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Arena Park
Spectators: 6731 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Burl Harquin took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Jessie Laird had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 5 minutes into the match, Jim Crockett notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Arena FC's Lawrence Feliciano. Lawrence Feliciano was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. A hard shot by Reynaud Berg from long distance, 9 minutes into the match, got Rocco Goss's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Emerson Metzger kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. In the 18th minute, Jessie Laird 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. Otto Hyde charged in rather forcefully in the 19th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Otto Hyde the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Arena FC booed when Harcus FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Otto Hyde didn't get a good kick on the ball. 22 minutes into the match, Harcus FC's goalkeeper Rocco Goss had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Frédéric Cleveland. Otto Hyde got his second yellow card in the match during the 23rd minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. A collision led to Harcus FC getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Otto Hyde hit a great ball. With a little luck, Harcus FC's Rocco Goss got control of the ball when Frédéric Cleveland tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of Arena FC booed when Harcus FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jim Crockett didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Burl Harquin came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the Arena 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 Burl Harquin couldn't finish the play. In the 36th minute, Burl Harquin 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. Frédéric Cleveland fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rocco Goss having to interfere. Frédéric Cleveland fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rocco Goss having to interfere. 43 minutes into the match, Arena FC's goal looked a bit too open when Jessie Laird came free, but Lawrence Feliciano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After the first half Harcus FC were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jessie Laird stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Anthony Vincent received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Lawrence Feliciano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 59th minute, Frédéric Cleveland made a precise shot to the right of Rocco Goss. Harcus FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. In the 64th minute, Emerson Metzger hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Frédéric Cleveland scored 2-1 in the 65th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Rocco Goss, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. A hard shot 70 in the game by Jessie Laird from a close distance when the talented Lawrence Feliciano managed to make a qualified save. Arena FC's players were relieved. In the 74th minute, Burl Harquin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rocco Goss was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. Jessie Laird was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 79th minute. Harcus FC's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. With a little luck, Arena FC's Lawrence Feliciano got control of the ball when Jessie Laird tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 97th match minute, Harcus FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jim Crockett to maneuver through the defense. Dallas Benson was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 98th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Arena FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Harcus FC for a fine match.