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FARGHO STADIUM
Spectators: 7550 (Terracing: 5800, Seating: 1650, VIP seats: 100) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Lowell Kincaid took the kick off in the first half of the match. Célestin Babcock showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lowell Kincaid in the 3rd minute of the match. If Billie Busch had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Sport Recife's Noel Wynn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lanny Lambert in the 8th minute of play. Wilford Howell hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. In the 20th minute, Julian Coats hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Lanny Lambert had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After a rather tough play, Sport Recife's Arnulfo Vega got a free kick in the 24th minute. In the 28th minute of the match, Billie Busch tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Noel Wynn saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jared Simard during the 28th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 29th minute, Jared Simard hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lanny Lambert fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Noel Wynn having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Billie Busch in the 44th minute of play forced Sport Recife's goalkeeper Noel Wynn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Noel Wynn stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Billie Busch's shot from short distance in the 46th minute. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Billie Busch made a kick off. In the 52nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Sport Recife's goalkeeper Noel Wynn, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Billie Busch in the 53rd minute of play forced Sport Recife's goalkeeper Noel Wynn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Billie Busch in the 58th minute of play forced Sport Recife's goalkeeper Noel Wynn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Cory Waters had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 62 minutes of play, FARGO's Cory Waters made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Noel Wynn was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 65th minute, Billie Busch got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. When Billie Busch came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the FARGO 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 Billie Busch couldn't finish the play. In the 69th minute, Gilberto Madrid hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lowell Kincaid in the 73rd minute of play forced FARGO's goalkeeper Célestin Babcock to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Billie Busch had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cory Waters sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Billie Busch had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 81st minute Lowell Kincaid shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Célestin Babcock saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Jared Simard came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the Sport Recife 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 Jared Simard couldn't finish the play. Lanny Lambert fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Noel Wynn having to interfere. In the 88thth minute of the game Cory Waters who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sport Recife's Noel Wynn was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Noel Wynn stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cory Waters's shot from short distance in the 88th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Billie Busch in the 93rd minute of play forced Sport Recife's goalkeeper Noel Wynn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Billie Busch had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Wilford Howell kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. In the 98th minute, Gonzalo Shook sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Sport Recife's Noel Wynn didn't even have to move.