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DINOZO DOME
Spectators: 8441 (Terracing: 6332, Seating: 1941, VIP seats: 168) Team NCIS's Jonathon Mabry started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Hayden Loyd blasted a shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jerrod McElroy having to make a save. 8 minutes into the match, Umur Torhan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jerrod McElroy. Team NCIS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Umur Torhan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Jerrod McElroy came out of the goal in the 10th minute to try and stop a shot by Huestes de Excalibur's Umur Torhan. But to his dismay, Umur Torhan quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. After some fancy dribbling in the 15th minute, Umur Torhan managed to get in a good position for a shot. Huestes de Excalibur's supporters rose to their feet, but Umur Torhan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jerrod McElroy breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Rory Wagner had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 19 minutes into the match, Umur Torhan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jerrod McElroy. Team NCIS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Umur Torhan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. 23 minutes into the match, Huestes de Excalibur's Umur Torhan sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jerrod McElroy narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 24 minutes Team NCIS's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jerold Dunn who took care of the corner kick. Jerold Dunn made a great header on Huestes de Excalibur's corner, it was just that Team NCIS's Jerrod McElroy managed to reach the ball for a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonathon Mabry in the 26th minute of play forced Huestes de Excalibur's goalkeeper Moisés Nóbrega to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Jerold Dunn came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the Huestes de Excalibur 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 Jerold Dunn couldn't finish the play. 35 minutes into the game, Umur Torhan cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Jerrod McElroy was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The Huestes de Excalibur fans' excitement grew in the 39th match minute when Huestes de Excalibur's Umur Torhan looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-6 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 43 minutes into the game, Huestes de Excalibur's Umur Torhan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jerrod McElroy made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-7. In the 46th minute Jerold Dunn collided with an opponent which caused him a fractured collar bone. Tommy Hanna charged in rather forcefully in the 46th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tommy Hanna the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Team NCIS's Tommy Hanna got a free kick in the 47th minute. After the first half Huestes de Excalibur were leading 0-7. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Umur Torhan to strike the kick off in the second half. After 50 played minutes Team NCIS got a freekick which was hit by Santo Cohen. Umur Torhan scored 0-8 in the 54th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jerrod McElroy, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The Huestes de Excalibur fans' excitement grew in the 57th match minute when Huestes de Excalibur's Umur Torhan looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-9 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 61 minutes into the match, Umur Torhan dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Jerrod McElroy, 0-10. In the 69th minute, Umur Torhan ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jerrod McElroy was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-11. 74 minutes into the game, Huestes de Excalibur's Umur Torhan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jerrod McElroy made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-12. Jerrod McElroy was out of position in the 81 minute of play, and Umur Torhan capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Umur Torhan really showed his touch with that goal: 0-13. After some careless play in the Team NCIS defense, Umur Torhan kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jerrod McElroy. The Team NCIS fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jerrod McElroy should have stopped the shot. Jerrod McElroy was a little too slow when Umur Torhan got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 88th minute. The score was now 0-15. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Hayden Loyd during the 91st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 91st minute, Hayden Loyd hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 92nd minute of the match Tommy Hanna sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Moisés Nóbrega skillfully saved the ball. Jonathon Mabry received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Moisés Nóbrega tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.