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Alpena Stadium
Spectators: 6712 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Rusty Carmichael kicked off to start the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kris Hughes during the 3rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Rusty Carmichael sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rico Wesley fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bryan Longoria having to interfere. In the 11thth minute of the game Emerson Owen who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Alpena's Dirk Green was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Shaun Ambriz hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. A collision led to Alpena getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Marlin Cain hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Emerson Owen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dirk Green was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. A collision led to Alpena getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Joey Looney hit a great ball. If Kris Hughes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kris Hughes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Dirk Green tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 38th minute Emerson Owen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dirk Green saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dirk Green showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emerson Owen in the 42nd minute of the match. Joey Looney sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alpena's Dirk Green played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kris Hughes in the 47th minute of play. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

In the 55th minute, Virgil Benjamin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Emerson Owen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Dirk Green tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 59 minutes into the match, Kris Hughes dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Dirk Green, 0-2. Emerson Owen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Dirk Green tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Alpena getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Kerry Watson hit a great ball. Dirk Green took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kris Hughes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Kris Hughes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 78th minute the ball was on its way in behind Alpena's goalkeeper Dirk Green, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Alpena's zone, Kris Hughes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dirk Green came out of the goal and Kris Hughes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 90th minute, Joey Looney hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 92 minutes, Joey Looney mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Alpena and the Bostonia FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 92 played minutes Alpena got a freekick which was hit by Joey Looney. Whitney Ashby kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match.