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River Bend
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Neal Stark started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. When Shelton Paquette fell near the penalty area in the 2nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored turkısh team's protests and gave Shelton Paquette a yellow card for diving instead. In the 2nd minute, Shelton Paquette hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 3 played minutes turkısh team got a freekick which was hit by Ryan Starks. In the 4th minute Ronny Stiles shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Donnie Faulk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. David Finley sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. David Finley sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abraham Waldron in the 9th minute of play forced turkısh team's goalkeeper Donnie Faulk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 11th minute David Finley shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Donnie Faulk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, turkısh team's Donnie Faulk got control of the ball when Ronny Stiles tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 14th minute, Abraham Waldron 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. Solomon Coats's late challenge caught a turkısh team's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Solomon Coats helped the player get up and apologised. After 16 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for River Bend FC! A collision led to turkısh team getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Shelton Paquette hit a great ball. Domenic Gipson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 1-1 became the score in the 36th minute when David Finley elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Charlton House sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. River Bend FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Ronny Stiles in the 44th minute. Ronny Stiles made a great header on River Bend FC's corner, it was just that turkısh team's Donnie Faulk managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 45th minute, Domenic Gipson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and David Finley made a kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, David Finley managed to get in a good position for a shot. River Bend FC's supporters rose to their feet, but David Finley was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Donnie Faulk breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. turkısh team's Donnie Faulk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abraham Waldron in the 55th minute of play. After 57 minutes, David Finley made it 2-1 with a short kick to the right side. turkısh team's Donnie Faulk tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. David Finley received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Donnie Faulk tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Clark Michaud fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Donnie Faulk having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 65th minute, David Finley managed to get in a good position for a shot. River Bend FC's supporters rose to their feet, but David Finley was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Donnie Faulk breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 66 played minutes turkısh team got a freekick which was hit by Derek Marshall. David Finley 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. David Finley fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Donnie Faulk having to interfere. When Ronny Stiles came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the River Bend FC 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 Ronny Stiles couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 86th minute, David Finley managed to get in a good position for a shot. River Bend FC's supporters rose to their feet, but David Finley was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Donnie Faulk breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If David Finley had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After a defensive mix-up in turkısh team's zone, Charlton House stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Donnie Faulk came out of the goal and Charlton House tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Neal Stark's late challenge caught a River Bend FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Neal Stark helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of River Bend FC booed when turkısh team was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Neal Stark didn't get a good kick on the ball. There was no doubt that River Bend FC were the better team. River Bend FC's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.