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Houston Fire Stadium
Spectators: 7679 (Terracing: 5760, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Lucien Yeats took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 2nd minute Fergus Suter shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Brice Copeland saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lucien Yeatss short, quick shot in the 4thth minute got Steve Ortiz to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Brice Copeland made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Enoch Marks in the 5th minute of play. In the 7th minute Enoch Marks shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Brice Copeland saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A well-hit corner resulted in Antony Lane heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Weston Lemon during the 13th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 14th match minute, Houston Fire F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Weston Lemon to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 17th minute, Antony Lane managed to get in a good position for a shot. Triton Central FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Antony Lane was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Brice Copeland breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Triton Central FC's Fergus Suter got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Enoch Marks in the 24th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Brice Copeland saved Houston Fire F.C. from getting behind. In the 25th minute, Joey Robertson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With his leg Steve Ortiz managed to avoid a goal in the 26thth minute, when Houston Fire F.C.'s Lucien Yeats fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Brice Copeland showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Enoch Marks, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. 27 minutes into the match, Houston Fire F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Enoch Marks came free, but Brice Copeland reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Brice Copeland made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Enoch Marks in the 27th minute of play. After 29 minutes, Antony Lane made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Houston Fire F.C.'s Brice Copeland tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After having played for 32 minutes, Matt Howe managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Triton Central FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Matt Howe was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Triton Central FC's Enoch Marks in the 34th minute got a chance for a shot 34th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Houston Fire F.C.'s goalie prevented a goal. Houston Fire F.C.'s Brice Copeland played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Enoch Marks in the 35th minute of play. In the 38th minute Antony Lane shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Brice Copeland saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Houston Fire F.C.'s Louis Escobedo got a good chance for a goal in the 39th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 47 minutes into the match, Houston Fire F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Enoch Marks came free, but Brice Copeland reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Brice Copeland didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Enoch Marks went, in the 47th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Antony Lane made a kick off. The supporters of Triton Central FC booed when Houston Fire F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Louis Escobedo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Steve Ortiz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lucien Yeats, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lawrence Esquivel hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. Joey Robertson was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 61st played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Triton Central FC's Steve Ortiz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bernie Waldron in the 65th minute of play. Triton Central FC's Steve Ortiz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bernie Waldron in the 65th minute of play. Steve Ortiz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lucien Yeats in the 66th minute of play. Enoch Marks received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Brice Copeland tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Antony Lane came free with the goalkeeper in the 71st minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Brice Copeland could save by the left post. Antony Lane who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 71stth minute tested the skills of Brice Copeland when he managed to save the team from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bernie Waldron in the 72nd minute of play forced Triton Central FC's goalkeeper Steve Ortiz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Brice Copeland made an important save on a dangerous shot by Antony Lane in the 74th minute. Steve Ortiz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucien Yeats, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. Steve Ortiz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucien Yeats, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Enoch Marks received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Brice Copeland tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Brice Copeland made an important save on a dangerous shot by Antony Lane in the 84th minute. When Triton Central FC's Enoch Marks in the 88th minute got a chance for a shot 88th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Houston Fire F.C.'s goalie prevented a goal. In the 96th minute, Antony Lane made a precise shot to the right of Brice Copeland. Houston Fire F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-3. Triton Central FC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.