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Clifton Forge
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Terrence Hall made the kick off and thus started the match. Charizard FC's Kevin Hensley played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Julio Hood in the 3rd minute of play. 3 minutes into the game, Fabian Castillo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Charizard FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Romania junior the free kick. Fabian Castillo kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. Jamel Diaz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 7th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Arnoldo Manning was a little too slow when Jonathon Wilkes got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 9th minute. The score was now 1-0. Terrence Hall in the 12thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Arnoldo Manning, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 13th minute, Jonathon Wilkes reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Arnoldo Manning. The goal made the score 2-0. In the 17th minute Julio Hood shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kevin Hensley saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kevin Hensley took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Julio Hood, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 24th minute, Jamel Diaz managed to get in a good position for a shot. Charizard FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Jamel Diaz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Arnoldo Manning breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With 25 minutes on the clock, Luther Davis commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. Luther Davis hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. If Fabian Castillo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Terrence Hall in the 27thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Arnoldo Manning, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Jonathon Wilkes took the ball and in the 28 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Arnoldo Manning. Arnoldo Manning dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. Arnoldo Manning made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when Trevor Beltre sent off a good shot on target. After 33 played minutes Romania junior got a freekick which was hit by Steven Rodrigues. 39 minutes into the match, Romania junior's goalkeeper Arnoldo Manning had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Trevor Beltre. Kevin Hensley came out of the goal in the 40th minute to try and stop a shot by Romania junior's Ben Bond. But to his dismay, Ben Bond quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Steven Rodrigues made a kick off. After a rather tough play, Charizard FC's Terrence Hall got a free kick in the 52nd minute. 60 minutes into the match, Charizard FC's Jamel Diaz sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Arnoldo Manning narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 62 minutes into the game, Jonathon Wilkes cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-1. Arnoldo Manning was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 67th minute, Terrence Hall ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Arnoldo Manning was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-1. Arnoldo Manning took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Terrence Hall, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 72 minutes into the match, Charizard FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ben Bond came free, but Kevin Hensley reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 76th minute, Trevor Beltre 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. Terrence Hall recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 83rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Clinton Snider charged in rather forcefully in the 84th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Clinton Snider the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonathon Wilkes in the 90th minute of play forced Romania junior's goalkeeper Arnoldo Manning to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arnoldo Manning stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Terrence Hall's shot from short distance in the 95th minute. In the 96th match minute, Romania junior was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Salvador Wetzel to maneuver through the defense. When the referee ended the match the Charizard FC players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.