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Manning
Spectators: 7350 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mario Sapp got the match started through his kick off. In the 5th minute, Trey Clay hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A hard shot by Calvin Hartman from long distance, 6 minutes into the match, got Shannon Warren's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. When the match had been going on for 10 minutes, Manning FC's Calvin Hartman got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Shannon Warren. Bailey Farley took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mario Sapp, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 14 played minutes Manning FC got a freekick which was hit by Charlie Darnell. In the 14th minute, Mario Sapp ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Bailey Farley was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. After some careless play in the Manning FC defense, Mario Sapp kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Bailey Farley. The Manning FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Bailey Farley should have stopped the shot. When the match clock showed 24 minutes, the score became 1-3 when Thad Countess sped through Manning FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Bailey Farley. Shannon Warren came out of the goal in the 28th minute to try and stop a shot by Manning FC's Roscoe Ashby. But to his dismay, Roscoe Ashby quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-3. The supporters of Manning FC booed when Crazy Ducks was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bryant Vaughan didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Mario Sapp had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 38 minutes into the match, Manning FC's goal looked a bit too open when Thad Countess came free, but Bailey Farley reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thad Countess in the 41st minute of play forced Manning FC's goalkeeper Bailey Farley to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bailey Farley made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mario Sapp in the 42nd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Crazy Ducks's Thad Roe got a free kick in the 45th minute.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Roscoe Ashby to strike the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Crazy Ducks's Leroy Church got a free kick in the 53rd minute. In the 54th minute of the match Calvin Hartman sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Shannon Warren skillfully saved the ball. In the 61st minute Mario Sapp shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bailey Farley saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Calvin Hartman kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. Bailey Farley showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mario Sapp, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Thad Countess succeeded in the game's 71st minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 2-5. Mario Sapp struck a weak shot in the 75th minute. Bailey Farley didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Crazy Ducks. A collision led to Manning FC getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Roscoe Ashby hit a great ball. Bailey Farley showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mario Sapp, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Thad Countess let the left foot speak when in front of goal in the 84th minute shot 2-7 at rihgt post. Bryant Vaughan charged in rather forcefully in the 91st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bryant Vaughan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Manning FC booed when Crazy Ducks was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bryant Vaughan didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 93rd minute of the match Calvin Hartman shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Shannon Warren showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Crazy Ducks played a much better game than Manning FC and deserved their victory. The Manning FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.