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Aklavika
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Lucien Rivière started the match with the kick off. 2 minutes into the game, Rosario Stubbs was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Liberty FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave XENON FC the free kick. The supporters of XENON FC booed when Liberty FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rosario Stubbs didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucien Rivière in the 5th minute of play forced Liberty FC's goalkeeper Stamatis Saltiris to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 9 minutes of play, XENON FC's Lucien Rivière made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Stamatis Saltiris was left in no man's land by his defense there! A collision led to Liberty FC getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Lou Hawk hit a great ball. In the 14th match minute, XENON FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rudy Romano to maneuver through the defense. 22 minutes into the match, Liberty FC's goal looked a bit too open when Lucien Rivière came free, but Stamatis Saltiris reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Stamatis Saltiris took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bret Marrero, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Stamatis Saltiris showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lucien Rivière in the 30th minute of the match. Stamatis Saltiris showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pasquale Ratliff in the 32nd minute of the match. Dario Calloway kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. Liberty FC's Stamatis Saltiris played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pasquale Ratliff in the 45th minute of play. Stamatis Saltiris took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lucien Rivière, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After the first half XENON FC were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The referee felt a red card was in order, 54 minutes into the game, when Brad Aubé put in a rough tackle. After 53 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Liberty FC! Stamatis Saltiris went to the wrong direction when Bret Marrero was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. In the 59th match minute, Liberty FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rosario Stubbs to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pasquale Ratliff in the 62nd minute of play forced Liberty FC's goalkeeper Stamatis Saltiris to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 64 minutes into the match, Liberty FC's goalkeeper Stamatis Saltiris had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lucien Rivière. Lucien Rivière scored 0-2 in the 75th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Stamatis Saltiris, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lucien Rivière got free with Stamatis Saltiris in the 79th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of XENON FC booed when Liberty FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lou Hawk didn't get a good kick on the ball. Liberty FC's Stamatis Saltiris played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bret Marrero in the 90th minute of play. Liberty FC's Stamatis Saltiris played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pasquale Ratliff in the 96th minute of play. The Liberty FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. XENON FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.