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Stamford Brids Stad
Spectators: 10827 (Terracing: 8121, Seating: 2490, VIP seats: 216) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Kris Upson took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4th minute, Graeme Tinker ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rodrigo Moco was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. The audience was convinced that Geoff Vassell's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rodrigo Moco was relentless in the 10th minute of the game. Rodrigo Moco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Graeme Tinker in the 12th minute of play. 14 minutes into the game, Kris Upson cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Rodrigo Moco was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Rodrigo Moco stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kris Upson's shot from short distance in the 17th minute. 19 minutes into the game, Dakar Olympique's Kris Upson nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rodrigo Moco made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Rodrigo Moco stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kris Upson's shot from short distance in the 22nd minute. When the match had gone on for 25 minutes, Kris Upson put it in 0-4 from a short distance just to the right of Rodrigo Moco. The Dakar Olympique fans' excitement grew in the 29th match minute when Dakar Olympique's Kris Upson 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 0-5 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After some careless play in the Midfielders defense, Lee Hislop kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rodrigo Moco. The Midfielders fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rodrigo Moco should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kris Upson in the 35th minute of play forced Midfielders's goalkeeper Rodrigo Moco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 36th minute, Geoff Vassell left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Dakar Olympique fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-7. The audience was convinced that Kris Upson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rodrigo Moco was relentless in the 40th minute of the game. Midfielders's Rodrigo Moco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lee Hislop in the 48th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-8 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Rick Marsden was the one to do the kick off. Kris Upson might have been able to make a better finish in the 51st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Rodrigo Moco. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Kris Upson ran back to his position shaking his head. Rodrigo Moco didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Dakar Olympique's Kris Upson shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-9 in the ordered_time% minute. 56 minutes into the game, Kris Upson lined in a short shot 0-10 behind a frustrated Rodrigo Moco. Rodrigo Moco was out of position in the 59 minute of play, and Graeme Tinker capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Graeme Tinker really showed his touch with that goal: 0-11. With a little luck, Midfielders's Rodrigo Moco got control of the ball when Kris Upson tried to sneak it across the goal line. Midfielders's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Geoff Vassell 62 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-12. The audience was convinced that Geoff Vassell's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rodrigo Moco was relentless in the 66th minute of the game. When the match clock showed 66 minutes, the score became 0-13 when Geoff Vassell sped through Midfielders's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Rodrigo Moco. Rodrigo Moco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Graeme Tinker in the 70th minute of the match. When Kris Upson came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the Dakar Olympique 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 Kris Upson couldn't finish the play. Rex Chivers charged in rather forcefully in the 73rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rex Chivers the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 73 played minutes Midfielders got a freekick which was hit by Rex Chivers. Kris Upson in the 74thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Rodrigo Moco, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Rodrigo Moco made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lee Hislop in the 75th minute. When the match had gone on for 76 minutes, Kris Upson put it in 0-14 from a short distance just to the right of Rodrigo Moco. When the match clock showed 79 minutes, the score became 0-15 when Kris Upson sped through Midfielders's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Rodrigo Moco. Geoff Vassell sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Calum Dingle in the 84th minute of play forced Dakar Olympique's goalkeeper Vágner de Lara to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rodrigo Moco didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Dakar Olympique's Kris Upson shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-16 in the ordered_time% minute. After a rather tough play, Midfielders's Gaz Bridgewater got a free kick in the 95th minute. The Midfielders fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Dakar Olympique were clearly better and deserved to take the win.