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Irmo Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Bryan Arnold kicked off to start the match. Heriberto Kaufman came out of the goal in the 3rd minute to try and stop a shot by Irmo FC's Gilbert Kent. But to his dismay, Gilbert Kent quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. After 7 played minutes Irmo FC got a freekick which was hit by Anthony Reynolds. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bryan Arnold in the 10th minute of play forced Blazers FC's goalkeeper Heriberto Kaufman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 12 minutes of play, Irmo FC's Gilbert Kent made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Heriberto Kaufman was left in no man's land by his defense there! Bryan Arnold fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Heriberto Kaufman having to interfere. After having played for 19 minutes, Rusty Carter managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Blazers FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rusty Carter was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Heriberto Kaufman was a little too slow when Cyrus Joyce got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 24th minute. The score was now 3-0. When Rusty Carter came up free with the goalie in the 27th minute, the Blazers FC 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 Rusty Carter couldn't finish the play. Stacey Metz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Royce Hawthorne having to interfere. Bryan Arnold received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Heriberto Kaufman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Byron Wesley fell near the penalty area in the 36th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Irmo FC's protests and gave Byron Wesley a yellow card for diving instead. In the 41stth minute of the game Bryan Arnold who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Blazers FC's Heriberto Kaufman was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Bryan Arnold sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal.

The wind increased when Rusty Carter made the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, Bryan Arnold had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Heriberto Kaufman. Blazers FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bryan Arnold was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-1. A collision led to Irmo FC getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Gilbert Kent hit a great ball. After 61 played minutes Irmo FC got a freekick which was hit by Anthony Reynolds. Brian Hyatt was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 62nd played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Heriberto Kaufman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gilbert Kent in the 64th minute of the match. Gilbert Kent fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Heriberto Kaufman having to interfere. The supporters of Irmo FC booed when Blazers FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tuan Beard didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Bryan Arnold had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bryan Arnold in the 72nd minute of play forced Blazers FC's goalkeeper Heriberto Kaufman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gilbert Kent in the 75th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Heriberto Kaufman prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 80th minute Bryan Arnold shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Heriberto Kaufman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Heriberto Kaufman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gilbert Kent in the 82nd minute of play. Heriberto Kaufman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bryan Arnold, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Gilbert Kent recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 85th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 90 minutes into the match, Blazers FC's goal looked a bit too open when Bryan Arnold came free, but Heriberto Kaufman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Heriberto Kaufman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gilbert Kent, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. Bryan Arnold sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Irmo FC had played much better football throughout.