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Rickmansworth
Spectators: 6777 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Shawn Suarez kicked off to start the match. Rickmansworth FC's Franklin Collado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Douglas Mejia in the 5th minute of play. Rickmansworth FC's Franklin Collado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Shawn Suarez in the 7th minute of play. Marcelo Navarro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rudy Montes having to interfere. Rudy Montes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Marcelo Navarro in the 14th minute. With his leg Rudy Montes managed to avoid a goal in the 16thth minute, when Rickmansworth FC's Marcelo Navarro fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The supporters of Rickmansworth FC booed when Rothley was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ernesto Corpeño didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rothley's defense didn't have a chance, in the 20th minute, when Roberto Cruz scored to the left of an out of position Rudy Montes, making the score, 1-0. In the 23rd minute, Marcelo Navarro ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rudy Montes was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. Franklin Collado didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Shawn Suarez went, in the 30th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. In the 33rd match minute, Rickmansworth FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marcelo Collado to maneuver through the defense. In the 36th minute the ball was on its way in behind Rothley's goalkeeper Rudy Montes, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 39th match minute, Rothley was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Felipe Lovo to maneuver through the defense. Rickmansworth FC's supporters stood up full of expectation in the 41st minute of the game, when Josue Prado after an extraordinary solo performance found himself with a golden opportunity in front of Rothley's goal. Josue Prado was unfortunally a little to anxious and the ball went outside the goal. After having played for 42 minutes, Roberto Cruz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rickmansworth FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Roberto Cruz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roberto Cruz in the 44th minute of play forced Rothley's goalkeeper Rudy Montes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Roberto Cruz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

Roberto Cruz's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rudy Montes read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 51st minute of play. Rickmansworth FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 55th minute, when Shawn Suarez scored to the left of an out of position Franklin Collado, making the score, 2-2. Rudy Montes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcelo Navarro in the 60th minute of play. Rudy Montes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roberto Cruz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rudy Moreno sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Marcelo Navarro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Douglas Mejia got free with Franklin Collado in the 74th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Franklin Collado made a fantastic save in the 77th minute, when Douglas Mejia sent off a good shot on target. In the 79thth minute of the game Shawn Suarez who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Rickmansworth FC's Franklin Collado was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcelo Navarro in the 81st minute of play forced Rothley's goalkeeper Rudy Montes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 83 minutes, Marcelo Navarro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rickmansworth FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Marcelo Navarro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Shawn Suarez in the 86th minute of play forced Rickmansworth FC's goalkeeper Franklin Collado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Rickmansworth FC's Daniel Gamero got a free kick in the 91st minute. Franklin Collado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Shawn Suarez, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. Despite being the better team, Rickmansworth FC failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.