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Pacific Grove
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Colby Sheehan took the kick off in the first half of the match. A collision led to Pacific Grove getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Fletcher Douglas hit a great ball. After 9 played minutes Tunkhannock FC got a freekick which was hit by Colby Sheehan. After 10 minutes, Trevor Mosley mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tunkhannock FC and the Pacific Grove players grew even worse after the yellow card. Trevor Mosley kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. With 17 minutes on the clock, Roy Dunham commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 18th minute, Roy Dunham hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Tunkhannock FC's zone, Ned Flores stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Austin Sito came out of the goal and Ned Flores tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When the match had gone on for 23 minutes, Everett De La Cruz took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Austin Sito to make any attempt to save it. The audience thought a goal was coming when Everett De La Cruz got free with Austin Sito in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 27 minutes into the game, Dario Hutchinson cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Gordon Lemon was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Austin Sito was out of position in the 31 minute of play, and Todd Toth capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Todd Toth really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. Austin Sito made a fantastic save in the 35th minute, when Louie Neal sent off a good shot on target. In the 38th minute, Todd Toth reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Austin Sito. The goal made the score 3-1. 47 minutes into the match, Tunkhannock FC's goalkeeper Austin Sito had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Everett De La Cruz. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Todd Toth to make the kick off. 56 minutes into the match, Pacific Grove's goal looked a bit too open when Dario Hutchinson came free, but Gordon Lemon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 60th minute, Everett De La Cruz ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Austin Sito was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-1. Austin Sito showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Todd Toth, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Austin Sito took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maxwell Dow, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 80 minutes, Fletcher Douglas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Pacific Grove and the Tunkhannock FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 80th match minute, Pacific Grove was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fletcher Douglas to maneuver through the defense. Colby Sheehan kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maxwell Dow in the 86th minute of play forced Tunkhannock FC's goalkeeper Austin Sito to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Trenton Trevino hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. After 89 minutes of play, Pacific Grove's Brent Rodgers made it 5-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Austin Sito was left in no man's land by his defense there! Austin Sito showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Todd Toth, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. When the referee ended the match the Pacific Grove players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.