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Shizuru Kuwabara ST
Spectators: 7720 (Terracing: 5791, Seating: 1775, VIP seats: 154) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Bryan Dickinson took the kick off in the first half of the match. Tracy Ingram didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 3rd minute, which inside left pole to 1-0. 14 minutes had been played when some careless play by Lindenhurst Hurricanes's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Jermaine Quintero was slow to take the kick. During this time REFTS's players had a chance to rest. A well-hit corner resulted in Tad Rush heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. The supporters of REFTS booed when Lindenhurst Hurricanes was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marcos Mullins didn't get a good kick on the ball. Taylor London sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 25 minutes into the game, Joshua Valencia cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Tracy Ingram was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Bryan Dickinson in the 28th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tracy Ingram saved Lindenhurst Hurricanes from getting behind. Alfonzo Parish sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Taylor London sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Bryan Dickinson came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the REFTS 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 Bryan Dickinson couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Lindenhurst Hurricanes getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Gerard Byrne hit a great ball.

The wind increased when Renato Burns made the kick off in the second half. Tracy Ingram made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bryan Dickinson in the 58th minute of play. The supporters of Lindenhurst Hurricanes booed when REFTS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jermaine Quintero didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 63 minutes, Renato Burns managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lindenhurst Hurricanes's supporters crossed their fingers, but Renato Burns was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. REFTS's Alec Mann played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gerard Byrne in the 65th minute of play. Alfonzo Parish fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alec Mann having to interfere. Alec Mann showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Renato Burns in the 70th minute of the match. Bryan Dickinson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Tracy Ingram tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Taylor London in the 75th minute of play forced Lindenhurst Hurricanes's goalkeeper Tracy Ingram to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With 81 minutes on the clock, Phillip Abrams commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in REFTS fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 80th minute. Penalty! In the 83rd minute there was a penalty for Lindenhurst Hurricanes. Cason James stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Alec Mann. 3-1. REFTS's Alec Mann played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Renato Burns in the 86th minute of play. After 86 minutes of play, Lindenhurst Hurricanes's Renato Burns made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alec Mann was left in no man's land by his defense there! 89 minutes into the match, Alfonzo Parish notched a goal, 3-3, to the right of REFTS's Alec Mann. Alec Mann was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a rather tough play, Lindenhurst Hurricanes's Ferdinand Winston got a free kick in the 95th minute. Tracy Ingram showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Taylor London, who was totally free with the ball in the 99th minute. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.