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North Bay Village
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Aldo Downing got the match started through his kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Mama al Rescate's zone, Aldo Downing stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Elias Hearn came out of the goal and Aldo Downing tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 8th match minute, Lisbon was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ron Matthews to maneuver through the defense. In the 9th minute Billy Cody shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dwayne Bradshaw saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Billy Cody in the 11th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dwayne Bradshaw prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Dean Crow hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. In the 14th minute of the match Dillon Dodge sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Dwayne Bradshaw skillfully saved the ball. In the 16th minute, Billy Cody ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dwayne Bradshaw was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. If Billy Cody had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dwayne Bradshaw made an important save on a dangerous shot by Brock Pritchard in the 21st minute. Elias Hearn took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aldo Shepherd, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 32nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Mama al Rescate's goalkeeper Elias Hearn, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Dwayne Bradshaw was a little too slow when Billy Cody got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 37th minute. The score was now 2-0. Brock Pritchard fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dwayne Bradshaw having to interfere. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

In the 53rd minute Brock Pritchard shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dwayne Bradshaw saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 56th minute, Billy Cody 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: 3-0. Aldo Shepherd sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 67 minutes into the match, Lisbon's goal looked a bit too open when Billy Cody came free, but Dwayne Bradshaw reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 70th minute Billy Cody shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dwayne Bradshaw saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Brock Pritchard in the 71st minute of play forced Lisbon's goalkeeper Dwayne Bradshaw to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 78 minutes, Billy Cody managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mama al Rescate's supporters crossed their fingers, but Billy Cody was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Dwayne Bradshaw showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Billy Cody in the 86th minute of the match. Billy Cody fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dwayne Bradshaw having to interfere. Ron Matthews kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. Dwayne Bradshaw took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Brock Pritchard, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 96 minutes into the match, Brock Pritchard had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dwayne Bradshaw. Lisbon's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Brock Pritchard was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. Mama al Rescate were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Lisbon for a fine match.