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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Vince Little started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 4 minutes into the match, JRXiao's goal looked a bit too open when Seth Gillow came free, but Stan Parry reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Vinnie Bodsworth got free with Stan Parry in the 5th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 8thth minute of the game Seth Gillow who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but JRXiao's Stan Parry was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Abraham Bright had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Seth Gillow could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 12th minute of the match, but Stan Parry made a huge save. Ken Beckford didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Frank Boyd went, in the 13th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. With his leg Stan Parry managed to avoid a goal in the 19thth minute, when Sporting Díjon's Seth Gillow fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 23 minutes into the match, JRXiao's goal looked a bit too open when Seth Gillow came free, but Stan Parry reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Leroy Granger sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With his leg Stan Parry managed to avoid a goal in the 26thth minute, when Sporting Díjon's Seth Gillow fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. When Vinnie Bodsworth came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the Sporting Díjon 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 Vinnie Bodsworth couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vince Little in the 34th minute of play forced Sporting Díjon's goalkeeper Ken Beckford to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Abraham Bright fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stan Parry having to interfere. In the 45th minute, Frank Boyd left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The JRXiao fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2.

Abraham Bright fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stan Parry having to interfere. After having played for 58 minutes, Rod Wakefield managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sporting Díjon's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rod Wakefield was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Stan Parry stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Seth Gillow's shot from short distance in the 60th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Seth Gillow in the 61st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Stan Parry prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 63rd minute, Abraham Bright made a precise shot to the right of Stan Parry. JRXiao's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. After a defensive mix-up in Sporting Díjon's zone, Rich Norfolk stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ken Beckford came out of the goal and Rich Norfolk tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. JRXiao's Stan Parry played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Seth Gillow in the 74th minute of play. Stan Parry made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Seth Gillow in the 76th minute of play. After 82 minutes of play, Sporting Díjon's Seth Gillow made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Stan Parry was left in no man's land by his defense there! Stan Parry made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abraham Bright in the 85th minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 86 minutes, Ken Beckford successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Stan Parry stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Seth Gillow's shot from short distance in the 89th minute. Vinnie Bodsworth did an outstanding performance 93 minutes into the match, when he by himself got past the opposing team's defense and with a quick scored 4-2 to the right of an irritated Stan Parry in the goal. Sporting Díjon walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.