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Lindbergh
Spectators: 6727 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Nicolas Echols kicked off to start the match. The audience was convinced that Melvin Echeverri's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cedric Marsh was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. Melvin Echeverri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 15th minute, Adolfo Albright ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cedric Marsh was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. A collision led to Harmac getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Henry Echeverri hit a great ball. Jefferson Dempsey's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Byron Hodges firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 23rd minute, Jefferson Dempsey made a precise shot to the right of Byron Hodges. Harmac's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. With a little luck, Harmac's Byron Hodges got control of the ball when Jefferson Dempsey tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 28th minute, Nicolas Echols fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Byron Hodges was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 33rd minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Quinn Dolan. Jefferson Dempsey could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 35th minute of the match, but Byron Hodges made a huge save. When Jefferson Dempsey came up free with the goalie in the 38th minute, the Lindbergh FC 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 Jefferson Dempsey couldn't finish the play. When Jefferson Dempsey came up free with the goalie in the 42nd minute, the Lindbergh FC 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 Jefferson Dempsey couldn't finish the play. In the 48th minute of the match Israel Stovall shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Cedric Marsh showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball.

In the 52nd minute Jefferson Dempsey shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Byron Hodges saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Harmac's Edgar Frank got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Byron Hodges took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jefferson Dempsey, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Lindbergh FC booed when Harmac was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Henry Echeverri didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lindbergh FC's Cedric Marsh played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adolfo Albright in the 60th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Nicolas Echols's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Byron Hodges was relentless in the 61st minute of the game. If Jefferson Dempsey had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Harmac's Edgar Frank got a free kick in the 77th minute. In the 83rd minute, Jefferson Dempsey left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Lindbergh FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Nicolas Echols received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Byron Hodges tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jefferson Dempsey sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Adolfo Albright had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Lindbergh FC had won after a very even match.