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Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Peter Wiltshire started the match with the kick off. Rodney Church didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Albano Felipillo went, in the 3rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. A collision led to Memphis Grizzlies getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Peter Wiltshire hit a great ball. Ubaldo Quilino made a fantastic save in the 10th minute, when Franz Henry sent off a good shot on target. After 20 minutes, Albano Felipillo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Celestiales and the Memphis Grizzlies players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 21st minute, Albano Felipillo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 25th minute, Franz Henry left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Memphis Grizzlies fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Severino Gaskon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Rodney Church tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 36 minutes into the game, Franz Henry cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Ubaldo Quilino was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When Zack Tomelty fell near the penalty area in the 40th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Memphis Grizzlies's protests and gave Zack Tomelty a yellow card for diving instead. Zack Tomelty kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. A collision led to Celestiales getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Albano Felipillo hit a great ball. Franz Henry received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Ubaldo Quilino came out and tried to block the shot, but Franz Henry slotted it home off the left post making it 3-1 in the 45th minute. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Severino Gaskon to make the kick off. 53 minutes into the game, Severino Gaskon was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Celestiales's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Memphis Grizzlies the free kick. In the 53rd minute, Severino Gaskon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 54th minute, Peter Wiltshire hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hilario Uxio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rodney Church having to interfere. After 58 played minutes Memphis Grizzlies got a freekick which was hit by Phillip Byfield. In the 62nd minute Franz Henry shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ubaldo Quilino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ubaldo Quilino took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Franz Henry, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Franz Henry's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ubaldo Quilino was relentless in the 74th minute of the game. When Memphis Grizzlies's Peter Wiltshire in the 74th minute got a chance for a shot 74th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Celestiales's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Franz Henry in the 76th minute of play forced Celestiales's goalkeeper Ubaldo Quilino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Peter Wiltshire fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ubaldo Quilino having to interfere. 81 minutes into the match, Celestiales's goal looked a bit too open when Franz Henry came free, but Ubaldo Quilino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ubaldo Quilino showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Franz Henry in the 87th minute of the match. The supporters of Celestiales booed when Memphis Grizzlies was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Phillip Byfield didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 94th minute, Zack Tomelty hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.