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Cumborah Stadium
Spectators: 7805 (Terracing: 5855, Seating: 1795, VIP seats: 155) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Arne Cridland got the match started through his kick off. In the 5thth minute of the game Boris Mcgrath who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cumborah's Alexander Korff was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Oliver Howard recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 11th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 15th minute, one of Bakara:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Bakara. 17 minutes into the game, Byron Paynter cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Corder Fasey was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Boris Mcgrath recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 22nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 25 minutes into the game, Bakara's Boris Mcgrath nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Alexander Korff made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Cumborah's Oliver Howard got a good chance for a goal in the 29th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Oliver Howard came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the Cumborah 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 Oliver Howard couldn't finish the play. In the 36th minute Roger Grandison shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alexander Korff saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Roger Grandison came up free with the goalie in the 42nd minute, the Bakara 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 Roger Grandison couldn't finish the play. Boris Mcgrath fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alexander Korff having to interfere. 46 minutes into the game, Nero Matthes was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cumborah's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Bakara the free kick. After a rather tough play, Cumborah's Nero Matthes got a free kick in the 46th minute. Alexander Korff made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Boris Mcgrath in the 47th minute of play. 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.

53 minutes had been played when some careless play by Cumborah's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Matthews Schulze was slow to take the kick. During this time Bakara's players had a chance to rest. A very nice done corner allowed Art Sewell to score against Alexander Korff in Cumborah's goal. 1-2 after 53 minutes. If Roger Grandison had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cumborah's Alexander Korff played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Boris Mcgrath in the 63rd minute of play. In the 66th minute, Cumborah's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Roger Grandison fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Alexander Korff made an important save on a dangerous shot by Roger Grandison in the 70th minute. Cumborah's Alexander Korff proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to save Cumborah from getting a goal against them. When Oliver Howard came up free with the goalie in the 75th minute, the Cumborah 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 Oliver Howard couldn't finish the play. Bakara's Corder Fasey played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arne Cridland in the 77th minute of play. When Jackson Keato fell near the penalty area in the 81st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cumborah's protests and gave Jackson Keato a yellow card for diving instead. In the 83rdth minute of the game Boris Mcgrath who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cumborah's Alexander Korff was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Roger Grandison struck a weak shot in the 84th minute. Alexander Korff didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Bakara. Roger Grandison scored 1-4 in the 92nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Alexander Korff, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The crowd rose to their feet as Bakara's Boris Mcgrath slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Alexander Korff. That made the score 1-5 after 96 minutes of play. When the final whistle sounded Bakara left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Cumborah.