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Atlantic Beach
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Atlantic Beach FC's Rufus Diamond started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Victor Winters got a throw-in 7 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Al Foley. Mitch Vinson made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Al Foley sent off a good shot on target. Mitch Vinson was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Al Foley showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 11 minute of play. Mitch Vinson stood somewhat misplaced when Rufus Diamond came free in front of goal and shot 2-0 to the left of him in the 20 minute. 25 minutes into the game, Al Foley was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Atlantic Beach FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sajoka FC the free kick. Al Foley kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. Seth Salinas blasted a shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Wally Weaver having to make a save. Rickey Acero sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rickey Acero received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Wally Weaver tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mitch Vinson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rupert Thacker, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Chad Trotter could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 37th minute of the match, but Mitch Vinson made a huge save. If Rupert Thacker had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 43rd minute, Rupert Thacker made a precise shot to the right of Mitch Vinson. Sajoka FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rufus Diamond in the 48th minute of play forced Sajoka FC's goalkeeper Mitch Vinson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Rickey Acero to strike the kick off in the second half. Mitch Vinson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Al Foley, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Mitch Vinson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Al Foley in the 53rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rufus Diamond in the 57th minute of play forced Sajoka FC's goalkeeper Mitch Vinson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Victor Winters got a throw-in 60 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Al Foley. Victor Winters made in the 63rd minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Chad Trotter however managed to control. Rickey Acero fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wally Weaver having to interfere. If Lucien Becerra had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 75 minutes into the match, Rufus Diamond had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mitch Vinson. Sajoka FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rufus Diamond was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. The supporters of Sajoka FC booed when Atlantic Beach FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alfonso Aguilera didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rupert Thacker in the 82nd minute of play forced Sajoka FC's goalkeeper Mitch Vinson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rupert Thacker in the 87th minute of play forced Sajoka FC's goalkeeper Mitch Vinson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 89th minute, Lucien Becerra managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sajoka FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Lucien Becerra was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Wally Weaver breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 94 minutes into the match, Sajoka FC's goal looked a bit too open when Rupert Thacker came free, but Mitch Vinson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Al Foley had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mitch Vinson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rupert Thacker, who was totally free with the ball in the 97th minute. For all the effort they put into the match, the Sajoka FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Atlantic Beach FC.