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Henrietta Stadium
Spectators: 7717 (Terracing: 5789, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 154) Trenton Kirby started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Maxwell McLaughlin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The supporters of Henrietta booed when South Park Township was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pedro McGraw didn't get a good kick on the ball. Henrietta's Maxwell McLaughlin managed to work through South Park Township's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Maxwell McLaughlin dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Santos Murray during the 7th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. If Connor Hardin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 18th minute, Santos Murray hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, South Park Township's Rocky Curtis got a free kick in the 20th minute. When Maxwell McLaughlin came up free with the goalie in the 22nd minute, the Henrietta 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 Maxwell McLaughlin couldn't finish the play. When Connor Hardin came up free with the goalie in the 23rd minute, the Henrietta 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 Connor Hardin couldn't finish the play. After 25 minutes, Stan Connell mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the South Park Township and the Henrietta players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 25th minute, Stan Connell hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 29 minutes into the game, Trenton Kirby cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Rod Ortega was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 34 minutes into the match, Trenton Kirby notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Henrietta's Rod Ortega. Rod Ortega was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Trenton Kirby fell near the penalty area in the 41st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored South Park Township's protests and gave Trenton Kirby a yellow card for diving instead. Trenton Kirby hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Maxwell McLaughlin to strike the kick off in the second half. Maxwell McLaughlin struck a weak shot in the 55th minute. Claude Bernard didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Henrietta. After a rather tough play, South Park Township's Trenton Kirby got a free kick in the 56th minute. In the 59th minute, Trenton Kirby hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Henrietta booed when South Park Township was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Trenton Kirby didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 64th minute, Rocky Curtis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Louis Ludwig, 65 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. Rod Ortega made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pedro McGraw in the 67th minute. Pedro McGraw received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Rod Ortega tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. South Park Township's Claude Bernard played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maxwell McLaughlin in the 75th minute of play. Connor Hardin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 78 minutes into the match, Maxwell McLaughlin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Claude Bernard. South Park Township's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Maxwell McLaughlin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. When Warren Ring fell near the penalty area in the 81st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Henrietta's protests and gave Warren Ring a yellow card for diving instead. In the 82nd match minute, Henrietta was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Warren Ring to maneuver through the defense. Pedro McGraw fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rod Ortega having to interfere. Henrietta's Rod Ortega proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 89th minute of the match, managed to save Henrietta from getting a goal against them. Rocky Curtis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rod Ortega having to interfere. Rolland Perez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched South Park Township eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.