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Village Shires
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Marcellus Morales kicked off to start the match. Eliseo Vernon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alexander Brannon having to interfere. Lenny Velasco's late challenge caught a Bradley's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lenny Velasco helped the player get up and apologised. In the 8th minute the ball was on its way in behind Village Shires's goalkeeper Dean Neely, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Billy Alvarez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Billy Alvarez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dean Neely having to interfere. Billy Alvarez might have been able to make a better finish in the 13th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dean Neely. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Billy Alvarez ran back to his position shaking his head. The supporters of Bradley booed when Village Shires was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lenny Velasco didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Village Shires's zone, Marcellus Morales stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dean Neely came out of the goal and Marcellus Morales tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Collin Lindsey fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alexander Brannon having to interfere. Alexander Brannon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eliseo Vernon in the 24th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Enoch Crowder during the 27th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 27th match minute, Village Shires was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Enoch Crowder to maneuver through the defense. Village Shires's Dean Neely played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcellus Morales in the 28th minute of play. Alexander Brannon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eliseo Vernon in the 30th minute of the match. Alexander Brannon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eliseo Vernon in the 32nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eliseo Vernon in the 36th minute of play forced Bradley's goalkeeper Alexander Brannon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Marcellus Morales had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 44 minutes, Jefferson Brewster mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bradley and the Village Shires players grew even worse after the yellow card. Jefferson Brewster hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. After 47 played minutes Bradley got a freekick which was hit by Lawrence Harrison. In the 48th minute, Robbie Cherry sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Bradley's Alexander Brannon didn't even have to move. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Eliseo Vernon to make the kick off. In the 53rd minute, Eliseo Vernon 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. Alexander Brannon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Collin Lindsey in the 55th minute of play. Bradley's Billy Alvarez got a good chance for a goal in the 59th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Marcellus Morales sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 69th minute the ball was on its way in behind Village Shires's goalkeeper Dean Neely, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Marcellus Morales sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dean Neely made a fantastic save in the 83rd minute, when Billy Alvarez sent off a good shot on target. If Collin Lindsey had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lawrence Harrison kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.