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North Lindenhurst St
Spectators: 7524 (Terracing: 5644, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Brian Ponce took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Brian Ponce had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 8th minute, Al Vickers ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Walton Dickerson was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Al Vickers in the 11thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Walton Dickerson, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 13th minute, Al Vickers ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Walton Dickerson was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. After 16 minutes, Al Vickers made it 3-0 with a short kick to the right side. Seiya FC's Walton Dickerson tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Walton Dickerson was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 19th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Andy McKinnon. In the 20th minute, Jefferson Crawford hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 26 minutes into the match, Seiya FC's goalkeeper Walton Dickerson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Al Vickers. With his leg Walton Dickerson managed to avoid a goal in the 30thth minute, when ROMANIA's Al Vickers fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. A hard shot 31 in the game by Al Vickers from a close distance when the talented Walton Dickerson managed to make a qualified save. Seiya FC's players were relieved. Seiya FC's Walton Dickerson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 36th minute of the match, managed to save Seiya FC from getting a goal against them. 37 minutes into the match, ROMANIA's goal looked a bit too open when Luciano Zapata came free, but Brett Walton reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luciano Zapata scored 3-1 in the 38th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Brett Walton, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When the match had gone on for 45 minutes, Al Vickers put it in 4-1 from a short distance just to the right of Walton Dickerson. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Al Vickers made a kick off. Luciano Zapata charged in rather forcefully in the 55th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Luciano Zapata the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 55th minute, Luciano Zapata hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Zachery Stout received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Walton Dickerson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Al Vickers had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 60th minute, Al Vickers ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Walton Dickerson was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-1. In the 63rd minute, Al Vickers left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ROMANIA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-1. In the 67th minute Al Vickers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Walton Dickerson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Seiya FC booed when ROMANIA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gilbert Poe didn't get a good kick on the ball. 69 minutes into the match, Seiya FC's J.P. Cardona broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Al Vickers took the ball and in the 71 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Walton Dickerson. Walton Dickerson dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 7-1. If Al Vickers had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 76 minutes into the match, Seiya FC's goal looked a bit too open when Al Vickers came free, but Walton Dickerson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 82 minutes of play Seiya FC's Luciano Zapata was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. In the 84th match minute, Seiya FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Basil Street to maneuver through the defense. When ROMANIA's Al Vickers in the 85th minute got a chance for a shot 85th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Seiya FC's goalie prevented a goal. After some careless play in the Seiya FC defense, Al Vickers kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Walton Dickerson. The Seiya FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Walton Dickerson should have stopped the shot. Zachery Stout fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Walton Dickerson having to interfere. Walton Dickerson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Al Vickers, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. ROMANIA had won after a very even match.