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Woodstock
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Woodstock's Theodore Chen 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. 2 minutes into the game, Archie Siegel was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Robinson Township AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Woodstock the free kick. If Archie Siegel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 7 played minutes Woodstock got a freekick which was hit by Theodore Chen. Robinson Township AFC's Trenton Levy couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 8th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Woodstock. If Archie Siegel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 11th minute, Woodstock's Erik Pritchett seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Erik Pritchett the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Woodstock protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Erik Pritchett had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. 11 minutes into the game, one of Woodstock:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. When Archie Siegel came up free with the goalie in the 16th minute, the Robinson Township AFC 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 Archie Siegel couldn't finish the play. Benito Sanford's late challenge caught a Woodstock's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Benito Sanford helped the player get up and apologised. In the 18th minute, Benito Sanford hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Archie Siegel took the ball and in the 23 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Van Ortega. Van Ortega dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Van Ortega showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Archie Siegel, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 34th minute, Theodore Chen managed to get in a good position for a shot. Woodstock's supporters rose to their feet, but Theodore Chen was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rubin Engle breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a defensive mix-up in Woodstock's zone, Benito Sanford stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Van Ortega came out of the goal and Benito Sanford tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.

51 minutes into the game, Ned Lange was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Robinson Township AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Woodstock the free kick. After a rather tough play, Robinson Township AFC's Ned Lange got a free kick in the 51st minute. Marco Ferreira, 52 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Van Ortega made an important save on a dangerous shot by Benito Sanford in the 62nd minute. 62 minutes into the game, Roscoe Keenan was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Woodstock's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Robinson Township AFC the free kick. After 63 played minutes Woodstock got a freekick which was hit by Roscoe Keenan. When Benito Sanford came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the Robinson Township AFC 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 Benito Sanford couldn't finish the play. Archie Siegel didn't miss a given chance and shot in short distance 0-3 via right post in the game's 67th minute. Robinson Township AFC's supporters showed their exhuberating excitement! In the 75th minute, Archie Siegel reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Van Ortega. The goal made the score 0-4. Nigel Bergstrom's late challenge caught a Woodstock's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nigel Bergstrom helped the player get up and apologised. Nigel Bergstrom kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. Van Ortega made an important save on a dangerous shot by Benito Sanford in the 79th minute. In the 86th minute, Woodstock's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Benito Sanford fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Woodstock's defense didn't have a chance, in the 88th minute, when Archie Siegel scored to the left of an out of position Van Ortega, making the score, 0-5. Ned Lange was shown his second yellow card after 94 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Ned Lange hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. Robinson Township AFC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.