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Spectators: 7524 (Terracing: 5644, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) After 5 minutes of play, Excaliburs's Elliott Wall made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jim Bassett was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some careless play in the Smacker defense, Tad Hahn kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jim Bassett. The Smacker fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jim Bassett should have stopped the shot. Tad Hahn fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jim Bassett having to interfere. Owen Melvin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adrian Hicks having to interfere. In a very dangerous position, a player in Excaliburs fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 21st minute. Penalty! Leon Koch kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. Clay Norwood received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Jim Bassett tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 41 minutes into the game, Tad Hahn cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Jim Bassett was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a rather tough play, Smacker's Quinton Riggs got a free kick in the 46th minute. Excaliburs were awarded a corner in the 49th minute after Smacker's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Noah Newcomb took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Noah Newcomb got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Jim Bassett quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The Smacker players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Excaliburs were winning 0-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Elliott Wall to make the kick off. Elliott Wall blasted a shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jim Bassett having to make a save. Anson Gillis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Owen Melvin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adrian Hicks having to interfere. Excaliburs's Tad Hahn came free and shot a quick shot against goal 62 minutes in the game, fortunately Jim Bassett had problems saving as it came toward the left post. 64 minutes into the game, Tomas Metz was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Excaliburs's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Smacker the free kick. Tomas Metz hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. Excaliburs's Adrian Hicks played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anson Gillis in the 65th minute of play. Anson Gillis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adrian Hicks having to interfere. Excaliburs's Adrian Hicks played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Owen Melvin in the 72nd minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Excaliburs's zone, Owen Melvin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Adrian Hicks came out of the goal and Owen Melvin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Elliott Wall had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Elliott Wall sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tad Hahn sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 97th minute, Tad Hahn 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. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Excaliburs had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.