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North Miami Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Albert Chamberlain's late challenge caught a Shamrock's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Albert Chamberlain helped the player get up and apologised. After 2 played minutes North Miami got a freekick which was hit by Albert Chamberlain. Reggie Ransom took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Orville Comer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Reggie Ransom came out of the goal in the 7th minute to try and stop a shot by Shamrock's Orville Comer. But to his dismay, Orville Comer quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tod Pritchard in the 12th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Reggie Ransom saved North Miami from getting behind. Wallace Pagan struck a weak shot in the 13th minute. Kyle Hurd didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for North Miami. 16 minutes into the match, North Miami's goal looked a bit too open when Tod Pritchard came free, but Reggie Ransom reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tod Pritchard scored 0-2 in the 17th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Reggie Ransom, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 24 minutes into the match, Bret Couch dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Kyle Hurd, 1-2. 31 minutes into the match, Shamrock's Tod Pritchard sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Reggie Ransom narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Orville Comer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Quinn Lucero kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. 35 minutes into the match, Tod Pritchard notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of North Miami's Reggie Ransom. Reggie Ransom was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 40 minutes into the match, North Miami's goal looked a bit too open when Tod Pritchard came free, but Reggie Ransom reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tod Pritchard fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Reggie Ransom having to interfere. Orville Comer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. North Miami's Reggie Ransom played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tod Pritchard in the 48th minute of play. Disappointed in the 1-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Orville Comer to strike the kick off in the second half. Reggie Ransom showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Orville Comer in the 57th minute of the match. Orville Comer recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 60th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Luke McClelland fell near the penalty area in the 63rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored North Miami's protests and gave Luke McClelland a yellow card for diving instead. In the 63rd match minute, North Miami was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luke McClelland to maneuver through the defense. Reggie Ransom showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Orville Comer in the 64th minute of the match. Tod Pritchard received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Reggie Ransom tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Orville Comer's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Reggie Ransom was relentless in the 68th minute of the game. In the 74th minute Orville Comer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Reggie Ransom saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With his leg Reggie Ransom managed to avoid a goal in the 75thth minute, when Shamrock's Tod Pritchard fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. If Tod Pritchard had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 86 minutes into the match, North Miami's goal looked a bit too open when Orville Comer came free, but Reggie Ransom reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Orville Comer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Reggie Ransom tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, North Miami's Reggie Ransom got control of the ball when Tod Pritchard tried to sneak it across the goal line. Orville Comer might have been able to make a better finish in the 92nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Reggie Ransom. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Orville Comer ran back to his position shaking his head. Bret Couch hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. North Miami's Reggie Ransom proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 94th minute of the match, managed to save North Miami from getting a goal against them. North Miami's Reggie Ransom proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 96th minute of the match, managed to save North Miami from getting a goal against them. The Shamrock supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Shamrock would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.