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Match Report
Itta Bena
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Sanford Egan made the kick off and thus started the match. Tallahassee Yesterday FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 3rd minute, when Lenny Cortez scored to the left of an out of position Johnathan Stubbs, making the score, 1-0. Tallahassee Yesterday FC's Johnathan Stubbs proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 5th minute of the match, managed to save Tallahassee Yesterday FC from getting a goal against them. 6 minutes into the game, Graig Foreman was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Itta Bena's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Tallahassee Yesterday FC the free kick. The throw-in from Ali Glenn in the 10th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Tallahassee Yesterday FC's Micah Kellogg. 13 minutes into the match, Sanford Egan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Johnathan Stubbs. Tallahassee Yesterday FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sanford Egan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. A collision led to Itta Bena getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Lu Yun hit a great ball. In the 25th minute, Warner Parra hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Itta Bena's Joshua Ashby played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emmanuel Finch in the 41st minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lenny Cortez in the 42nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Johnathan Stubbs saved Tallahassee Yesterday FC from getting behind. If Ted McCall had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ted McCall stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Sanford Egan had to leave the field with a concussion. After 53 minutes, Micah Kellogg mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tallahassee Yesterday FC and the Itta Bena players grew even worse after the yellow card. Micah Kellogg hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Sergey Bishkevich's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Johnathan Stubbs was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. When Itta Bena's Lenny Cortez in the 63rd minute got a chance for a shot 63rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Tallahassee Yesterday FC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 66th minute, Lenny Cortez made a precise shot to the right of Johnathan Stubbs. Tallahassee Yesterday FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. Tallahassee Yesterday FC made a substitution. Nathaniel Kincaid replaced Brendan Jolly. In the 70th match minute, Tallahassee Yesterday FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ted McCall to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Tallahassee Yesterday FC's zone, Sergey Bishkevich stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Johnathan Stubbs came out of the goal and Sergey Bishkevich tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Tallahassee Yesterday FC's Johnathan Stubbs played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lenny Cortez in the 83rd minute of play. Emmanuel Finch received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Joshua Ashby tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Johnathan Stubbs took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sergey Bishkevich, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Sergey Bishkevich had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Itta Bena's Joshua Ashby played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ted McCall in the 96th minute of play. There was no doubt that Itta Bena were the better team. Itta Bena's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.
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