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Miami Springs Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Miami Springs's Simon Pate 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. Tomas Burgess showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elliott Vinson in the 4th minute of the match. In the 7th minute, Simon Pate 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. Simon Pate struck a weak shot in the 15th minute. Adrian Beck didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Miami Springs. If Simon Pate had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Adrian Beck made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Douglas Dawkins in the 24th minute of play. When Rashad Fugate fell near the penalty area in the 28th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ferry Pass's protests and gave Rashad Fugate a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Ferry Pass's Rashad Fugate got a free kick in the 28th minute. After 34 played minutes Ferry Pass got a freekick which was hit by Rashad Fugate. If Elliott Vinson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Simon Pate received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Adrian Beck tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Derrick McIntosh recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 44th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 46 minutes into the match, Rashad Fugate notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Miami Springs's Tomas Burgess. Tomas Burgess was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Zack Harris to make the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Ferry Pass's zone, Simon Pate stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Adrian Beck came out of the goal and Simon Pate tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Derrick McIntosh in the 60th minute of play forced Miami Springs's goalkeeper Tomas Burgess to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 61st minute, Rashad Fugate made a precise shot to the right of Tomas Burgess. Miami Springs's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Simon Pate in the 64th minute of play forced Ferry Pass's goalkeeper Adrian Beck to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Simon Pate received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Adrian Beck tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tomas Burgess made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Derrick McIntosh in the 75th minute of play. 76 minutes into the match, Rashad Fugate had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tomas Burgess. Miami Springs's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rashad Fugate was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. Tomas Burgess took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Derrick McIntosh, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 81st minute, Ferry Pass's Derrick McIntosh ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Tomas Burgess. Tomas Burgess yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-4. Simon Pate sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Simon Pate kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. If Zack Harris had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tomas Burgess made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zack Harris in the 94th minute of play. Derrick McIntosh received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Tomas Burgess tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ferry Pass'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.