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Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 6061 (Terracing: 4200, Seating: 1761, VIP seats: 100) Lincoln Root started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 4th minute, Somerset's Orlando Forbes seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Orlando Forbes the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Somerset protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Orlando Forbes had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 5th minute, Orlando Forbes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Somerset booed when FC Hatboro was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Osvaldo Pickens didn't get a good kick on the ball. Casper Epps recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 14th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Dane Kuhn kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Alfred Russo. That made the score 2-0 in the 17 minute of play. If Casper Epps had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Abraham Andrews charged in rather forcefully in the 28th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Abraham Andrews the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 28th minute, Abraham Andrews hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dane Kuhn during the 30th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Somerset booed when FC Hatboro was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dane Kuhn didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lincoln Root received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Terry Goddard tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 36th minute, Lincoln Root 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. In the 38th minute, Casper Epps 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 the match had gone on for 40 minutes, Lincoln Root put it in 2-1 from a short distance just to the right of Terry Goddard. When Casper Epps came up free with the goalie in the 44th minute, the Somerset 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 Casper Epps couldn't finish the play. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Dane Kuhn to make the kick off. If Lincoln Root had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Somerset's Lincoln Root got a good chance for a goal in the 60th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Somerset's Casper Epps got a good chance for a goal in the 62nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The Somerset fans' excitement grew in the 63rd match minute when Somerset's Lincoln Root looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. An unexpectedly hard shot by Casper Epps in the 68th minute of play forced FC Hatboro's goalkeeper Terry Goddard to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lincoln Root's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 70thth minute, Terry Goddard skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Casper Epps kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Terry Goddard. That made the score 2-3 in the 73 minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Adrian Stafford during the 78th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Terry Goddard made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lincoln Root in the 80th minute. In the 81st minute, Abraham Andrews hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 82 minutes into the match, Somerset's Casper Epps sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Terry Goddard narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 86th play minute Lincoln Root came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Terry Goddard. 2-4. 90 minutes into the match, Tomas Piper had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alfred Russo. Somerset's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tomas Piper was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-4. Alfred Russo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Davis Hull in the 96th minute of play. Somerset's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.