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De Kalb Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Billy Cody made the kick off which started today's match. With 3 minutes on the clock, Trey Hurley commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 2nd minute, one of De Kalb: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 De Kalb. 8 minutes into the match, Brock Pritchard had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Manuel Friend. De Kalb's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Brock Pritchard was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. In the 13th minute Billy Cody shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manuel Friend saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 18th minute, Brock Pritchard 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. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Brock Pritchard in the 23rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Manuel Friend saved De Kalb from getting behind. Manuel Friend showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Brock Pritchard in the 30th minute of the match. Manuel Friend didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Brock Pritchard went, in the 30th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. When Billy Cody fell near the penalty area in the 32nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Mama al Rescate's protests and gave Billy Cody a yellow card for diving instead. After 32 played minutes Mama al Rescate got a freekick which was hit by Billy Cody. An unexpectedly hard shot by Billy Cody in the 40th minute of play forced De Kalb's goalkeeper Manuel Friend to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Billy Cody in the 42nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Manuel Friend saved De Kalb from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Billy Cody in the 43rd minute of play forced De Kalb's goalkeeper Manuel Friend to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Brock Pritchard came up free with the goalie in the 47th 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.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Dallas Sheridan was the one to do the kick off. After 52 minutes, Tim Yang mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Mama al Rescate and the De Kalb players grew even worse after the yellow card. Tim Yang kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. With a little luck, De Kalb's Manuel Friend got control of the ball when Donny Fraser tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of De Kalb booed when Mama al Rescate was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dillon Dodge didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 62nd minute, Billy Cody 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. Billy Cody fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Manuel Friend having to interfere. If Billy Cody had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Manuel Friend took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Billy Cody, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Mama al Rescate's zone, Dallas Sheridan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Elias Hearn came out of the goal and Dallas Sheridan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Brock Pritchard received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Manuel Friend tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Mama al Rescate's Billy Cody got a free kick in the 80th minute. Thanks to some nice moves Brock Pritchard could shoot a difficult shot in the 82nd minute, which Manuel Friend however easily saved by the left post. Brock Pritchard received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Manuel Friend tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Brock Pritchard fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Manuel Friend having to interfere. Billy Cody received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Manuel Friend tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 94th minute, Mama al Rescate's Donny Fraser ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Manuel Friend. Manuel Friend yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-4.