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Hardin Park
Spectators: 7044 (Terracing: 5624, Seating: 1400, VIP seats: 20) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Wallace Lincoln made the kick off which started today's match. After having played for 4 minutes, Wallace Lincoln managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Birmingham Blinders's supporters crossed their fingers, but Wallace Lincoln was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Birmingham Blinders's Keith Lim quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Greg Moon, made in the 12th minute of the game. 13 minutes into the match, Keith Lim notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Hardin AFC's Willard Brannon. Willard Brannon was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Greg Moon made in the 18th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Val Burr immediately put the ball in play. Val Burr scored 1-1 in the 19th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Reynaldo Becker, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Owen Estes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Willard Brannon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Wallace Lincoln took the ball and in the 26 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Willard Brannon. Willard Brannon dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. Reynaldo Becker was out of position in the 31 minute of play, and Bradly Nance capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Bradly Nance really showed his touch with that goal: 2-2. After some fancy dribbling in the 35th minute, Wallace Lincoln managed to get in a good position for a shot. Birmingham Blinders's supporters rose to their feet, but Wallace Lincoln was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Willard Brannon breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some careless play in the Hardin AFC defense, Wallace Lincoln kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Willard Brannon. The Hardin AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Willard Brannon should have stopped the shot. In the 43rd minute, Alan Dominguez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Reynaldo Becker showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stuart Friedman in the 44th minute of the match. Cory Salinas succeeded in the game's 46th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 3-3. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 3-3 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Bradly Nance made a kick off. In the 55th minute Cory Salinas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Reynaldo Becker saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 63rd minute, Owen Estes managed to get in a good position for a shot. Birmingham Blinders's supporters rose to their feet, but Owen Estes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Willard Brannon breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Wallace Lincoln came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the Birmingham Blinders 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 Wallace Lincoln couldn't finish the play. Keith Lim sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 70th minute, Wallace Lincoln managed to get in a good position for a shot. Birmingham Blinders's supporters rose to their feet, but Wallace Lincoln was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Willard Brannon breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Keith Lim received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Willard Brannon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 81st minute Cory Salinas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Reynaldo Becker saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Willard Brannon made a fantastic save in the 83rd minute, when Wallace Lincoln sent off a good shot on target. After a defensive mix-up in Hardin AFC's zone, Ty Avery stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Willard Brannon came out of the goal and Ty Avery tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Stuart Friedman hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. Owen Estes kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. Bradly Nance succeeded in the game's 87th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 4-3. A sloppy throw-in by Greg Moon in the 91st minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Birmingham Blinders's Keith Lim. Keith Lim sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. A collision led to Hardin AFC getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Stuart Friedman hit a great ball. In the 95th minute Cory Salinas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Reynaldo Becker saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ty Avery hit a great freekick 97 minutes into the match. Stuart Friedman recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 98th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The Hardin AFC players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.