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Tamiami Stadium
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. Emmanuel Drew started the match with the kick off. The audience was convinced that Warren Bright's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Abraham Underwood was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. Zachary Carter took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Angelo Shipman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zachary Carter was a little too slow when Emmanuel Drew got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 8th minute. The score was now 1-0. With 11 minutes on the clock, Lenny Parish commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After 11 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Fairfield AFC! The goalkeeper, Zachary Carter, was totally fooled by Tamiami's Forrest Becker, who 13 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. When Emmanuel Drew came up free with the goalie in the 19th minute, the Tamiami 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 Emmanuel Drew couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Fairfield AFC getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Jim Stanton hit a great ball. In the 22nd match minute, Fairfield AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jim Stanton to maneuver through the defense. Emmanuel Drew struck a weak shot in the 22nd minute. Zachary Carter didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Tamiami. In the 24th minute, Jared Norton ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Zachary Carter was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. With a little luck, Fairfield AFC's Zachary Carter got control of the ball when Jared Norton tried to sneak it across the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ivan Barrios during the 33rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Abraham Underwood came out of the goal in the 37th minute to try and stop a shot by Fairfield AFC's Warren Bright. But to his dismay, Warren Bright quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. Zachary Carter made a fantastic save in the 41st minute, when Jared Norton sent off a good shot on target. 43 minutes into the match, Fairfield AFC's Warren Bright sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Abraham Underwood narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Warren Bright to make the kick off. Angelo Shipman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Zachary Carter tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 52 minutes into the game, Jim Stanton was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Fairfield AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Tamiami the free kick. Jim Stanton hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. In the 56th minute, Warren Bright 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. If Evan Pina had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 64 minutes into the match, Fairfield AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Emmanuel Drew came free, but Zachary Carter reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 66th minute Jared Norton shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zachary Carter saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zachary Carter took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jared Norton, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 68th minute, Warren Bright managed to get in a good position for a shot. Fairfield AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Warren Bright was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Abraham Underwood breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a defensive mix-up in Tamiami's zone, Jim Stanton stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Abraham Underwood came out of the goal and Jim Stanton tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 71st minute, Jordan Levine hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 73rd minute, Ivan Barrios had to leave the field with a concussion. The supporters of Tamiami booed when Fairfield AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Evan Pina didn't get a good kick on the ball. Zachary Carter made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jared Norton in the 75th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Fairfield AFC's Wesley Carlson got a free kick in the 77th minute. After 78 played minutes, Tamiami's Forrest Becker shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Zachary Carter came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Tamiami reached it. In the 80th minute, Jared Norton left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Tamiami fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. Angelo Shipman recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 84th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 97 minutes into the match, Fairfield AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Emmanuel Drew came free, but Zachary Carter reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.