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ARENA FORTUNA
Spectators: 7428 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 1828, VIP seats: 100) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Boyd Santana started the match with the kick off. In the 2nd match minute, FC FORTUNA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Brett Graham to maneuver through the defense. Theo Gallegos's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Sidney Orozco read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 5th minute of play. After 8 played minutes Raritan got a freekick which was hit by Boyd Santana. 15 minutes into the match, FC FORTUNA's goal looked a bit too open when Theo Gallegos came free, but Sidney Orozco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sidney Orozco didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Raritan's Boyd Santana shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-1 in the ordered_time% minute. Shayne Witherspoon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rolland Lindsey, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Shayne Witherspoon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rolland Lindsey in the 27th minute of the match. Noah Reece might have been able to make a better finish in the 30th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Sidney Orozco. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Noah Reece ran back to his position shaking his head. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Rolland Lindsey stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Boyd Santana 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. In the 56th match minute, FC FORTUNA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Clayton Carrey to maneuver through the defense. Sidney Orozco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Theo Gallegos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, FC FORTUNA's Abraham McKay got a free kick in the 58th minute. Shayne Witherspoon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rolland Lindsey, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Zane Irvin kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. Clayton Carrey took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 66th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Shayne Witherspoon. Raritan's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After 74 minutes, Eric Shirley mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC FORTUNA and the Raritan players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 74th minute, Eric Shirley hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Boyd Santana sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Boyd Santanas short, quick shot in the 88thth minute got Sidney Orozco to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 94th minute, Rolland Lindsey made a precise shot to the right of Shayne Witherspoon. Raritan's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.