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Armona
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Rex Levine started the match with the kick off. When North tijuana's Truman Medina in the 3rd minute got a chance for a shot 3rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Armona's goalie prevented a goal. In the 5th minute, Derrick Everett left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The North tijuana fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 10th minute Rex Levine shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Brad Fulton saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rex Levine fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Brad Fulton having to interfere. If Rex Levine had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of North tijuana booed when Armona was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fabian Whitehead didn't get a good kick on the ball. Emmitt Myers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Derrick Everett, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Brad Fulton made a fantastic save in the 24th minute, when Sherman Abernathy sent off a good shot on target. Rupert Britt kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. A collision led to North tijuana getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Rupert Britt hit a great ball. A hard shot by Fabian Whitehead from long distance, 27 minutes into the match, got Brad Fulton's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. The crowd rose to their feet as Sherman Abernathy kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Brad Fulton. That made the score 1-1 in the 31 minute of play. When Armona's Rex Levine in the 38th minute got a chance for a shot 38th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye North tijuana's goalie prevented a goal. Brad Fulton took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rex Levine, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Brad Fulton made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rex Levine in the 44th minute of play. After 45 minutes, Diego McKnight mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Armona and the North tijuana players grew even worse after the yellow card.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Derrick Everett to strike the kick off in the second half. Truman Medina sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 62 minutes, Rex Levine managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Armona's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rex Levine was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Sherman Abernathy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Brad Fulton tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Rex Levine had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 72nd minute, Derrick Everett reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Emmitt Myers. The goal made the score 1-2. Sherman Abernathy struck a weak shot in the 74th minute. Brad Fulton didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Armona. 76 minutes into the match, Rex Levine had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Brad Fulton. North tijuana's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rex Levine was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. In the 80th minute the ball was on its way in behind North tijuana's goalkeeper Brad Fulton, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The supporters of Armona booed when North tijuana was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Derrick Everett didn't get a good kick on the ball. Brad Fulton showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rex Levine in the 86th minute of the match. Bryan Espinosa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Brad Fulton tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 97 minutes of play, Armona's Rex Levine made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Brad Fulton was left in no man's land by his defense there! Armona's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.