but Brandon Cesario was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 97th minute, Paris FC's Everett DeJesus ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Brandon Cesario. Brandon Cesario yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-5. Paris FC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.