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Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Nguyễn Bien started the match with the kick off. AlejandrIa Conquerors's Milan Deering played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Văn Hieu Ngan in the 3rd minute of play. 4 minutes into the game, Jamar Craft was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. AlejandrIa Conquerors's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Longville Town the free kick. After 4 played minutes AlejandrIa Conquerors got a freekick which was hit by Jamar Craft. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nguyễn Bien in the 6th minute of play forced AlejandrIa Conquerors's goalkeeper Milan Deering to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Longville Town defense, Santos Presley kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Lê Minh Phượng. The Longville Town fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Lê Minh Phượng should have stopped the shot. Santos Presley struck a weak shot in the 11th minute. Lê Minh Phượng didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for AlejandrIa Conquerors. Lê Hong Minh took the ball and in the 17 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Milan Deering. Milan Deering dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Văn Hieu Ngan hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Shawn Conrad during the 28th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, AlejandrIa Conquerors's Shawn Conrad got a free kick in the 28th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nguyễn Bien in the 29th minute of play forced AlejandrIa Conquerors's goalkeeper Milan Deering to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Milan Deering showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nguyễn Bien in the 32nd minute of the match. Milan Deering showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Văn Hieu Ngan, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. 35 minutes into the match, Longville Town's goal looked a bit too open when Santos Presley came free, but Lê Minh Phượng reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. AlejandrIa Conquerors's Milan Deering played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Văn Hieu Ngan in the 37th minute of play. In the 38th minute Ben Winston shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lê Minh Phượng saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Longville Town's Nguyễn Nga got a free kick in the 47th minute. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Santos Presley to make the kick off. Teddy Driscoll took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 53rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Lê Minh Phượng. Longville Town's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. If Santos Presley had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Santos Presley who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 62ndth minute tested the skills of Lê Minh Phượng when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After 70 minutes of play, Longville Town's Nguyễn Bien made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Milan Deering was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Nguyễn Bien came up free with the goalie in the 76th minute, the Longville Town 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 Nguyễn Bien couldn't finish the play. After 78 minutes of play AlejandrIa Conquerors's Shawn Conrad 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. Shawn Conrad hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. AlejandrIa Conquerors's Milan Deering played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lê Hong Minh in the 81st minute of play. AlejandrIa Conquerors's Milan Deering played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nguyễn Nga in the 83rd minute of play. Lê Minh Phượng was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Adolfo Caballero showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-2 in the 85 minute of play. With a little luck, Longville Town's Lê Minh Phượng got control of the ball when Jamar Craft tried to sneak it across the goal line. AlejandrIa Conquerors's Milan Deering played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lê Hong Minh in the 89th minute of play. With 96 minutes on the clock, Lucien Willoughby commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After 95 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for AlejandrIa Conquerors! In the 98th minute there was a penalty for Longville Town. Trần Teo stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Milan Deering. 3-2. Longville Town's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.