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Ringwood
Spectators: 5006 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 6) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Reed Faulkner took the kick off in the first half of the match. Federico Hancock received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Tory Peterson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Merrill Shields sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ringwood's Phillip Cochran got a good chance for a goal in the 17th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Federico Hancock in the 23rd minute of play forced Ringwood's goalkeeper Tory Peterson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Merrill Shields received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Julian Blum tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 28 minutes into the game, Young Lockhart was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Englewood FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ringwood the free kick. Phillip Cochran sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 31st minute, Merrill Shields fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. In the 35th minute, Phillip Cochran 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 39th minute, Reed Faulkner ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tory Peterson was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Ernie Munoz struck a weak shot in the 43rd minute. Julian Blum didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ringwood. Merrill Shields recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 45th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpected shot in the 48th minute by Merrill Shields got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

58 minutes into the match, Ringwood's goal looked a bit too open when Reed Faulkner came free, but Tory Peterson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tory Peterson was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Reed Faulkner showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-2 in the 61 minute of play. Julian Blum showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Merrill Shields, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. After 66 played minutes Englewood FC got a freekick which was hit by Seth Peralta. Julian Blum stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Phillip Cochran's shot from short distance in the 67th minute. Federico Hancock sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Reed Faulkner sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Federico Hancock had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Phillip Cochran sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Merrill Shields had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Julian Blum showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Phillip Cochran, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Julian Blum showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Phillip Cochran in the 94th minute of the match. After 94 played minutes Englewood FC got a freekick which was hit by Seth Peralta. 98 minutes into the game, Vincenzo Shipp was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Englewood FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ringwood the free kick. Vincenzo Shipp hit a great freekick 98 minutes into the match. Quinn Cronshagen, 99 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Chants of Englewood FC echoed around the stadium as the match drew to a close. Supporters and players were both delighted with the win, as Ringwood had held the ball for most of the match.