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Duffield
Spectators: 6728 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 0) Don Kilgore started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After 4 minutes, Neville McMillian mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Alma and the Duffield players grew even worse after the yellow card. Neville McMillian hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. If Erwin Hurt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 12th minute Don Kilgore shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dewayne Rucker saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With his leg Dewayne Rucker managed to avoid a goal in the 13thth minute, when Duffield's Damien Leon fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Neville McMillian sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Leonel Comer's late challenge caught a Alma's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Leonel Comer helped the player get up and apologised. In the 20th minute, Don Kilgore had to be helped off the field due to a pulled leg muscle. When Shayne Hodge fell near the penalty area in the 20th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Alma's protests and gave Shayne Hodge a yellow card for diving instead. In a very dangerous position, a player in Alma fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 20th minute. Penalty! When Geraldo Dalton fell near the penalty area in the 25th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Duffield's protests and gave Geraldo Dalton a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Duffield's Geraldo Dalton got a free kick in the 26th minute. Darell Cullen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Erwin Hurt in the 29th minute of play. Damien Leon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dewayne Rucker having to interfere. Damien Leon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Alma's Gilbert Hamilton got a free kick in the 40th minute. Damien Leon could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 41st minute of the match, but Dewayne Rucker made a huge save. Damien Leon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Damien Leon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Dewayne Rucker tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Geraldo Dalton hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. If Neville McMillian had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Erwin Hurt to strike the kick off in the second half. In the last second Darell Cullen throw himself and got hold of the ball when Erwin Hurt in the 52ndth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. After having played for 54 minutes, Neville McMillian managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Alma's supporters crossed their fingers, but Neville McMillian was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Duffield getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Leon McMillan hit a great ball. After 63 played minutes Duffield got a freekick which was hit by Geraldo Dalton. Neville McMillian could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 66th minute of the match, but Darell Cullen made a huge save. Neville McMillian scored 0-2 in the 69th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Darell Cullen, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Dewayne Rucker didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Damien Leon went, in the 75th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Neville McMillian could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 82nd minute of the match, but Darell Cullen made a huge save. 83 minutes into the match, Alma's goal looked a bit too open when Damien Leon came free, but Dewayne Rucker reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cordell Crews received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Darell Cullen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Neville McMillian received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Darell Cullen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Neville McMillian fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Darell Cullen having to interfere. If Neville McMillian had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Alma supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Alma would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.