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Grimes Park
Spectators: 7509 (Terracing: 5584, Seating: 1875, VIP seats: 50) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Costică Aristide kicked off to start the match. In the 10th minute, Del Clements 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jed Gilmore got free with Cesar Jacobson in the 11th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to Grimes FC getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Jacques Wade hit a great ball. Costică Aristide's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Fletcher Huffman read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 16th minute of play. When Lane Key came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the Kuqezi 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 Lane Key couldn't finish the play. Fletcher Huffman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bailey House, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. After a rather tough play, Grimes FC's Jacques Wade got a free kick in the 22nd minute. Costică Aristide kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. Fletcher Huffman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Scot McNair, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. When Scot McNair came up free with the goalie in the 33rd minute, the Kuqezi 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 Scot McNair couldn't finish the play. If Bailey House had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bailey House sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 37 played minutes Grimes FC got a freekick which was hit by Myles Burke. Roman Brock received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Fletcher Huffman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 41st minute, Jarod Jean managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kuqezi's supporters rose to their feet, but Jarod Jean was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fletcher Huffman breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Scot McNair in the 42nd minute of play forced Grimes FC's goalkeeper Fletcher Huffman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 45th match minute, Kuqezi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lane Key to maneuver through the defense. In the 48th minute, Bailey House made a precise shot to the right of Fletcher Huffman. Grimes FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Jed Gilmore to strike the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marvin Dubose got free with Fletcher Huffman in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 55 minutes into the match, Grimes FC's goalkeeper Fletcher Huffman had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Scot McNair. With an all-out effort, Kuqezi's Fletcher Huffman threw himself towards the right post 56 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Costică Aristide, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 57th minute, Lloyd Loyd hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Luciano Sito blasted a shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Fletcher Huffman having to make a save. Fletcher Huffman was a little too slow when Bailey House got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 62nd minute. The score was now 0-2. Del Clements hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. Scot McNair recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 66th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 68th minute, Bailey House left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Kuqezi fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Scot McNair in the 76thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Fletcher Huffman, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Costică Aristide fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fletcher Huffman having to interfere. 86 minutes into the match, Grimes FC's goal looked a bit too open when Costică Aristide came free, but Fletcher Huffman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 87 minutes, Lloyd Loyd mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Grimes FC and the Kuqezi players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 87th match minute, Grimes FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lloyd Loyd to maneuver through the defense. If Scot McNair had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 93rd minute, Costică Aristide reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Fletcher Huffman. The goal made the score 0-5. When the final whistle sounded Kuqezi left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Grimes FC.