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Lincolnton Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Cody Epperson made the kick off and thus started the match. Frankie Leary received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Norbert Galloway tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Chelsea F.C.'s Kristofer Drew played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cody Epperson in the 11th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Real Merchant's zone, Donald Jaramillo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Norbert Galloway came out of the goal and Donald Jaramillo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Kristofer Drew made a fantastic save in the 21st minute, when Zane Carr sent off a good shot on target. Chelsea F.C.'s Kristofer Drew played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cody Epperson in the 24th minute of play. Chelsea F.C.'s Kristofer Drew played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cody Epperson in the 26th minute of play. After 28 minutes, Winston Gilbert mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Real Merchant and the Chelsea F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. Winston Gilbert kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. Kristofer Drew made a fantastic save in the 33rd minute, when Zane Carr sent off a good shot on target. Donald Jaramillo's late challenge caught a Real Merchant's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Donald Jaramillo helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Chelsea F.C.'s Donald Jaramillo got a free kick in the 36th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Real Merchant's zone, Donald Jaramillo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Norbert Galloway came out of the goal and Donald Jaramillo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Cody Epperson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Donald Jaramillo was the one to do the kick off. In a very dangerous position, a player in Chelsea F.C. fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 52nd minute. Penalty! After a defensive mix-up in Chelsea F.C.'s zone, Zane Carr stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kristofer Drew came out of the goal and Zane Carr tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Cody Epperson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Zane Carr had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kristofer Drew made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zane Carr in the 68th minute of play. Gerard Buckner sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kristofer Drew showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zane Carr, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Frankie Leary received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Norbert Galloway tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Wilmer Mabry kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. Real Merchant's Norbert Galloway played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frankie Leary in the 80th minute of play. Zane Carr sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Zane Carr blasted a shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Kristofer Drew having to make a save. In the 90th minute, Donald Jaramillo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cody Epperson in the 95th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Kristofer Drew prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The Real Merchant support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.