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Spectators: 5750 (Terracing: 4750, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Appalachian Football Club's Sammy Baker started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. If Sammy Baker had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sammy Baker might have been able to make a better finish in the 18th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Lyle Roche. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sammy Baker ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 18th minute, Sammy Baker made a precise shot to the right of Lyle Roche. River City's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. 23 minutes into the match, Rodrick Draper had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lyle De La Cruz. Appalachian Football Club's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rodrick Draper was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. Appalachian Football Club's Davis Bergstrom pulled a muscle in his leg after 26 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Edmund Atkins's late challenge caught a Appalachian Football Club's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Edmund Atkins helped the player get up and apologised. Appalachian Football Club's Felix Akins was substituted for Davis Bergstrom. After 28 played minutes River City got a freekick which was hit by Edmund Atkins. After 29 played minutes River City got a freekick which was hit by Brady Nicholson. Sammy Baker sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lyle Roche was a little too slow when Curt Higgins got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 36th minute. The score was now 4-1. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 5-1 at half-time.

After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, Sammy Baker managed to get in a good position for a shot. Appalachian Football Club's supporters rose to their feet, but Sammy Baker was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lyle Roche breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some careless play in the River City defense, Tristan Roe kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Lyle Roche. The River City fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Lyle Roche should have stopped the shot. In the 58th minute, Sammy Baker 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. If Tristan Roe had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 62 played minutes River City got a freekick which was hit by Rodrick Draper. With a little luck, Appalachian Football Club's Lyle De La Cruz got control of the ball when Rodrick Draper tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to River City getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Brady Nicholson hit a great ball. Appalachian Football Club's Sammy Baker got a good chance for a goal in the 74th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Sammy Baker's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lyle Roche was relentless in the 76th minute of the game. Sammy Baker scored 7-1 in the 77th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Lyle Roche, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Sammy Baker scored 8-1 in the 80th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Lyle Roche, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cason Matthews in the 87th minute of play forced River City's goalkeeper Lyle Roche to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 89th minute Sammy Baker shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lyle Roche saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. River City's Lyle Roche played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Felix Akins in the 90th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sammy Baker in the 91st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Lyle Roche prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to River City getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Alberto Connor hit a great ball. Sammy Baker fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lyle Roche having to interfere.