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Orono Park
Spectators: 6728 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Melvin Keyes got the match started through his kick off. Louis Stone could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 3rd minute of the match, but Gordon Bauer made a huge save. Better Than Arsenal's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Denis Dewitt in the 8th minute. Better Than Arsenal's Denis Dewitt was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Sandy Bernal in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Sandy Bernal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Melvin Keyes in the 10th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Melvin Keyes in the 13th minute of play forced Orono's goalkeeper Sandy Bernal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Carlos Medrano kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. In the 21st minute Victor Langley shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gordon Bauer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Melvin Keyes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Sandy Bernal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With an all-out effort, Orono's Gordon Bauer threw himself towards the right post 23 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Victor Langley, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Orono's Sandy Bernal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Melvin Keyes in the 26th minute of play. Sandy Bernal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Melvin Keyes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Guillermo Coria received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Sandy Bernal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 32nd minute, Better Than Arsenal's Theodore Boyd seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Theodore Boyd the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Better Than Arsenal protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Theodore Boyd had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. Theodore Boyd kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Melvin Keyes in the 40th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Sandy Bernal saved Orono from getting behind. Sandy Bernal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Guillermo Coria in the 42nd minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Melvin Keyes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sandy Bernal was relentless in the 45th minute of the game. 47 minutes into the match, Orono's goal looked a bit too open when Guillermo Coria came free, but Sandy Bernal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Victor Langley was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Melvin Keyes 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. Guillermo Coria blasted a shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Sandy Bernal having to make a save. In the 61st match minute, Better Than Arsenal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Denis Dewitt to maneuver through the defense. After 62 played minutes, Orono's Lane Barney shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Gordon Bauer 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 Orono reached it. Gordon Bauer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlos Medrano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gordon Bauer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roland Penn, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Orono defense, Guillermo Coria kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sandy Bernal. The Orono fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sandy Bernal should have stopped the shot. Guillermo Coria received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Sandy Bernal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 77th match minute, Orono was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roland Penn to maneuver through the defense. Through an outstanding action, after 86 minutes, Sandy Bernal successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Denis Dewitt blasted a shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Sandy Bernal having to make a save. When Louis Stone fell near the penalty area in the 89th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Orono's protests and gave Louis Stone a yellow card for diving instead. In the 89th minute, Louis Stone hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Melvin Keyes came up free with the goalie in the 93rd minute, the Better Than Arsenal 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 Melvin Keyes couldn't finish the play.