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Black Pearl
Spectators: 8440 (Terracing: 6331, Seating: 1941, VIP seats: 168) In the 3rdth minute of the game Derick Murry who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Black Sails FC's Craig Velazquez was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 4 minutes into the match, Jörn Emmel had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Craig Velazquez. Black Sails FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jörn Emmel was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 9th minute, Derick Murry left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Slower Lower FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Craig Velazquez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nereo Florinio in the 12th minute of play. In the 13th minute, Dominique Polk hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Nereo Florinio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Black Sails FC getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Gordon Justice hit a great ball. In the 16th minute, Albert Burgess hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Derick Murry made a great header on Slower Lower FC's corner, it was just that Black Sails FC's Craig Velazquez managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 28th minute, Jörn Emmel made a precise shot to the right of Craig Velazquez. Black Sails FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Craig Velazquez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jörn Emmel in the 32nd minute of play. In the 33rd minute Derick Murry shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Craig Velazquez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Derick Murry in the 35th minute of play forced Black Sails FC's goalkeeper Craig Velazquez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 41st minute Hector Hickman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Craig Velazquez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match had gone on for 42 minutes, Derick Murry put it in 0-4 from a short distance just to the right of Craig Velazquez. A collision led to Slower Lower FC getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Jeramy Carter hit a great ball. Black Sails FC's Dominique Polk shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 49th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Ross Buchanan but with some difficulty. Disappointed in the 0-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Eric Fisher to make the kick off. If Donnie Ragland had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ross Buchanan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Donnie Ragland, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 56 played minutes Black Sails FC got a freekick which was hit by Gordon Justice. Craig Velazquez made a fantastic save in the 59th minute, when Nereo Florinio sent off a good shot on target. In the 61st minute, Hector Hickman made a precise shot to the right of Craig Velazquez. Black Sails FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-5. Craig Velazquez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Derick Murry, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. 65 minutes had been played when some careless play by Black Sails FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Derick Murry was slow to take the kick. During this time Slower Lower FC's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Slower Lower FC's corner Nereo Florinio fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Craig Velazquez quite easily take care of the ball. When Slower Lower FC's Derick Murry in the 69th minute got a chance for a shot 69th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Black Sails FC's goalie prevented a goal. Craig Velazquez made an important save on a dangerous shot by Derick Murry in the 74th minute. In the 75th minute, Hector Hickman left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Slower Lower FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-7. 79 minutes into the match, Black Sails FC's goal looked a bit too open when Christoffer Sundström came free, but Craig Velazquez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Craig Velazquez made a fantastic save in the 86th minute, when Jörn Emmel sent off a good shot on target. Craig Velazquez was a little too slow when Hector Hickman got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 88th minute. The score was now 0-8. When the final whistle sounded Slower Lower FC left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Black Sails FC.