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Elsdon Park
Spectators: 6806 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1806, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Roberto Cruz started the match with the kick off. The supporters of C.P. West Bronx Celtics booed when Rickmansworth FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rudy Moreno didn't get a good kick on the ball. 潘晨鹏 was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 6th minute. C.P. West Bronx Celtics's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. When the match had gone on for 11 minutes, Carmine Campitelli took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Franklin Collado to make any attempt to save it. Carmine Campitelli recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 18th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carmine Campitelli in the 22nd minute of play forced Rickmansworth FC's goalkeeper Franklin Collado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 30 minutes, Carmine Campitelli managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. C.P. West Bronx Celtics's supporters crossed their fingers, but Carmine Campitelli was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Carmine Campitelli recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 36th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Carmine Campitelli had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 潘晨鹏 struck a weak shot in the 40th minute. Franklin Collado didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for C.P. West Bronx Celtics. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Carmine Campitelli made a kick off. Rudy Moreno hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. In the 58th minute, Carmine Campitelli left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The C.P. West Bronx Celtics fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. 潘晨鹏 scored 3-0 in the 64th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Franklin Collado, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. C.P. West Bronx Celtics made a substitution. Yasir Botello replaced Eddi Kjeldgaard. If Carmine Campitelli had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When Giovani Zapata came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the C.P. West Bronx Celtics 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 Giovani Zapata couldn't finish the play. Giovani Zapata sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After some careless play in the C.P. West Bronx Celtics defense, Roberto Cruz kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Amilcar Vasquez. The C.P. West Bronx Celtics fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Amilcar Vasquez should have stopped the shot. Amilcar Vasquez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roberto Cruz in the 83rd minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Giovani Zapata in the 87th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Franklin Collado prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Franklin Collado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Giovani Zapata, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Rickmansworth FC's zone, Giovani Zapata stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Franklin Collado came out of the goal and Giovani Zapata tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When C.P. West Bronx Celtics's Giovani Zapata in the 95th minute got a chance for a shot 95th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Rickmansworth FC's goalie prevented a goal. 96 minutes into the match, Yasir Botello notched a goal, 4-1, to the right of Rickmansworth FC's Franklin Collado. Franklin Collado was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When the referee ended the match the C.P. West Bronx Celtics players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.