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Red Wing Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Red Wing's Heriberto Willis 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. Sonny Ledbetter made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Heriberto Willis in the 10th minute of play. Eusebio Lim took the ball and in the 13 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Pierre Rodrigues. Pierre Rodrigues dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Manuel McCauley received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Sonny Ledbetter tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pierre Rodrigues made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Chance Bearden in the 18th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 21st minute, Aidan Sousa managed to get in a good position for a shot. Red Wing's supporters rose to their feet, but Aidan Sousa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sonny Ledbetter breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Eusebio Lim received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Pierre Rodrigues tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Red Wing's Manuel McCauley got a free kick in the 26th minute. Benna Boys FC's Eusebio Lim got a good chance for a goal in the 27th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Aidan Sousa succeeded in the game's 31st minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-1. A collision led to Red Wing getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Manuel McCauley hit a great ball. Pierre Rodrigues took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eusebio Lim, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Heriberto Willis struck a weak shot in the 39th minute. Sonny Ledbetter didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Red Wing. With an all-out effort, Red Wing's Sonny Ledbetter threw himself towards the right post 42 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Heriberto Willis, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 48 minutes into the match, Benna Boys FC's goalkeeper Sonny Ledbetter had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Aidan Sousa. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Chance Bearden to strike the kick off in the second half. The crowd rose to their feet as Benna Boys FC's Chance Bearden slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Pierre Rodrigues. That made the score 1-2 after 53 minutes of play. In the 59th match minute, Red Wing was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emanuel Morton to maneuver through the defense. Sonny Ledbetter didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Aidan Sousa went, in the 69th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. Eusebio Lim fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pierre Rodrigues having to interfere. In the 77th minute, Aidan Sousa 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. Aidan Sousa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 78th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Heriberto Willis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sonny Ledbetter having to interfere. The supporters of Benna Boys FC booed when Red Wing was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Manuel McCauley didn't get a good kick on the ball. Aidan Sousa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Sonny Ledbetter read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 84th minute of play. Heriberto Willis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 94 minutes of play, Red Wing's Aidan Sousa made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sonny Ledbetter was left in no man's land by his defense there! Red Wing's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.