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Oak Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) An unexpectedly hard shot by Byron Anthony in the 3rd minute of play forced Royal Oak FC's goalkeeper Desmond Rankin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 4 minutes into the match, Royal Oak FC's goal looked a bit too open when Leonardo Velazquez came free, but Desmond Rankin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 6th minute, Byron Anthony left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Bonifay fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. The audience was convinced that Denny Banning's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Desmond Rankin was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. Desmond Rankin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andre Padgett in the 16th minute of play. When Alonso Carlisle fell near the penalty area in the 17th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Bonifay's protests and gave Alonso Carlisle a yellow card for diving instead. Desmond Rankin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Andre Padgett went, in the 21st minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. After some careless play in the Royal Oak FC defense, Andre Padgett kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Desmond Rankin. The Royal Oak FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Desmond Rankin should have stopped the shot. Bonifay's Kurtis Karros proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 33rd minute of the match, managed to save Bonifay from getting a goal against them. Bonifay's defense didn't have a chance, in the 37th minute, when Eddie Brownell scored to the left of an out of position Kurtis Karros, making the score, 1-3. Royal Oak FC's Desmond Rankin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Denny Banning in the 46th minute of play. In the 47th minute Denny Banning shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Desmond Rankin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-3 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Andre Padgett to strike the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Royal Oak FC's goal looked a bit too open when Andre Padgett came free, but Desmond Rankin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Desmond Rankin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Denny Banning in the 58th minute. In the 63rd minute, Andre Padgett reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Desmond Rankin. The goal made the score 1-4. Bonifay's Denny Banning got a good chance for a goal in the 66th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Kurtis Karros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Oscar Willett, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eddie Brownell recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 74th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Oscar Willett kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. In the 79th minute, Eddie Brownell got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 81 minutes into the match, Andre Padgett had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Desmond Rankin. Royal Oak FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Andre Padgett was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-5. The supporters of Bonifay booed when Royal Oak FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Oscar Willett didn't get a good kick on the ball. The Bonifay supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Bonifay would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.