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AT&T Stadium
Spectators: 7797 (Terracing: 5849, Seating: 1793, VIP seats: 155) DeAndre Ramsey stood somewhat misplaced when Billy Dale came free in front of goal and shot 1-0 to the left of him in the 7 minute. In the 12th minute, Andre Pereira left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Margate fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Francis Redmond in the 18th minute of play forced Margate's goalkeeper DeAndre Ramsey to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dustin Connolly got in the 29th minute the ball and tried a long shot which scored to the left of DeAndre Ramsey and thus it was 3-1. Stacey Shaver sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bob Langford showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Art Medrano, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Don Rouse hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. When the match had gone on for 47 minutes, Francis Redmond took a quick shot and it went in 4-1 without a chance for DeAndre Ramsey to make any attempt to save it. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 4-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Andre Pereira was the one to do the kick off. In the 53rd minute, Billy Dale made a precise shot to the right of DeAndre Ramsey. Margate's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-1. Billy Dale sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Stacey Shaver had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 60 played minutes Margate got a freekick which was hit by Jamar Harden. Don Rouse charged in rather forcefully in the 65th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Don Rouse the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The audience was convinced that Billy Dale's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but DeAndre Ramsey was relentless in the 72nd minute of the game. Margate's DeAndre Ramsey played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Billy Dale in the 73rd minute of play. After 74 played minutes Margate got a freekick which was hit by Jamar Harden. If Dustin Connolly had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. DeAndre Ramsey didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Billy Dale went, in the 78th minute, to the upper right corner, 7-1 was the resulting score. If Francis Redmond had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 90th minute Felipe Hatch shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but DeAndre Ramsey saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dallas Cowboys's Stacey Shaver got a good chance for a goal in the 92nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.