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Donalsonville
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Leon Fernandez took the kick off in the first half of the match. 8 minutes into the game, Quintin Alvarado was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Donalsonville's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Fair Haven the free kick. In the 8th match minute, Donalsonville was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Quintin Alvarado to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 12 minutes, Chuck Pendleton managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Fair Haven's supporters crossed their fingers, but Chuck Pendleton was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Manuel Morse came out of the goal in the 15th minute to try and stop a shot by Donalsonville's Shawn Keene. But to his dismay, Shawn Keene quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Johnnie Joyce struck a weak shot in the 18th minute. Evan Mullins didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Fair Haven. 29 minutes into the match, Fair Haven's goal looked a bit too open when Leon Fernandez came free, but Manuel Morse reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Donalsonville getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Riley Brunson hit a great ball. In the 36th minute, Shawn Keene reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Manuel Morse. The goal made the score 2-0. In the 39th minute, Chuck Pendleton hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 40 minutes in the game Ahmed Goins did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Filiberto Looney. Manuel Morse made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Evan Burks in the 43rd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Shawn Keene got free with Manuel Morse in the 47th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Chuck Pendleton stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Manuel Morse took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leon Fernandez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 63rd minute, Leon Fernandez 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. Evan Mullins showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Chuck Pendleton, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. Shawn Keene took the ball and in the 70 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Manuel Morse. Manuel Morse dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. Manuel Morse showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Shawn Keene in the 79th minute of the match. Donalsonville were furious when Zachariah McCarthy was red carded, 82 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 82nd minute, one of Donalsonville:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Donalsonville. After 85 minutes Donalsonville's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Chuck Pendleton who took care of the corner kick. Donalsonville's Evan Mullins played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chuck Pendleton in the 88th minute of play. Manuel Morse showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leon Fernandez, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. Andy Doss charged in rather forcefully in the 92nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Andy Doss the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Fair Haven booed when Donalsonville was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Andy Doss didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 93rd match minute, Donalsonville was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bradly Santana to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Donalsonville's zone, Hal Sparks stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Evan Mullins came out of the goal and Hal Sparks tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Manuel Morse showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leon Fernandez, who was totally free with the ball in the 97th minute.