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Rancheria
Spectators: 6719 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Rosario Blair started the match with the kick off. Bryon Wu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lemuel Hyatt in the 3rd minute of play. When Geoffrey Ochoa fell near the penalty area in the 13th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Skowman's protests and gave Geoffrey Ochoa a yellow card for diving instead. Rosario Blair took the ball and in the 14 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Martin Canales. Martin Canales dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. In the 17th match minute, Skowman was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mohammed Woody to maneuver through the defense. Rancheria FC's Milton Bonenfant shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 18th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Martin Canales but with some difficulty. Rosario Blair fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Martin Canales having to interfere. Alphonse Woodall recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 23rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Lemuel Hyatt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 39 minutes into the game, Sammy Harrison cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Bryon Wu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 42nd minute, Lemuel Hyatt 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. If Rosario Blair had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 46 minutes into the match, Rancheria FC's Alphonse Woodall sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Martin Canales narrowly saved just below the crossbar. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Sammy Harrison stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Alphonse Woodall scored 3-1 in the 56th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Martin Canales, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 63rd minute, Sammy Harrison 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. If Sammy Harrison had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sammy Harrison received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Bryon Wu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bryon Wu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sammy Harrison, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 88 minutes into the match, Skowman's goal looked a bit too open when Rosario Blair came free, but Martin Canales reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In a very dangerous position, a player in Rancheria FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 93rd minute. Penalty! The referee gave Skowman a penalty, 95 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Leopoldo Olson, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Rancheria FC's Bryon Wu. 4-2. Rancheria FC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.