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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Nick Egel made the kick off which started today's match. After 4 minutes, Irving Christini mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Jastro City and the Kotta players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Kotta booed when Jastro City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Irving Christini didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 7 played minutes Jastro City got a freekick which was hit by Cain Dollamore. Brendan Tebbit was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 8th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Raymond Maslin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Best Boserio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 11th minute, Raymond Maslin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kotta's supporters rose to their feet, but Raymond Maslin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Best Boserio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 14 minutes Jastro City's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Brendan Tebbit who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Michael Boyd got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Best Boserio quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. A collision led to Jastro City getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Irving Christini hit a great ball. 22 minutes into the game, Raymond Maslin cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Best Boserio was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Bryan Hess made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nick Egel in the 25th minute of play. In the 26th match minute, Jastro City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bevis Millar to maneuver through the defense. Brett Obrien received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Best Boserio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nick Egel's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Bryan Hess read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 32nd minute of play. Nick Egel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Bryan Hess tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Brett Obrien came up free with the goalie in the 37th minute, the Kotta 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 Brett Obrien couldn't finish the play. When Nick Egel came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the Jastro City 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 Nick Egel couldn't finish the play. Raymond Maslin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Raymond Maslin to make the kick off. 54 minutes into the match, Kotta's goal looked a bit too open when Hans Mudie came free, but Bryan Hess reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nick Egel struck a weak shot in the 60th minute. Bryan Hess didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Jastro City. If Hans Mudie had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 67 played minutes Kotta got a freekick which was hit by Ned Heberle. If Raymond Maslin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bryan Hess showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nick Egel in the 81st minute of the match. Dwight Paull charged in rather forcefully in the 81st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dwight Paull the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Kotta's Dwight Paull got a free kick in the 82nd minute. After a rather tough play, Kotta's Brett Obrien got a free kick in the 83rd minute. Nick Egel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bryan Hess having to interfere. 91 minutes into the match, Kotta's goal looked a bit too open when Hans Mudie came free, but Bryan Hess reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 92 minutes into the game, Kotta's Ned Heberle nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Best Boserio made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. The Kotta supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Kotta would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.