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St. Louis Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Glen Duarte made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 3rd minute Rueben Snyder shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jay Burkett saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jay Burkett took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from James Sykes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rueben Snyder in the 6th minute of play forced STL City FC's goalkeeper Jay Burkett to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 8 minutes into the match, STL City FC's goal looked a bit too open when Rueben Snyder came free, but Jay Burkett reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Vern Chester during the 8th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 10th minute of the match Homer Shultz shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jay Burkett showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. STL City FC's Jay Burkett played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by James Sykes in the 12th minute of play. Jay Burkett took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from James Sykes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, STL City FC's Vern Chester got a free kick in the 21st minute. 33 minutes into the match, Winford Arredondo notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of STL City FC's Jay Burkett. Jay Burkett was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 38 minutes into the match, STL City FC's Glen Duarte sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Bret Rivera narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Glen Duartes short, quick shot in the 40thth minute got Bret Rivera to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when James Sykes stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, Winford Arredondo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jay Burkett. STL City FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Winford Arredondo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. In the 57th match minute, STL City FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Reynaldo Sorenson to maneuver through the defense. If Reynaldo Sorenson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bret Rivera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Glen Duarte, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 68th minute of the game. One of Pontotoc:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of STL City FC:s goal. The referee gave STL City FC a penalty, 69 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Silas Alvaro, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Pontotoc's Bret Rivera. 1-2. Bret Rivera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ty Taylor in the 72nd minute of the match. In the 76th minute, Ty Taylor made a precise shot to the right of Bret Rivera. Pontotoc's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. In the 80th match minute, Pontotoc was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jamar Kemp to maneuver through the defense. Ty Taylor received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Bret Rivera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Winford Arredondo kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. After 86 played minutes, STL City FC's Roger McClendon shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Bret Rivera came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in STL City FC reached it. Ty Taylor's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Bret Rivera read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 98th minute of play.