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Raritan Park
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. Boyd Santana started the match with the kick off. Zane Irvin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dwayne Beatty having to interfere. Jerrod Foreman's late challenge caught a Raritan's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jerrod Foreman helped the player get up and apologised. In the 12th match minute, Pulaski was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jerrod Foreman to maneuver through the defense. Dwayne Beatty made an important save on a dangerous shot by Noah Reece in the 15th minute. After having played for 18 minutes, Boyd Santana managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Raritan's supporters crossed their fingers, but Boyd Santana was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Pulaski's zone, Noah Reece stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dwayne Beatty came out of the goal and Noah Reece tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Noah Reece got free with Dwayne Beatty in the 28th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Boyd Santana had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 30 minutes into the game, Pulaski's Terry Root nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Shayne Witherspoon made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Boyd Santana who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 48thth minute tested the skills of Dwayne Beatty when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Winfred Keenan was the one to do the kick off. After a rather tough play, Raritan's Zane Irvin got a free kick in the 53rd minute. In the 55th minute, Noah Reece made a precise shot to the right of Dwayne Beatty. Pulaski's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. In the 60th match minute, Pulaski was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Winfred Keenan to maneuver through the defense. Noah Reece fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dwayne Beatty having to interfere. In the 66th minute the ball was on its way in behind Pulaski's goalkeeper Dwayne Beatty, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The Raritan fans' excitement grew in the 70th match minute when Raritan's Boyd Santana looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Dwayne Beatty came out of the goal in the 73rd minute to try and stop a shot by Raritan's Boyd Santana. But to his dismay, Boyd Santana quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. Dwayne Beatty showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Boyd Santana, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Boyd Santana in the 80th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dwayne Beatty prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Theo Gallegos in the 81st minute of play forced Pulaski's goalkeeper Dwayne Beatty to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Zane Irvin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 83rd minute, Boyd Santana made a precise shot to the right of Dwayne Beatty. Pulaski's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-1. In the 88thth minute of the game Boyd Santana who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Pulaski's Dwayne Beatty was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 89th minute, Zane Irvin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Raritan's supporters rose to their feet, but Zane Irvin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dwayne Beatty breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 95th minute of the game. One of Pulaski:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Raritan:s goal. In the 99th minute, Jefferson Springer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Raritan had played much better football throughout.