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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Deshawn Jacobs started the match with the kick off. With his leg Wilton Salas managed to avoid a goal in the 8thth minute, when Eldred FC's Garrett Collier fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Arthur Cowan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Wilton Salas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Garrett Collier in the 22nd minute. The supporters of Eldred FC booed when Beloit FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Murray Altman didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 24th minute, Garrett Collier 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. Abdul Howell made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Truman Parham in the 30th minute of play. In the 31st match minute, Eldred FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arthur Cowan to maneuver through the defense. If Simon Alford had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Murray Altman charged in rather forcefully in the 37th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Murray Altman the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Murray Altman kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. The Eldred FC fans' excitement grew in the 42nd match minute when Eldred FC's Garrett Collier looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Abdul Howell showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Truman Parham, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The wind increased when Simon Alford made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Truman Parham fired away a shot that was totally unreachable for Abdul Howell. The ball ended up just outside the left post, and Beloit FC's manager could be seen angrily pacing the sidelines. Truman Parham sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Murray Altman was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 57 minutes had been played. Murray Altman kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. Deshawn Jacobs received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Wilton Salas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Beloit FC's Wilton Salas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Deshawn Jacobs in the 73rd minute of play. Deshawn Jacobs sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 78th minute Garrett Collier shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wilton Salas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Deshawn Jacobs recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 82nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Kenneth Kemp hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. With his leg Abdul Howell managed to avoid a goal in the 85thth minute, when Beloit FC's Truman Parham fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. If Deshawn Jacobs had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 90th minute Garrett Collier shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wilton Salas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eldred FC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.