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Kahului Park
Spectators: 7422 (Terracing: 5673, Seating: 1739, VIP seats: 10) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Denny McClellan started the match with the kick off. Stefan Fish scored 0-1 in the 6th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Stanton Cottrell, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emerson Grimes in the 9th minute of play forced Kahului's goalkeeper Stanton Cottrell to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Emerson Grimes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 13th minute, Roscoe Presley 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. Stanton Cottrell didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when South Greensburg's Emerson Grimes shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-2 in the ordered_time% minute. Jeremiah Thorpe received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Stanton Cottrell tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of South Greensburg booed when Kahului was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Clark Sheffield didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 26 minutes of play, South Greensburg's Emerson Grimes made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Stanton Cottrell was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 29th minute, Jeremiah Thorpe 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. 31 minutes into the match, Kahului's goal looked a bit too open when Emerson Grimes came free, but Stanton Cottrell reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jeremiah Thorpe received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Stanton Cottrell tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 34th minute Emerson Grimes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stanton Cottrell saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Stanton Cottrell took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jeremiah Thorpe, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Kahului getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Denny McClellan hit a great ball. When the match clock showed 37 minutes, the score became 0-4 when Emerson Grimes sped through Kahului's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Stanton Cottrell. Jeremiah Thorpe sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Emerson Grimes in the 42nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Stanton Cottrell saved Kahului from getting behind. 45 minutes into the match, Emerson Grimes notched a goal, 0-5, to the right of Kahului's Stanton Cottrell. Stanton Cottrell was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Disappointed in the 0-5 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Emerson Grimes was the one to do the kick off. Denny McClellan charged in rather forcefully in the 53rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Denny McClellan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 53rd match minute, Kahului was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Denny McClellan to maneuver through the defense. Emerson Grimes got a fine position in front of goal ttaking advantage of the opportunity to rumble in 0-6 in the right cross in the 58th match minute before Stanton Cottrell had time to react. Jeremiah Thorpe sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Emerson Grimes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Stanton Cottrell tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Emerson Grimes got free with Stanton Cottrell in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jeremiah Thorpe received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Stanton Cottrell tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Emerson Grimes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Stanton Cottrell tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Jeremiah Thorpe came up free with the goalie in the 76th minute, the South Greensburg 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 Jeremiah Thorpe couldn't finish the play. When Jeremiah Thorpe came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the South Greensburg 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 Jeremiah Thorpe couldn't finish the play. Emerson Grimes who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 80thth minute tested the skills of Stanton Cottrell when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Emerson Grimes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Stanton Cottrell tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jeremiah Thorpe blasted a shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Stanton Cottrell having to make a save. Emerson Grimes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Emerson Grimes was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 92nd minute. South Greensburg's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. The Kahului fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. South Greensburg were clearly better and deserved to take the win.