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Spectators: 7983 (Terracing: 5988, Seating: 1836, VIP seats: 159) Raoul Labrie made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 9th minute, Jeff Read made a precise shot to the right of Corey Sylvester. Men in Tights's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fredric Amos in the 13th minute of play forced Rapid Vienna's goalkeeper Abe Canales to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Men in Tights booed when Rapid Vienna was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jeff Read didn't get a good kick on the ball. Abe Canales took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fredric Amos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fredric Amos in the 21st minute of play forced Rapid Vienna's goalkeeper Abe Canales to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 28th minute Devon Phillips shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abe Canales saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 30 minutes into the match, Rapid Vienna's goal looked a bit too open when Damien Dubose came free, but Abe Canales reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Rapid Vienna's zone, Fredric Amos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Abe Canales came out of the goal and Fredric Amos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Devon Phillips took the ball and in the 43 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Abe Canales. Abe Canales dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Devon Phillips sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Devon Phillips made a kick off. Abe Canales was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 53rd minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Léandre Gallardo. 56 minutes into the match, Fredric Amos notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Rapid Vienna's Abe Canales. Abe Canales was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 64th minute, Fredric Amos made a precise shot to the right of Abe Canales. Rapid Vienna's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. In the 74th match minute, Rapid Vienna was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Antoine Coronado to maneuver through the defense. Raoul Labrie sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Anselme Houser had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Anselme Houser blasted a shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Corey Sylvester having to make a save. After a defensive mix-up in Men in Tights's zone, Donatien Cope stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Corey Sylvester came out of the goal and Donatien Cope tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 86th minute, Anselme Houser made a precise shot to the right of Corey Sylvester. Men in Tights's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-3. Men in Tights's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.