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Pallet Town Arena
Spectators: 7438 (Terracing: 6338, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 100) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Teofilo Unai started the match with the kick off. Victor King might have been able to make a better finish in the 3rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ron Tomkin. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Victor King ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 5th minute, Genílson Figueiredo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Baby Snakes's Nils Bohr got a free kick in the 8th minute. Jacob Vassell fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ron Tomkin having to interfere. 11 minutes into the match, Pallet Street's goal looked a bit too open when Zackary Hunter came free, but Leigh Mayfield reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pallet Street's Leigh Mayfield played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zackary Hunter in the 12th minute of play. Krasimir Balakov's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Leigh Mayfield read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 16th minute of play. Teofilo Unai might have been able to make a better finish in the 18th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Leigh Mayfield. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Teofilo Unai ran back to his position shaking his head. Pallet Street's Leigh Mayfield played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zackary Hunter in the 20th minute of play. After 21 played minutes Pallet Street got a freekick which was hit by Tommy Greenfield. After a defensive mix-up in Pallet Street's zone, Zackary Hunter stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Leigh Mayfield came out of the goal and Zackary Hunter tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 25th minute, Nils Bohr made a precise shot to the right of Leigh Mayfield. Pallet Street's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Pallet Street's Leigh Mayfield played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nils Bohr in the 28th minute of play. Nils Bohr received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Leigh Mayfield tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Krasimir Balakov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Baby Snakes fans' excitement grew in the 34th match minute when Baby Snakes's Nils Bohr looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Teofilo Unai in the 38th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Leigh Mayfield prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Pallet Street's Leigh Mayfield played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Teofilo Unai in the 43rd minute of play. In the 44th minute Teofilo Unai shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leigh Mayfield saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Basil Shuttleworth hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Victor King was the one to do the kick off. Dominik Goodman recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 53rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Pallet Street's Leigh Mayfield played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Teofilo Unai in the 55th minute of play. In the 62nd minute, Nils Bohr reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Leigh Mayfield. The goal made the score 0-3. Pallet Street's defense didn't have a chance, in the 66th minute, when Genílson Figueiredo scored to the left of an out of position Leigh Mayfield, making the score, 0-4. Zackary Hunter might have been able to make a better finish in the 69th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Leigh Mayfield. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Zackary Hunter ran back to his position shaking his head. 71 minutes into the match, Pallet Street's goalkeeper Leigh Mayfield had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by İnanç Özben. In the 72nd minute, Baby Snakes's Zackary Hunter ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Leigh Mayfield. Leigh Mayfield yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-5. İnanç Özben sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Krasimir Balakov might have been able to make a better finish in the 76th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Leigh Mayfield. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Krasimir Balakov ran back to his position shaking his head. Teofilo Unai sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. İnanç Özben took the ball and in the 78 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Leigh Mayfield. Leigh Mayfield dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-6. 83 minutes into the match, Zackary Hunter notched a goal, 0-7, to the right of Pallet Street's Leigh Mayfield. Leigh Mayfield was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 86th minute, Zackary Hunter ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Leigh Mayfield was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-8. After 94 minutes of play, Baby Snakes's Teofilo Unai made it 0-9 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Leigh Mayfield was left in no man's land by his defense there! Baby Snakes's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.