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McDame Park
Spectators: 6728 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Louis Rainey got the match started through his kick off. Ian Ford showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Louis Rainey, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 12th minute, Carmen Rubin managed to get in a good position for a shot. McDame's supporters rose to their feet, but Carmen Rubin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Valentine Grubbs breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Valentine Grubbs showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aubrey Jordan, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. If Miguel Odell had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aubrey Jordan in the 18th minute of play forced Blackwater's goalkeeper Valentine Grubbs to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Erin Bolden during the 18th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Aubrey Jordan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. McDame's Ian Ford played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Miguel Odell in the 22nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Louis Rainey in the 24th minute of play forced McDame's goalkeeper Ian Ford to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Miguel Odell recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 25th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ian Ford showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Miguel Odell in the 27th minute of the match. 33 minutes into the match, McDame's goal looked a bit too open when Miguel Odell came free, but Ian Ford reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hong Grady charged in rather forcefully in the 40th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hong Grady the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In a very dangerous position, a player in Blackwater fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 39th minute. Penalty! The score was 1-0 after a penalty in the 41st minute, where McDame:s Nigel Coffman tricked Blackwater:s Valentine Grubbs with a difficult ball by the left post. After 44 minutes, Jourdain Willett mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the McDame and the Blackwater players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to McDame getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Jourdain Willett hit a great ball. 45 minutes in the game, Louis Rainey dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. Erin Bolden received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Ian Ford tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The audience was convinced that Carmen Rubin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Valentine Grubbs was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. 57 minutes into the match, McDame's goal looked a bit too open when Louis Rainey came free, but Ian Ford reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Franklin Correa hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Valentine Grubbs showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aubrey Jordan, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. Valentine Grubbs made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carmen Rubin in the 73rd minute of play. Ian Ford made a fantastic save in the 79th minute, when Miguel Odell sent off a good shot on target. Aubrey Jordan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Valentine Grubbs tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Carmen Rubin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Valentine Grubbs having to interfere. Louis Rainey might have been able to make a better finish in the 96th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ian Ford. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Louis Rainey ran back to his position shaking his head. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.