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New Trafford
Spectators: 5500 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Edgar Bledsoe made the kick off which started today's match. Warren Crenshaw struck a weak shot in the 3rd minute. Daren Farr didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Stark FC. If Arturo Potter had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Len Copeland charged in rather forcefully in the 7th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Len Copeland the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In a very dangerous position, a player in Stark FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 7th minute. Penalty! The goalkeeper, Byron Chen, was totally fooled by RedArmyFC's Bronson Melton, who 9 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. When Arturo Potter came up free with the goalie in the 14th minute, the Stark FC 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 Arturo Potter couldn't finish the play. Warren Crenshaw received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Daren Farr tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hugh Chen received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Byron Chen came out and tried to block the shot, but Hugh Chen slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 18th minute. 22 minutes into the match, Stark FC's goal looked a bit too open when Vernon Echols came free, but Byron Chen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice moves Hugh Chen could shoot a difficult shot in the 23rd minute, which Byron Chen however easily saved by the left post. After 25 minutes, Curt Isaac mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the RedArmyFC and the Stark FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 25th match minute, RedArmyFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Curt Isaac to maneuver through the defense. RedArmyFC's Daren Farr played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arturo Potter in the 30th minute of play. Daren Farr showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Warren Crenshaw in the 31st minute of the match. Arturo Potter fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Daren Farr having to interfere. 38 minutes into the match, RedArmyFC's goal looked a bit too open when Warren Crenshaw came free, but Daren Farr reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in RedArmyFC's zone, Warren Crenshaw stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Daren Farr came out of the goal and Warren Crenshaw tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Stark FC's Byron Chen proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 47th minute of the match, managed to save Stark FC from getting a goal against them.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Warren Crenshaw to make the kick off. Len Copeland kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. After 53 played minutes Stark FC got a freekick which was hit by Arturo Potter. After a rather tough play, Stark FC's Donny Deal got a free kick in the 58th minute. In the 66th minute, Edgar Bledsoe 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. 70 minutes into the match, Santos Keen had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Daren Farr. RedArmyFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Santos Keen was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. The audience was convinced that Hugh Chen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Byron Chen was relentless in the 74th minute of the game. Phillip Seay kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. 81 minutes into the match, Stark FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ari Hinton came free, but Byron Chen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vernon Echols took the ball and in the 82 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Byron Chen. Byron Chen dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. Byron Chen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vernon Echols in the 92nd minute of play. Warren Crenshaw blasted a shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Daren Farr having to make a save. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. RedArmyFC were victorious despite being under pressure from Stark FC for much of the match.