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Sinton Park
Spectators: 7698 (Terracing: 5775, Seating: 1770, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Johnnie Wilkinson started the match with the kick off. In the 4th minute the ball was on its way in behind Sinton's goalkeeper Terrence Mabry, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Tom Spencer kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. Brock Donnelly received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Fernando Scruggs tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tad Coyle fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Terrence Mabry having to interfere. Brock Donnelly sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 28th minute the ball was on its way in behind Mora FC's goalkeeper Fernando Scruggs, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Sinton's zone, Johnnie Wilkinson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Terrence Mabry came out of the goal and Johnnie Wilkinson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tad Coyle in the 35th minute of play forced Sinton's goalkeeper Terrence Mabry to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Johnnie Wilkinson blasted a shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Terrence Mabry having to make a save. Sinton's Terrence Mabry played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Johnnie Wilkinson in the 42nd minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 43rd minute, Johnnie Wilkinson managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mora FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Johnnie Wilkinson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Terrence Mabry breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, Mora FC's Tad Coyle got a free kick in the 45th minute. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Brock Donnelly was the one to do the kick off. Tanner Leach kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. Ward Barry struck a weak shot in the 53rd minute. Fernando Scruggs didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sinton. Brock Donnelly sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alonzo Emerson kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. Brock Donnelly fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fernando Scruggs having to interfere. 1-0 became the score in the 64th minute when Ward Barry elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Tad Coyle charged in rather forcefully in the 68th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tad Coyle the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Mora FC's Tad Coyle got a free kick in the 68th minute. Sinton's Brock Donnelly got a good chance for a goal in the 70th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. During the 75th minute of the match Alonzo Emerson completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Alonzo Emerson a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Brock Donnelly in the 79th minute of play forced Mora FC's goalkeeper Fernando Scruggs to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tad Coyle got free with Terrence Mabry in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 86th minute, Tad Coyle fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Terrence Mabry, passed just outside the right post. In the 88th minute the ball was on its way in behind Sinton's goalkeeper Terrence Mabry, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 93rd minute Brock Donnelly shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fernando Scruggs saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Tad Coyle had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.