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Maitland
Spectators: 6760 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1760, VIP seats: 0) Freeman Boyer was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 4th minute. Maitland's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Rodrick Laberge charged in rather forcefully in the 6th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rodrick Laberge the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Lindbergh FC getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Rodrick Laberge hit a great ball. A hard shot by Paul Morris from long distance, 7 minutes into the match, got Cedric Marsh's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Maitland's Walker Barker played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nicolas Echols in the 9th minute of play. Nicolas Echols sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nicolas Echols sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Aurèle Owens charged in rather forcefully in the 14th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Aurèle Owens the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Aurèle Owens kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. 21 minutes into the game, one of Maitland:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 23rd minute there was a penalty for Lindbergh FC. Elton Redding stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Walker Barker. 0-1. In the 27th minute, Freeman Boyer made a precise shot to the right of Cedric Marsh. Lindbergh FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. When Jefferson Dempsey came up free with the goalie in the 43rd 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 Mario Dudley came up free with the goalie in the 48th minute, the Maitland 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 Mario Dudley couldn't finish the play.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Nicolas Echols was the one to do the kick off. In the 55th minute Freeman Boyer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cedric Marsh saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Lindbergh FC's Cordell Desrosiers got a free kick in the 55th minute. After having played for 56 minutes, Freeman Boyer managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Maitland's supporters crossed their fingers, but Freeman Boyer was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 59th minute, Nicolas Echols managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lindbergh FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Nicolas Echols was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Walker Barker breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Nicolas Echols had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Freeman Boyer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Cedric Marsh tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 69 minutes into the match, Freeman Boyer had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cedric Marsh. Lindbergh FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Freeman Boyer was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. Walker Barker made a fantastic save in the 74th minute, when Jefferson Dempsey sent off a good shot on target. Jefferson Dempsey succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-3 in the 75th playminute. Jefferson Dempsey sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When Nicolas Echols came up free with the goalie in the 91st 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 Nicolas Echols couldn't finish the play. Jefferson Dempsey fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Walker Barker having to interfere. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Lindbergh FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.