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Birds Nest
Spectators: 6000 (Terracing: 4500, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 0) Gilberto Mendez started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 8th minute, Garrett Conway made a precise shot to the right of Rudolph Youngblood. Praetorians's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Nathaniel Babcock fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rudolph Youngblood having to interfere. Rudolph Youngblood made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nathaniel Babcock in the 14th minute of play. Garrett Conway received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Rudolph Youngblood tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 22 minutes into the match, Praetorians's goalkeeper Rudolph Youngblood had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Garrett Conway. Nathaniel Babcock received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Rudolph Youngblood tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 27th minute, Garrett Conway 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. When Moises Jimenez fell near the penalty area in the 31st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Praetorians's protests and gave Moises Jimenez a yellow card for diving instead. Garrett Conway received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Rudolph Youngblood tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nathaniel Babcock in the 40th minute of play forced Praetorians's goalkeeper Rudolph Youngblood to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Nathaniel Babcock made a kick off. If Gilberto Mendez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Rio Grande do Sul Macaws's Nathaniel Babcock got a good chance for a goal in the 55th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Rudolph Youngblood didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Nathaniel Babcock went, in the 57th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. When Garrett Conway came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the Rio Grande do Sul Macaws 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 Garrett Conway couldn't finish the play. The referee gave Rio Grande do Sul Macaws a penalty, 64 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Evan Todd, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Praetorians's Rudolph Youngblood. 4-0. Garrett Conway received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Rudolph Youngblood tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rudolph Youngblood took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nathaniel Babcock, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Garrett Conway came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the Rio Grande do Sul Macaws 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 Garrett Conway couldn't finish the play. Gregg Cabourne struck a weak shot in the 74th minute. Rudolph Youngblood didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Rio Grande do Sul Macaws. Evan Todd shot the penalty kick right outside the post. In the 79th minute Garrett Conway shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rudolph Youngblood saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Praetorians's Rudolph Youngblood played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nathaniel Babcock in the 80th minute of play. The supporters of Rio Grande do Sul Macaws booed when Praetorians was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gilberto Mendez didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rudolph Youngblood showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Garrett Conway in the 91st minute of the match. If Nathaniel Babcock had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 99th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rio Grande do Sul Macaws walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.