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Jamestown
Spectators: 6737 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Keith McCullough got the match started through his kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Jamestown's goal looked a bit too open when Keith McCullough came free, but Marcel Mathews reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 4th match minute, Jamestown was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Randolph Cross to maneuver through the defense. In the 7th minute Waylon Swanson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcel Mathews saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Jamestown booed when Zehner AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eusebio Pinneau didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Percy Hernandez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Keith McCullough received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Marcel Mathews tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 22 minutes into the match, Eldridge Oliver dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Sylvain Hampton, 1-0. The supporters of Jamestown booed when Zehner AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Oliver Emery didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sylvain Hampton made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Percy Hernandez in the 28th minute of play. In the 29th minute, Damien Lepage hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Zehner AFC's Sylvain Hampton played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Percy Hernandez in the 36th minute of play. A collision led to Zehner AFC getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Damien Lepage hit a great ball. Jamestown's Percy Hernandez got a good chance for a goal in the 39th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 40th match minute, Zehner AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Quincy Lehman to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 42nd minute, Eldridge Oliver managed to get in a good position for a shot. Jamestown's supporters rose to their feet, but Eldridge Oliver was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sylvain Hampton breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 47 minutes into the match, Jamestown's Eldridge Oliver sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Sylvain Hampton narrowly saved just below the crossbar. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Percy Hernandez to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute Percy Hernandez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sylvain Hampton saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 57th match minute, Jamestown was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Santiago Whatley to maneuver through the defense. Marcel Mathews took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Keith McCullough, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Percy Hernandez's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sylvain Hampton was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. Percy Hernandez blasted a shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Sylvain Hampton having to make a save. 73 minutes into the game, Keith McCullough recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Marcel Mathews. Keith McCullough showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-1. Randolph Cross kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. In the 78th match minute, Jamestown was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Percy Hernandez to maneuver through the defense. When Keith McCullough came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the Zehner AFC 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 Keith McCullough couldn't finish the play. Marcel Mathews made a fantastic save in the 83rd minute, when Waylon Swanson sent off a good shot on target. In the 85th minute, Percy Hernandez made a precise shot to the right of Sylvain Hampton. Zehner AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Waylon Swanson got free with Marcel Mathews in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Waylon Swanson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 93 minutes into the game, Oliver Emery was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Zehner AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Jamestown the free kick. 94 minutes into the match, Percy Hernandez notched a goal, 4-1, to the right of Zehner AFC's Sylvain Hampton. Sylvain Hampton was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Zehner AFC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.