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Black Panthers Park
Spectators: 7405 (Terracing: 5668, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Eddy Fraser took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a rather tough play, Hemet AFC's Tyson Mercer got a free kick in the 4th minute. The supporters of Hemet AFC booed when Black Panthers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Archie Merritt didn't get a good kick on the ball. Archie Merritt kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. Emerson Simon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pedro Simons in the 8th minute of the match. Josh Barnhart showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Archie Merritt, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Otis Crabtree scored 0-1 in the 13th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Emerson Simon, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Josh Barnhart was out of position in the 16 minute of play, and Archie Merritt capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Archie Merritt really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. 20 minutes into the match, Black Panthers's goal looked a bit too open when Eddy Fraser came free, but Emerson Simon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Erik Crane charged in rather forcefully in the 23rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Erik Crane the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Erik Crane kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. After 24 played minutes, Hemet AFC's Walton Yarbrough shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Emerson Simon 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 Hemet AFC reached it. Emerson Simon stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Eddy Fraser's shot from short distance in the 28th minute. Emerson Simon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Otis Crabtree in the 29th minute of the match. In the 33rd minute, Otis Crabtree ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Emerson Simon was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Emerson Simon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eddy Fraser, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Saul Currie was the one to do the kick off. Black Panthers's Emerson Simon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pedro Simons in the 54th minute of play. Emerson Simon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pedro Simons in the 56th minute of the match. Tyson Mercer charged in rather forcefully in the 59th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tyson Mercer the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After some fancy dribbling in the 64th minute, Saul Currie managed to get in a good position for a shot. Black Panthers's supporters rose to their feet, but Saul Currie was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Josh Barnhart breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of Black Panthers booed when Hemet AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Otis Crabtree didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 73rd minute Eddy Fraser shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emerson Simon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Black Panthers's Emerson Simon got control of the ball when Otis Crabtree tried to sneak it across the goal line. 78 minutes into the game, Hemet AFC's Otis Crabtree nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Emerson Simon made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-3. Lanny Lund kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. Black Panthers's Emerson Simon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eddy Fraser in the 82nd minute of play. Josh Barnhart made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Saul Currie in the 85th minute of play. Black Panthers's Emerson Simon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eddy Fraser in the 93rd minute of play. In the 93rd minute, Pedro Simons hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the referee blew the final whistle jeers and boos were heard from the home team's supporters. They were angered to see Black Panthers lose a match they had controlled from the kick-off.