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Asheville Stadium
Spectators: 6930 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1776, VIP seats: 154) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Luke Stephenson kicked off to start the match. When Karl Yoder fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Woodland Hills FC's protests and gave Karl Yoder a yellow card for diving instead. The audience was convinced that Luke Stephenson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Otto Ragsdale was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. Jose Houser fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Francesco Blum having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jose Houser in the 10th minute of play forced Asheville FC's goalkeeper Francesco Blum to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luke Stephenson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Otto Ragsdale having to interfere. Carl Carrier received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Francesco Blum tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Asheville FC's Francesco Blum played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jose Houser in the 17th minute of play. If Carl Carrier had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Jose Houser had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Carl Carrier sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cameron Stevenson's late challenge caught a Woodland Hills FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cameron Stevenson helped the player get up and apologised. In the 27th minute, one of Asheville FC: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 Asheville FC. In the 32nd minute Carl Carrier shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Francesco Blum saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jose Houser received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Francesco Blum tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Asheville FC getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Frank Dotson hit a great ball. Francesco Blum took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jose Houser, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Asheville FC's Francesco Blum played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andre Tabor in the 44th minute of play. After 47 played minutes Woodland Hills FC got a freekick which was hit by Julio Leal. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Jose Houser made the kick off in the second half. Jose Houser fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Francesco Blum having to interfere. Carl Carrier could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 57th minute of the match, but Francesco Blum made a huge save. 59 minutes had been played when some careless play by Asheville FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Marvin MacFarland was slow to take the kick. During this time Woodland Hills FC's players had a chance to rest. Woodland Hills FC's Karl Yoder was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Francesco Blum in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Carl Carrier blasted a shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Francesco Blum having to make a save. After a rather tough play, Asheville FC's Trevor MacMillan got a free kick in the 65th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Korey Iverson during the 71st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 71st minute, one of Asheville FC: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 Asheville FC. The goalkeeper, Francesco Blum, was totally fooled by Woodland Hills FC's Marvin MacFarland, who 72 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. If Jose Houser had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Carl Carrier in the 84thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Francesco Blum, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Jose Houser sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. A collision led to Asheville FC getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Stephan Bachman hit a great ball. Jose Houser sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Francesco Blum had great luck who in the 98thth minute grab hold of the ball when Jose Houser from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Jose Houser didn't miss a given chance and shot in short distance 0-2 via right post in the game's 98th minute. Woodland Hills FC's supporters showed their exhuberating excitement! The Asheville FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Woodland Hills FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.