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Spectators: 6728 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ty Wilder started the match with the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Cocoa West's zone, Jesus Hoff stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Franklin Booker came out of the goal and Jesus Hoff tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jesus Hoff fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Franklin Booker having to interfere. If Uriel Hodei had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 9th match minute, Tottenham Hotspur was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Michael Presley to maneuver through the defense. Franklin Booker didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Dennis Roman went, in the 11th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Jesus Hoff received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Franklin Booker tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Franklin Booker made a fantastic save in the 24th minute, when Michael Presley sent off a good shot on target. Uriel Hodei fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Franklin Booker having to interfere. Franklin Booker took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ramon Benedict, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 33 minutes, Dennis Yost mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cocoa West and the Tottenham Hotspur players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 33 played minutes Cocoa West got a freekick which was hit by Dennis Yost. Uriel Hodei received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Franklin Booker tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Jesus Hoff came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the Tottenham Hotspur 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 Jesus Hoff couldn't finish the play. After having played for 37 minutes, Dennis Roman managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tottenham Hotspur's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dennis Roman was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 46 minutes, Ty Wilder mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cocoa West and the Tottenham Hotspur players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 46 played minutes Cocoa West got a freekick which was hit by Ty Wilder. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jesus Hoff made a kick off. Dennis Roman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Franklin Booker having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Cocoa West's zone, Dennis Roman stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Franklin Booker came out of the goal and Dennis Roman tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 55 minutes into the match, Cocoa West's goal looked a bit too open when Uriel Hodei came free, but Franklin Booker reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 60 minutes of play, Tottenham Hotspur's Jesus Hoff made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Franklin Booker was left in no man's land by his defense there! Franklin Booker showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dennis Roman in the 65th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Jesus Hoff's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Franklin Booker was relentless in the 66th minute of the game. Dwight Thorne showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Raymundo Connelly in the 68th minute of the match. Ty Wilder kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. Ty Wilder fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dwight Thorne having to interfere. Franklin Booker took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dennis Roman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tottenham Hotspur made a substitution. Weston Henry replaced Uriel Hodei. Jesus Hoff received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Franklin Booker tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cocoa West's Franklin Booker played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zane Ott in the 88th minute of play. A collision led to Cocoa West getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Waldo Randle hit a great ball. There was no doubt that Tottenham Hotspur were the better team. Tottenham Hotspur's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.