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Glen Cove Park
Spectators: 7686 (Terracing: 5765, Seating: 1768, VIP seats: 153) Ari Garcia started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After a defensive mix-up in Podhale FC's zone, Ari Garcia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lorenzo Newby came out of the goal and Ari Garcia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. King Villegas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 15th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Lorenzo Newby showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from King Villegas in the 19th minute of the match. King Villegas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Lorenzo Newby tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 24 minutes into the match, Winchester FC's goalkeeper Bradly Anderson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Leroy Cermak. The supporters of Winchester FC booed when Podhale FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Geraldo Wilcox didn't get a good kick on the ball. Winchester FC's Curt Landry couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 30th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Podhale FC. If King Villegas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 38 played minutes Winchester FC got a freekick which was hit by Joe Fischer. Winchester FC's Bradly Anderson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edgardo Abbott in the 43rd minute of play. In the 46th minute Ari Garcia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lorenzo Newby saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Edgardo Abbott to strike the kick off in the second half. Lorenzo Newby showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ari Garcia, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Al Wright charged in rather forcefully in the 55th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Al Wright the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Al Wright kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Leroy Cermak's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bradly Anderson was relentless in the 57th minute of the game. A collision led to Podhale FC getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Benny Harvey hit a great ball. The long shot by Curt Landry in the 59th minute really tested Lorenzo Newby's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. After 63 played minutes Winchester FC got a freekick which was hit by Al Wright. Bradly Anderson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leroy Cermak in the 64th minute of play. With 66 minutes on the clock, Ron Nieves commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 66th minute of the game. One of Winchester FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Podhale FC:s goal. Edgardo Abbott struck a weak shot in the 76th minute. Bradly Anderson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Podhale FC. If King Villegas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 91 minutes into the match, Podhale FC's goalkeeper Lorenzo Newby had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by King Villegas. After a rather tough play, Winchester FC's Curt Landry got a free kick in the 92nd minute. Bradly Anderson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leroy Cermak, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 98th minute, Edgardo Abbott made a precise shot to the right of Bradly Anderson. Winchester FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. Podhale FC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.