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Gallipolis Stadium
Spectators: 6716 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when DeAndre Parr kicked off to start the match. Jeramy Sheehan kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. Finley's Eduardo Hood got a good chance for a goal in the 8th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Ted Ferguson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sherwood Story was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. Ted Ferguson might have been able to make a better finish in the 13th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Sherwood Story. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ted Ferguson ran back to his position shaking his head. Ted Ferguson struck a weak shot in the 14th minute. Sherwood Story didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Finley. Filiberto Sapp kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. When Eduardo Hood came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the Finley 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 Eduardo Hood couldn't finish the play. Bronson Parham sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Derrick Childs's late challenge caught a Gallipolis AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Derrick Childs helped the player get up and apologised. In the 34th minute, Derrick Childs hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Eduardo Hood to make the kick off. Ted Ferguson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 51st minute of the match, but Sherwood Story made a huge save. Gallipolis AFC's Sherwood Story proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 52nd minute of the match, managed to save Gallipolis AFC from getting a goal against them. 0-2 became the score in the 56th minute when Eduardo Hood elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Eduardo Hood struck a weak shot in the 60th minute. Sherwood Story didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Finley. 63 minutes into the match, Gallipolis AFC's goalkeeper Sherwood Story had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ted Ferguson. Sherwood Story didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 64th minute, which inside left pole to 0-3. After 71 minutes, Ted Lange mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Gallipolis AFC and the Finley players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Gallipolis AFC's Ted Lange got a free kick in the 71st minute. Ali Staton showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from DeAndre Parr in the 76th minute of the match. Sherwood Story took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eduardo Hood, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eduardo Hood fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sherwood Story having to interfere. Finley's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.