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Miami Springs Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dale Hollis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Claude Lay in the 9th minute. Douglas Dawkins struck a weak shot in the 32nd minute. Dale Hollis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Miami Springs. Claude Lay fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dale Hollis having to interfere. In the 37th minute, Douglas Dawkins ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dale Hollis was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. A collision led to Miami Springs getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Hank Harden hit a great ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Brian Dent was the one to do the kick off. Ted Colby received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Tomas Burgess tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Claude Lay blasted a shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Dale Hollis having to make a save. Miami Springs's Claude Lay got a good chance for a goal in the 60th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Claude Lay had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tomas Burgess took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Todd Link, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 71st minute, Byron Finch hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Douglas Dawkins fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dale Hollis having to interfere. 74 minutes into the match, Shippensburg's goal looked a bit too open when Claude Lay came free, but Dale Hollis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Claude Lay fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dale Hollis having to interfere. In the 78th minute Claude Lay shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dale Hollis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Shippensburg getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Cody Heller hit a great ball. If Claude Lay had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Claude Lay fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dale Hollis having to interfere. Miami Springs's Claude Lay got a good chance for a goal in the 85th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 90 played minutes Shippensburg got a freekick which was hit by Cody Heller. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cody Heller got free with Tomas Burgess in the 96th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Miami Springs fans cheered their team off the field, for while Shippensburg had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.