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El Indoor Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) El Bobsled's Sydney Aldrich 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sydney Aldrich in the 4th minute of play forced Seaford Glory's goalkeeper Richard Santos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 5 played minutes Seaford Glory got a freekick which was hit by Kermit Sands. After some careless play in the El Bobsled defense, Bart Devine kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Domingo Uster. The El Bobsled fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Domingo Uster should have stopped the shot. After 12 minutes, Sydney Aldrich mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the El Bobsled and the Seaford Glory players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 14 played minutes El Bobsled got a freekick which was hit by Jacob Enriquez. In the 20th minute Bart Devine shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Domingo Uster saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Richard Santos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Otis Lowery in the 22nd minute. 24 minutes into the match, El Bobsled's goal looked a bit too open when Desmond Garland came free, but Domingo Uster reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 25 minutes, Desmond Garland managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Seaford Glory's supporters crossed their fingers, but Desmond Garland was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The supporters of Seaford Glory booed when El Bobsled was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jacob Enriquez didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 33 played minutes El Bobsled got a freekick which was hit by Yong Palmer. In the 36th match minute, Seaford Glory was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jasper Ratliff to maneuver through the defense. Domingo Uster showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bart Devine in the 39th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, El Bobsled's Yong Palmer got a free kick in the 41st minute. Seaford Glory's Kermit Sands couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for El Bobsled. Domingo Uster stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Bart Devine's shot from short distance in the 44th minute. In the 45th minute, Sydney Aldrich fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Richard Santos, passed just outside the right post. After the first half Seaford Glory were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Desmond Garland stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Richard Santos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Otis Lowery, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Domingo Uster made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bart Devine in the 55th minute. After a rather tough play, El Bobsled's Yong Palmer got a free kick in the 57th minute. The supporters of Seaford Glory booed when El Bobsled was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jacob Enriquez didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sydney Aldrich in the 61st minute of play forced Seaford Glory's goalkeeper Richard Santos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in El Bobsled's zone, Bart Devine stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Domingo Uster came out of the goal and Bart Devine tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 64 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for El Bobsled! In the 67th minute, Sydney Aldrich ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Richard Santos was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. After 74 played minutes El Bobsled got a freekick which was hit by Jacob Enriquez. Seaford Glory made a substitution. Kevin Epperson replaced Denis Sheehan. A collision led to El Bobsled getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Jacob Enriquez hit a great ball. In the 79th minute Benny Crowell shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Richard Santos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Seaford Glory's Richard Santos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Otis Lowery in the 80th minute of play. 83 minutes into the match, Desmond Garland dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Domingo Uster, 1-2. Sydney Aldrich fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Richard Santos having to interfere. The supporters of Seaford Glory booed when El Bobsled was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jacob Enriquez didn't get a good kick on the ball. Joaquin Haines hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. The Seaford Glory players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.