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North Bay Village
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Billy Cody kicked off to start the match. Guy Avery charged in rather forcefully in the 2nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Guy Avery the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Marty Burns stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Billy Cody's shot from short distance in the 6th minute. Marty Burns was a little too slow when Billy Cody got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 7th minute. The score was now 1-0. Marty Burns made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Billy Cody in the 11th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Billy Cody in the 16th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Marty Burns saved America FC from getting behind. Billy Cody recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 18th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Billy Cody sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. DeMarcus Voss 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. Marty Burns was a little too slow when Billy Cody got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 36th minute. The score was now 2-0. Graham Yeager sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Billy Cody received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Marty Burns tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Graham Yeager to strike the kick off in the second half. Marty Burns took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Donny Fraser, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 54 minutes into the game, Graham Yeager recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Elias Hearn. Graham Yeager showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-1. In the 61st minute the ball was on its way in behind America FC's goalkeeper Marty Burns, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to America FC getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Jeff Valentin hit a great ball. Mama al Rescate's Billy Cody got a good chance for a goal in the 64th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 65th minute, Brock Pritchard left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mama al Rescate fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. Marty Burns showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Billy Cody in the 68th minute of the match. If Graham Yeager had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. DeMarcus Voss sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Marty Burns made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Brock Pritchard in the 79th minute of play. 80 minutes into the match, America FC's goal looked a bit too open when Brock Pritchard came free, but Marty Burns reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Brock Pritchard struck a weak shot in the 83rd minute. Marty Burns didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mama al Rescate. When Brock Pritchard came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the Mama al Rescate 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 Brock Pritchard couldn't finish the play. 89 minutes into the match, Mama al Rescate's goalkeeper Elias Hearn had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by DeMarcus Voss. Dillon Dodge hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. A collision led to America FC getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Willy Laird hit a great ball. Mama al Rescate were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of America FC for a fine match.