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Ferreira Lima
Spectators: 6952 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1852, VIP seats: 100) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Henry Vincent took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a rather tough play, A.C.S.'s Anderson Course got a free kick in the 6th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as A.C.S.'s Sébastien Hollingsworth slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Alonzo Arcouet. That made the score 1-0 after 10 minutes of play. Rickey Hurley took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Patrick Querry, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 19 minutes, Henry Vincent managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC Madoc's supporters crossed their fingers, but Henry Vincent was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Patrick Querry took the ball and in the 20 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Rickey Hurley. Rickey Hurley 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. Dillon Phillips fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alonzo Arcouet having to interfere. In the 31st minute Henry Vincent shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rickey Hurley saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 32nd match minute, SC Madoc was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Patrick Querry to maneuver through the defense. When Patrick Querry got the opportunity to take care of a free kick, it resulted in a really dangerous shot that almost went in the goal. Instead the ball hit the crossbar and flew out of bounds. When Dillon Phillips fell near the penalty area in the 33rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored A.C.S.'s protests and gave Dillon Phillips a yellow card for diving instead. After 33 played minutes A.C.S. got a freekick which was hit by Dillon Phillips. Rickey Hurley showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Henry Vincent in the 41st minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in A.C.S.'s zone, Patrick Querry stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rickey Hurley came out of the goal and Patrick Querry tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Henry Vincent had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Sébastien Hollingsworth was the one to do the kick off. Patrick Querry could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Rickey Hurley made a huge save. Rickey Hurley came out of the goal in the 53rd minute to try and stop a shot by SC Madoc's Patrick Querry. But to his dismay, Patrick Querry quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. Rickey Hurley made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Henry Vincent in the 58th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lupe Munoz during the 58th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Lupe Munoz kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. Dillon Phillips fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alonzo Arcouet having to interfere. Alonzo Arcouet took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sébastien Hollingsworth, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Henry Vincent in the 66th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rickey Hurley saved A.C.S. from getting behind. Henry Vincent fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rickey Hurley having to interfere. Bernard Krause charged in rather forcefully in the 71st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bernard Krause the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of A.C.S. booed when SC Madoc was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bernard Krause didn't get a good kick on the ball. With his leg Rickey Hurley managed to avoid a goal in the 75thth minute, when SC Madoc's Patrick Querry fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. When Henry Vincent came up free with the goalie in the 76th minute, the SC Madoc 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 Henry Vincent couldn't finish the play. With a little luck, A.C.S.'s Rickey Hurley got control of the ball when Patrick Querry tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 83 minutes, Tracey Burr mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SC Madoc and the A.C.S. players grew even worse after the yellow card. Tracey Burr kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. 86 minutes into the match, A.C.S.'s goalkeeper Rickey Hurley had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Patrick Querry. In the 88th minute Russell Beck shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rickey Hurley saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the final whistle sounded SC Madoc left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than A.C.S..