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San Filippo Park
Spectators: 7450 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 100) MacArthur's Foster McFadden started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The crowd rose to their feet as MacArthur's Foster McFadden slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Raphael Kerr. That made the score 1-0 after 4 minutes of play. Sterling Abel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Charlton Lopes having to interfere. 20 minutes into the match, MacArthur's Rosario Mullins sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Raphael Kerr narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Rosario Mullins could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 23rd minute of the match, but Raphael Kerr made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Foster McFadden in the 24th minute of play forced Blue Crystal's goalkeeper Raphael Kerr to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With an all-out effort, MacArthur's Raphael Kerr threw himself towards the right post 28 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Foster McFadden, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After having played for 30 minutes, Rosario Mullins managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. MacArthur's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rosario Mullins was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Lorenzo Alvarez struck a weak shot in the 33rd minute. Raphael Kerr didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for MacArthur. Raphael Kerr didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Rosario Mullins went, in the 34th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. If Foster McFadden had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rosario Mullins received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Raphael Kerr tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 48th minute, Foster McFadden 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.

55 minutes into the match, Blue Crystal's goal looked a bit too open when Foster McFadden came free, but Raphael Kerr reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Raphael Kerr stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Foster McFadden's shot from short distance in the 57th minute. With 59 minutes on the clock, Joel Lancaster commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The referee gave MacArthur a penalty, 61 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Rosario Mullins, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Blue Crystal's Raphael Kerr. 4-0. Saul Croft kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. After 70 minutes of play, MacArthur's Rosario Mullins made it 5-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Raphael Kerr was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 75th minute Foster McFadden shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Raphael Kerr saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Foster McFadden's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Raphael Kerr was relentless in the 77th minute of the game. Foster McFadden received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Raphael Kerr tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Foster McFadden received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Raphael Kerr tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Rosario Mullins had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Blue Crystal's Raphael Kerr played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Foster McFadden in the 86th minute of play. Rosario Mullins received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Raphael Kerr tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rosario Mullins in the 91st minute of play forced Blue Crystal's goalkeeper Raphael Kerr to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Foster McFadden fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Raphael Kerr having to interfere. When Vern Brewer fell near the penalty area in the 96th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored MacArthur's protests and gave Vern Brewer a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Blue Crystal booed when MacArthur was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vern Brewer didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Foster McFadden had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 99th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.