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Carpinteria Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. J.P. Watkins started the match with the kick off. If J.P. Watkins had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Brock Paquette charged in rather forcefully in the 4th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Brock Paquette the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. When Smithtown's Timmy Travis in the 12th minute got a chance for a shot 12th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Carpinteria's goalie prevented a goal. Smithtown's defense didn't have a chance, in the 15th minute, when Shelton Watts scored to the left of an out of position Oswaldo Sutton, making the score, 1-0. The supporters of Smithtown booed when Carpinteria was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Neal Crane didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 19th minute, Timmy Travis 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. Sidney Loyd's late challenge caught a Smithtown's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sidney Loyd helped the player get up and apologised. Bennett Russ stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Joseph Cao Xiao's shot from short distance in the 32nd minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Robin Koehler during the 42nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 43rd match minute, Carpinteria was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Robin Koehler to maneuver through the defense. Bennett Russ came out of the goal in the 47th minute to try and stop a shot by Smithtown's J.P. Watkins. But to his dismay, J.P. Watkins quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The wind increased when Devin Higgins made the kick off in the second half. When Joseph Cao Xiao came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the Smithtown fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Joseph Cao Xiao couldn't finish the play. 54 minutes into the match, Carpinteria's goalkeeper Bennett Russ had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Neal Jacobs. Oswaldo Sutton took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Shelton Watts, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Smithtown's Neal Jacobs got a free kick in the 59th minute. Timmy Travis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, Carpinteria's Bennett Russ got control of the ball when Joseph Cao Xiao tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Neal Jacobs got free with Bennett Russ in the 67th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 69 minutes, Rod Matson mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Carpinteria and the Smithtown players grew even worse after the yellow card. Rod Matson kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Neal Jacobs in the 71st minute of play forced Carpinteria's goalkeeper Bennett Russ to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Timmy Travis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bennett Russ was relentless in the 72nd minute of the game. Smithtown's Oswaldo Sutton played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Devin Higgins in the 75th minute of play. After 77 played minutes Smithtown got a freekick which was hit by Reed Rhodes. Joseph Cao Xiao recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 81st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 82 minutes into the match, Carpinteria's goal looked a bit too open when J.P. Watkins came free, but Bennett Russ reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With 84 minutes on the clock, Reed Rhodes commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. Oswaldo Sutton went to the wrong direction when Sidney Loyd was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. Oswaldo Sutton showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zackary Cunningham in the 91st minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Neal Crane during the 98th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Carpinteria getting a freekick after 99 minutes play. Neal Crane hit a great ball. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.