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Orchards South Arena
Spectators: 8083 (Terracing: 6113, Seating: 1808, VIP seats: 162) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. A.J. Murdock started the match with the kick off. Raphael Levine took the ball and in the 5 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jorge Stafford. Jorge Stafford dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. William Burns fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jorge Stafford having to interfere. Raphael Levine struck a weak shot in the 11th minute. Jorge Stafford didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Orion SC. Geoffrey Stoddard blasted a shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jorge Stafford having to make a save. A.J. Murdock sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Geoffrey Stoddard fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jorge Stafford having to interfere. After 20 played minutes Colorado Springs F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Enoch Mallory. After a defensive mix-up in Colorado Springs F.C.'s zone, Geoffrey Stoddard stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jorge Stafford came out of the goal and Geoffrey Stoddard tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in Orion SC's zone, A.J. Murdock stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Stevie Levy came out of the goal and A.J. Murdock tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 32 minutes into the match, Olin Fernandez had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Stevie Levy. Orion SC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Olin Fernandez was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. After 37 played minutes Orion SC got a freekick which was hit by Asher Cooke. After 39 played minutes Colorado Springs F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Gerard Lehman. Gerard Lehman hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Geoffrey Stoddard made the kick off in the second half. A.J. Murdock sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Geoffrey Stoddard came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the Orion SC 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 Geoffrey Stoddard couldn't finish the play. Jorge Stafford didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Orion SC's Geoffrey Stoddard shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 4-1 in the ordered_time% minute. Stevie Levy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from A.J. Murdock in the 66th minute of play. When Enoch Mallory came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the Colorado Springs F.C. 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 Enoch Mallory couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Geoffrey Stoddard's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jorge Stafford was relentless in the 69th minute of the game. After having played for 71 minutes, Geoffrey Stoddard managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Orion SC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Geoffrey Stoddard was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Orion SC were furious when Fred Bean was red carded, 74 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 73rd minute, one of Orion SC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Orion SC. In the 76th minute of the game, Colorado Springs F.C. got a penalty. The shot went straight in by the left post. 78 minutes into the match, Orion SC's goal looked a bit too open when A.J. Murdock came free, but Stevie Levy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Miguel Price sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 84th minute, Micah Childers hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 86th minute, Raphael Levine left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Orion SC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-2. After having played for 97 minutes, William Burns managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Orion SC's supporters crossed their fingers, but William Burns was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Miguel Price had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 98th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Orion SC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.