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West Burlington
Spectators: 7736 (Terracing: 5803, Seating: 1779, VIP seats: 154) Arturo Goode started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Stacy Cegielski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. West Burlington's Stacy Cegielski suffered a sore thigh after 4 minutes and couldn't finish the game. After 4 minutes, Leon Slater mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Kansas Jayhawks FC and the West Burlington players grew even worse after the yellow card. Leon Slater kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. Kansas Jayhawks FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 12th minute, when Benito Foster scored to the left of an out of position Waylon Sanderson, making the score, 1-0. Flint Gorman's late challenge caught a Kansas Jayhawks FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Flint Gorman helped the player get up and apologised. In the 20th minute Lewis Rich shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Merrill Rollins saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arturo Storey in the 23rd minute of play forced Kansas Jayhawks FC's goalkeeper Waylon Sanderson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 24th minute, Lewis Rich managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kansas Jayhawks FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Lewis Rich was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Merrill Rollins breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of Kansas Jayhawks FC booed when West Burlington was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Odell Pierre didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Lewis Rich came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the Kansas Jayhawks 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 Lewis Rich couldn't finish the play. Waylon Albert kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. If Benito Foster had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Flint Gorman who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 36thth minute tested the skills of Waylon Sanderson when he managed to save the team from getting behind. If Benito Foster had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 48th minute, Arturo Goode managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kansas Jayhawks FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Arturo Goode was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Merrill Rollins breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Benito Foster was the one to do the kick off. Benito Foster sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, West Burlington's Merrill Rollins got control of the ball when Lewis Rich tried to sneak it across the goal line. Merrill Rollins made a fantastic save in the 67th minute, when Lewis Rich sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arturo Goode in the 70th minute of play forced West Burlington's goalkeeper Merrill Rollins to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Lewis Rich had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 75 minutes, Denis Mosley mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Kansas Jayhawks FC and the West Burlington players grew even worse after the yellow card. Arturo Goode was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 78th minute. Kansas Jayhawks FC's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Arturo Goode sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Benito Foster fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Waylon Sanderson having to interfere. Arturo Storey's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Waylon Sanderson read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 83rd minute of play. A collision led to Kansas Jayhawks FC getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Damian Kearns hit a great ball. 87 minutes into the match, West Burlington's Benito Foster sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Waylon Sanderson narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Waylon Sanderson came out of the goal in the 88th minute to try and stop a shot by West Burlington's Arturo Storey. But to his dismay, Arturo Storey quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. West Burlington's Merrill Rollins proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 92nd minute of the match, managed to save West Burlington from getting a goal against them. There was no doubt that West Burlington were the better team. West Burlington's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.