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Qualen
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jeremy Crawford started the match with the kick off. When Dario Smalley came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the Morea 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 Dario Smalley couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Qualen getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Michael Tisdell hit a great ball. Biddle Rhodes recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 12th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some careless play in the Qualen defense, Biddle Rhodes kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Edwards Smee. The Qualen fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Edwards Smee should have stopped the shot. Qualen's Edwards Smee played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dario Smalley in the 18th minute of play. In the 20th minute, Marco Kennewell hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Howard Pearman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Edwards Smee stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dario Smalley's shot from short distance in the 26th minute. Dario Smalley sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Edwards Smee showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Biddle Rhodes in the 35th minute of the match. 40 minutes into the match, Morea's Dario Smalley sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Edwards Smee narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Edwards Smee showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dario Smalley in the 47th minute of the match. The Qualen players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Morea were winning 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Biddle Rhodes to make the kick off. After some careless play in the Qualen defense, Dario Smalley kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Edwards Smee. The Qualen fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Edwards Smee should have stopped the shot. A collision led to Morea getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Neville Oneill hit a great ball. Christopher Brennand showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Howard Pearman in the 57th minute of the match. After 60 played minutes Morea got a freekick which was hit by Marco Kennewell. In the 63rd minute, Howard Pearman got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 66th minute, Biddle Rhodes managed to get in a good position for a shot. Morea's supporters rose to their feet, but Biddle Rhodes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Edwards Smee breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Biddle Rhodes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edwards Smee having to interfere. Dario Smalley sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Edwards Smee came out of the goal in the 86th minute to try and stop a shot by Morea's Dario Smalley. But to his dismay, Dario Smalley quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. In the 90th minute Biddle Rhodes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edwards Smee saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Edwards Smee took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Biddle Rhodes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A hard shot 93 in the game by Dario Smalley from a close distance when the talented Edwards Smee managed to make a qualified save. Qualen's players were relieved. If Howard Pearman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.