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Rudd Field
Spectators: 8125 (Terracing: 6095, Seating: 1869, VIP seats: 161) Aurelio Hudson started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Aurelio Hudson might have been able to make a better finish in the 3rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Alex Pearson. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Aurelio Hudson ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 9th minute Shawn Diamond shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jon Bonilla saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With his leg Alex Pearson managed to avoid a goal in the 10thth minute, when Misinformed Buffalo's Aurelio Hudson fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Alex Pearson made a fantastic save in the 12th minute, when Aurelio Hudson sent off a good shot on target. Arnoldo Stahl struck a weak shot in the 14th minute. Jon Bonilla didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Brainerd FC. Aurelio Hudsons short, quick shot in the 15thth minute got Alex Pearson to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. When Aurelio Hudson came up free with the goalie in the 19th minute, the Misinformed Buffalo 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 Aurelio Hudson couldn't finish the play. 23 minutes into the match, Misinformed Buffalo's goal looked a bit too open when Shawn Diamond came free, but Jon Bonilla reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Aurelio Hudson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpected shot in the 35th minute by Aurelio Hudson got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Misinformed Buffalo's Dwayne Springer got a good chance for a goal in the 36th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Brainerd FC's Arnoldo Stahl got a free kick in the 38th minute. After a rather tough play, Brainerd FC's Jackson McGrath got a free kick in the 42nd minute. Brainerd FC's Alex Pearson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 44th minute of the match, managed to save Brainerd FC from getting a goal against them. In the 45th minute, Brock Lott hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Arnoldo Stahl to make the kick off. Alex Pearson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Donald Ragsdale in the 52nd minute of the match. When Misinformed Buffalo's Aurelio Hudson in the 54th minute got a chance for a shot 54th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Brainerd FC's goalie prevented a goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 56th minute, Arnoldo Stahl managed to get in a good position for a shot. Brainerd FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Arnoldo Stahl was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jon Bonilla breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Aurelio Hudson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jackson McGrath hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. In the 65th minute, Misinformed Buffalo's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Arnoldo Stahl fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. When the match had gone on for 73 minutes, Aurelio Hudson put it in 2-0 from a short distance just to the right of Alex Pearson. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dwayne Springer in the 83rd minute of play forced Brainerd FC's goalkeeper Alex Pearson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 85thth minute of the game Aurelio Hudson who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Brainerd FC's Alex Pearson was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Shawn Diamond during the 87th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 87th minute, Shawn Diamond hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alex Pearson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aurelio Hudson, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. 93 minutes into the match, Brock Lott had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alex Pearson. Brainerd FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Brock Lott was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. Misinformed Buffalo walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.