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Neodesha Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Micah Reeves got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rdth minute of the game Micah Reeves who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Wasco's Benito Pearson was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Benito Pearson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Micah Reeves in the 6th minute of the match. Lorenzo Pritchard's late challenge caught a Neodesha AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lorenzo Pritchard helped the player get up and apologised. After 9 played minutes Wasco got a freekick which was hit by Lorenzo Pritchard. Rudolph Hayden hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. If Micah Reeves had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alfred Hinkle in the 18th minute of play forced Neodesha AFC's goalkeeper Kerry Harmon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 24 minutes, Luke Lord put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Kerry Harmon. Micah Reeves had several of the Wasco's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 27 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-1 score and a disappointed Benito Pearson as he didn't even see the shot coming. Benito Pearson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Marcos Robbins in the 33rd minute. A collision led to Neodesha AFC getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Norman Gaines hit a great ball. Neodesha AFC's Micah Reeves got a good chance for a goal in the 37th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Benito Pearson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Micah Reeves in the 40th minute of the match. In the 42nd match minute, Wasco was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hugh Contreras to maneuver through the defense. If Micah Reeves had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Alfred Hinkle to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 52ndth minute of the game Micah Reeves who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Wasco's Benito Pearson was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Micah Reeves received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Benito Pearson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 57 minutes into the match, Wasco's goal looked a bit too open when Micah Reeves came free, but Benito Pearson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Neodesha AFC's Marcos Robbins suffered a concussion in the 59th minute, after a hard challenge, and had to leave the field. 59 minutes into the game, Theron Graham was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Wasco's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Neodesha AFC the free kick. After 60 played minutes Wasco got a freekick which was hit by Theron Graham. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Errol Choi during the 63rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 63 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Neodesha AFC! The referee gave Wasco a penalty, 66 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Theron Graham, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Neodesha AFC's Kerry Harmon. 1-2. Benito Pearson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Norman Gaines, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Emerson Noble made a great header on Neodesha AFC's corner, it was just that Wasco's Benito Pearson managed to reach the ball for a save. Alfred Hinkle sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 83 minutes, Claudio Luther made it 2-2 with a short kick to the right side. Wasco's Benito Pearson tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 88th minute, Micah Reeves left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Neodesha AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. The supporters of Wasco booed when Neodesha AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rudolph Hayden didn't get a good kick on the ball. Wasco's Benito Pearson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Micah Reeves in the 95th minute of play. In the 97th minute of the match Neodesha AFC got a corner. Wasco's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Emerson Noble ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Emerson Noble almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Wasco's Benito Pearson did a great save.