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Erlanger
Spectators: 6701 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1701, VIP seats: 0) The supporters of ROGENE CITY FC booed when Erlanger FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zachery Parks didn't get a good kick on the ball. Scot Santiago sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 17th minute of the match J.C. Velez shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Mohammed North showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After 17 played minutes Erlanger FC got a freekick which was hit by Cyrus Billings. Mohammed North showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from A.J. Chan, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. In the 30th match minute, Erlanger FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zachery Parks to maneuver through the defense. If Scot Santiago had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 35 minutes, C.J. Jeffers managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ROGENE CITY FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but C.J. Jeffers was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Mohammed North showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from C.J. Jeffers, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. The audience was convinced that C.J. Jeffers's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mohammed North was relentless in the 41st minute of the game. In the 42nd match minute, Erlanger FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by J.P. Ladd to maneuver through the defense. If Scot Santiago had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 46th minute Bernardo Shafer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lucien Bateman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. C.J. Jeffers was the one to do the kick off. When A.J. Chan came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the ROGENE CITY FC 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 A.J. Chan couldn't finish the play. After having played for 55 minutes, C.J. Jeffers managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ROGENE CITY FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but C.J. Jeffers was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Erlanger FC getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Zachery Parks hit a great ball. Erlanger FC's attack was well implemented in the 59th minute, but when Bernardo Shafer was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. C.J. Jeffers's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Mohammed North read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 65th minute of play. In the 67th minute the ball was on its way in behind ROGENE CITY FC's goalkeeper Lucien Bateman, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Cody Lang fell near the penalty area in the 67th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ROGENE CITY FC's protests and gave Cody Lang a yellow card for diving instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Scot Santiago in the 69th minute of play forced ROGENE CITY FC's goalkeeper Lucien Bateman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 71 minutes into the match, C.J. Jeffers dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Mohammed North, 0-1. In the 75th minute the ball was on its way in behind Erlanger FC's goalkeeper Mohammed North, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After having played for 78 minutes, Bernardo Shafer managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Erlanger FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bernardo Shafer was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Scot Santiago came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the Erlanger FC 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 Scot Santiago couldn't finish the play. ROGENE CITY FC's Lucien Bateman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Scot Santiago in the 84th minute of play. In the 91st minute, Bernardo Shafer 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. In the 92nd match minute, ROGENE CITY FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cody Lang to maneuver through the defense. ROGENE CITY FC's Lucien Bateman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Scot Santiago in the 93rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by C.J. Jeffers in the 95th minute of play forced Erlanger FC's goalkeeper Mohammed North to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ROGENE CITY FC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.