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Somerville Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Somerville's Enrique Cook started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. An unexpectedly hard shot by Enrique Cook in the 9th minute of play forced MK United's goalkeeper Ned Parra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Enrique Cook had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 13 played minutes Somerville got a freekick which was hit by Tom Vera. When Enrique Cook came up free with the goalie in the 24th minute, the Somerville 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 Enrique Cook couldn't finish the play. Vincent Lester's late challenge caught a Somerville's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Vincent Lester helped the player get up and apologised. After 30 played minutes MK United got a freekick which was hit by Vincent Lester. Enrique Cook sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 33rd minute the ball was on its way in behind MK United's goalkeeper Ned Parra, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. MK United's Quintin Webber got a good chance for a goal in the 38th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to Somerville getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Emmanuel Carson hit a great ball. In the 41st minute, Jerold Chandler made a precise shot to the right of Seth Garner. Somerville's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Seth Garner took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Quintin Webber, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Quintin Webber to make the kick off. Seth Garner didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when MK United's Quintin Webber shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-2 in the ordered_time% minute. When Kip Purcell fell near the penalty area in the 54th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Somerville's protests and gave Kip Purcell a yellow card for diving instead. In the 55th minute, Kip Purcell hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Jerold Chandler fell near the penalty area in the 57th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored MK United's protests and gave Jerold Chandler a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Somerville booed when MK United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jerold Chandler didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Enrique Cook came up free with the goalie in the 63rd minute, the Somerville 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 Enrique Cook couldn't finish the play. When Jayson Flaherty fell near the penalty area in the 64th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored MK United's protests and gave Jayson Flaherty a yellow card for diving instead. When Enrique Cook came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the Somerville 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 Enrique Cook couldn't finish the play. Ned Parra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joey Blanchard, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. MK United's Ned Parra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Enrique Cook in the 75th minute of play. After a rather tough play, MK United's Vincent Lester got a free kick in the 75th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Enrique Cook in the 82nd minute of play forced MK United's goalkeeper Ned Parra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 85 minutes into the match, Somerville's Joey Blanchard sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ned Parra narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When the match had gone on for 88 minutes, Joey Blanchard put it in 1-3 from a short distance just to the right of Ned Parra. If Jerold Chandler had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Seth Garner made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Quintin Webber in the 96th minute of play. The MK United supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing MK United would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.